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| TABLE- 6A | ||||||||
| CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||||
| IN 2012, BY SIZE OF OPERATION1 | ||||||||
| Quantity | ||||||||
| Size range | Number of- | Percent | (thousand | Percent | ||||
| (metric tons) | operations- | of total | metric tons) | of total | ||||
| Less than 25,000--- | 2,041 | 33 | 19,100 | 3 | ||||
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 1,016 | 15 | 33,400 | 4 | ||||
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 1,172 | 17 | 76,900 | 9 | ||||
| 100,000 to 199,999 | 1,065 | 16 | 138,000 | 17 | ||||
| 200,000 to 299,999 | 518 | 7 | 115,000 | 14 | ||||
| 300,000 to 399,999 | 270 | 4 | 84,000 | 10 | ||||
| 400,000 to 499,999 | 163 | 3 | 66,000 | 8 | ||||
| 500,000 to 599,999 | 87 | 2 | 43,800 | 6 | ||||
| 600,000 to 699,999 | 78 | 1 | 45,800 | 5 | ||||
| 700,000 to 799,999 | 48 | 0.7 | 32,300 | 4 | ||||
| 800,000 to 899,999 | 37 | 0.3 | 28,400 | 3 | ||||
| 900,000 to 999,999 | 27 | 0.2 | 23,200 | 2 | ||||
| 1,000,000 to 1,499,999 | 38 | 0.2 | 40,000 | 5 | ||||
| 1,500,000 to 1,999,999 | 24 | 0.3 | 37,600 | 5 | ||||
| 2,000,000 to 2,499,999 | 11 | 0.1 | 22,600 | 3 | ||||
| 2,500,000 and more | 3 | 0.3 | 4,820 | 2 | ||||
| Total- | 6,598 | 100 | 812,000 | 100 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices