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| TABLE- 4 | |||||||||
| CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL SOLD OR USED IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2012, | |||||||||
| BY MAJOR USE1 | |||||||||
| Quantity | |||||||||
| (thousand | Value | Unit | |||||||
| Use | metric tons) | (thousands) | value | ||||||
| Concrete aggregates (including concrete sand) | 131,000 | $1,050,000 | $7.98 | ||||||
| Plaster and gunite sands | 3,550 | 37,200 | 10.49 | ||||||
| Concrete products (blocks, bricks, pipe, decorative, etc.) | 2,530 | 20,400 | 8.05 | ||||||
| Asphaltic concrete aggregates and other bituminous mixtures | 37,200 | 326,000 | 8.76 | ||||||
| Road base and coverings | 81,500 | 570,000 | 6.98 | ||||||
| Road stabilization, cement | 2,500 | 14,900 | 5.98 | ||||||
| Road stabilization, lime | 597 | 4,430 | 7.41 | ||||||
| Fill | 36,800 | 182,000 | 4.93 | ||||||
| Snow and ice control | 3,320 | 23,400 | 7.06 | ||||||
| Railroad ballast | 766 | 8,670 | 11.32 | ||||||
| Roofing granules | 76 | 879 | 11.57 | ||||||
| Filtration | 736 | 9,240 | 12.56 | ||||||
| Golf course maintenance sand- | 763 | 7,180 | 9.41 | ||||||
| Other miscellaneous uses | 8,700 | 84,100 | 9.66 | ||||||
| Unspecified:2 | |||||||||
| Actual | 167,000 | 1,330,000 | 8.00 | ||||||
| Estimated | 335,000 | 2,540,000 | 7.58 | ||||||
| Total or average | 812,000 | 6,210,000 | 7.65 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except unit value; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Reported and estimated production without a breakdown by end use. | |||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
