TABLE 2 | |||||||||||||
LIME SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY U.S. CENSUS BUREAU REGIONS | |||||||||||||
Hydrated | Quicklime1 | Total | |||||||||||
(thousand | (thousand | (thousand | Percent | Value | Percent | ||||||||
Region or division and year | metric tons) | metric tons) | metric tons) | of total | (thousands) | of total | |||||||
2013: | - | - | |||||||||||
Northeast2 | 154 | 1,030 | 1,180 | 6 | $165,000 | 7 | |||||||
Midwest3 | 809 | 6,700 | 7,500 | 39 | 895,000 | 39 | |||||||
South: | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
South Atlantic4 | 230 | 609 | 839 | 4 | 114,000 | 5 | |||||||
East South Central5 | 216 | 4,440 | 4,650 | 24 | 524,000 | 23 | |||||||
West South Central6 | 671 | 1,120 | 1,790 | 9 | 200,000 | 9 | |||||||
West7 | 231 | 2,970 | 3,200 | 17 | 424,000 | 18 | |||||||
Total | 2,310 | - | 16,900 | 19,200 | 100 | 2,320,000 | 100 | - | |||||
2014: | - | - | |||||||||||
Northeast2 | 170 | 1,010 | 1,180 | 6 | 163,000 | 7 | |||||||
Midwest3 | 887 | 6,820 | 7,710 | 40 | 932,000 | 39 | |||||||
South: | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
South Atlantic4 | 213 | 591 | 804 | 4 | 109,000 | 5 | |||||||
East South Central5 | 224 | 4,410 | 4,630 | 24 | 531,000 | 22 | |||||||
West South Central6 | 739 | 1,260 | 2,000 | 10 | 227,000 | 10 | |||||||
West7 | 238 | 2,890 | 3,130 | 16 | 419,000 | 18 | |||||||
Total | 2,470 | - | 17,000 | 19,500 | 100 | 2,380,000 | 100 | ||||||
1Includes dead-burned dolomite. | |||||||||||||
2Region includes Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. | |||||||||||||
3Region includes Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. | |||||||||||||
4Division includes Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, Virginia, and West Virginia. | |||||||||||||
5Division includes Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee. | |||||||||||||
6Division includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas. | |||||||||||||
7Region includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices