TABLE- 4A | ||||||||
CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||||||||
IN 2014, 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--- | 1,740 | 30 | 16,200 | 2 | ||||
25,000 to 49,999 | 902 | 15 | 29,600 | 4 | ||||
50,000 to 99,999 | 1,010 | 17 | 65,800 | 8 | ||||
100,000 to 199,999 | 939 | 16 | 120,000 | 15 | ||||
200,000 to 299,999 | 440 | 7 | 97,800 | 12 | ||||
300,000 to 399,999 | 306 | 5 | 96,100 | 12 | ||||
400,000 to 499,999 | 166 | 3 | 67,400 | 8 | ||||
500,000 to 599,999 | 109 | 2 | 53,700 | 7 | ||||
600,000 to 699,999 | 65 | 1 | 38,200 | 5 | ||||
700,000 to 799,999 | 47 | 0.8 | 31,800 | 4 | ||||
800,000 to 899,999 | 39 | 0.7 | 29,800 | 4 | ||||
900,000 to 999,999 | 28 | 0.5 | 24,000 | 3 | ||||
1,000,000 to 1,499,999 | 62 | 1 | 68,000 | 8 | ||||
1,500,000 and more | 41 | 0.7 | 80,400 | 10 | ||||
Total- | 5,900 | 100 | 819,000 | 100 | ||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | ||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices