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VALUE OF NONFUEL MINERAL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND PRINCIPAL NONFUEL MINERALS PRODUCED IN 20131, 2 | |||||||||||||||
Value | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
State | (thousands) | Rank3 | of U.S. total | Principal minerals, in order of value | |||||||||||
Alabama | $1,040,000 | 24 | 1.38 | Cement (portland), stone (crushed), lime, sand and gravel (construction), cement ( | |||||||||||
Alaska | 3,550,000 | 7 | 4.71 | Gold, zinc, silver, lead, sand and gravel (construction). | |||||||||||
Arizona | 7,540,000 | 2 | 10.01 | Copper, molybdenum concentrates, sand and gravel (construction), cement (portla | |||||||||||
Arkansas | 689,000 | 32 | 0.92 | Stone (crushed), bromine, sand and gravel (industrial), cement (portland), sand and | |||||||||||
(construction). | |||||||||||||||
California | 3,290,000 | 8 | 4.37 | Sand and gravel (construction), cement (portland), boron minerals, stone (crushed), | |||||||||||
Colorado | 2,070,000 | 12 | 2.75 | Molybdenum concentrates, gold, sand and gravel (construction), cement (portland) | |||||||||||
Connecticut4 | 171,000 | 43 | 0.23 | Stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), clays (common), gemstones (natur | |||||||||||
Delaware4 | 12,400 | 50 | 0.02 | Sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), magnesium compounds, gemstones | |||||||||||
Florida | 3,590,000 | 6 | 4.76 | Phosphate rock, stone (crushed), cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction) | |||||||||||
Georgia | 1,530,000 | 16 | 2.03 | Clays (kaolin), stone (crushed), clays (fuller-s earth), cement (portland), sand and g | |||||||||||
Hawaii | 103,000 | 47 | 0.14 | Stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), gemstones (natural). | |||||||||||
Idaho | 997,000 | 25 | 1.32 | Molybdenum concentrates, phosphate rock, silver, sand and gravel (construction), | |||||||||||
Illinois4 | 1,190,000 | 20 | 1.58 | Sand and gravel (industrial), stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), cemen | |||||||||||
Indiana | 813,000 | 27 | 1.08 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction), lime, cement ( | |||||||||||
Iowa | 700,000 | 31 | 0.93 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), sand and gravel (industrial), sand and gravel (co | |||||||||||
Kansas4 | 544,000 | 21 | 0.72 | Helium (Grade-A), cement (portland), salt, stone (crushed), helium (crude). | |||||||||||
Kentucky | 807,000 | 28 | 1.07 | Stone (crushed), lime, cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction), sand and | |||||||||||
Louisiana4 | 539,000 | 33 | 0.72 | Salt, sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), sand and gravel (industrial), li | |||||||||||
Maine4 | 88,200 | 45 | 0.12 | Sand and gravel (construction), cement (portland), stone (crushed), stone (dimensi | |||||||||||
Maryland4 | 262,000 | 35 | 0.35 | Cement (portland), stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), cement (mason | |||||||||||
(dimension). | |||||||||||||||
Massachusetts4 | 277,000 | 40 | 0.37 | Stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), stone (dimension), lime, clays (co | |||||||||||
Michigan | 2,590,000 | 9 | 3.44 | Iron ore (usable shipped), cement (portland), salt, sand and gravel (construction), s | |||||||||||
Minnesota4 | 601,000 | 3 | 0.80 | Iron ore (usable shipped), sand and gravel (industrial), sand and gravel (construction | |||||||||||
stone (dimension). | |||||||||||||||
Mississippi4 | 130,000 | 44 | 0.17 | Sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), clays (fuller-s earth), clays (ball), c | |||||||||||
Missouri | 2,410,000 | 10 | 3.19 | Cement (portland), stone (crushed), lead, lime, sand and gravel (industrial). | |||||||||||
Montana | 1,310,000 | 19 | 1.74 | Palladium, copper, molybdenum concentrates, platinum, gold. | |||||||||||
Nebraska4 | 166,000 | 39 | 0.22 | Cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), sand and gravel | |||||||||||
Nevada | 9,200,000 | 1 | 12.22 | Gold, copper, silver, lime, diatomite. | |||||||||||
New Hampshir | 96,100 | 48 | 0.13 | Sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), stone (dimension), gemstones (nat | |||||||||||
New Jersey | 284,000 | 41 | 0.38 | Stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), sand and gravel (industrial), peat, g | |||||||||||
New Mexico | 1,560,000 | 14 | 2.07 | Copper, potash, sand and gravel (construction), molybdenum concentrates, stone ( | |||||||||||
New York | 1,390,000 | 17 | 1.84 | Salt, stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), cement (portland), wollastoni | |||||||||||
North Carolina | 845,000 | 22 | 1.12 | Stone (crushed), phosphate rock, sand and gravel (construction), sand and gravel (i | |||||||||||
(common). | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota4 | 263,000 | 42 | 0.35 | Sand and gravel (construction), lime, stone (crushed), clays (common), sand and gr | |||||||||||
Ohio4 | 1,050,000 | 18 | 1.39 | Stone (crushed), salt, sand and gravel (construction), lime, cement (portland). | |||||||||||
Oklahoma | 709,000 | 30 | 0.94 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), sand and gravel (industrial), sand and gravel (co | |||||||||||
helium (Grade-A). | |||||||||||||||
Oregon | 346,000 | 36 | 0.46 | Stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), cement (portland), diatomite, perli | |||||||||||
See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||||||
TABLE 3-Continued | |||||||||||||||
VALUE OF NONFUEL MINERAL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES AND PRINCIPAL NONFUEL MINERALS PRODUCED IN 20131, 2 | |||||||||||||||
Value | Percentage | ||||||||||||||
State | (thousands) | Rank3 | of U.S. total | Principal minerals, in order of value | |||||||||||
Pennsylvania4 | 1,510,000 | 15 | 2.00 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), lime, sand and gravel (construction), sand and | |||||||||||
Rhode Island4 | 45,800 | 49 | 0.06 | Sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), sand and gravel (industrial), gemsto | |||||||||||
South Carolina | 547,000 | 34 | 0.73 | Cement (portland), stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), sand and gravel | |||||||||||
cement (masonry). | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 325,000 | 38 | 0.43 | Sand and gravel (construction), gold, cement (portland), stone (crushed), lime. | |||||||||||
Tennessee | 966,000 | 26 | 1.28 | Stone (crushed), zinc, cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction), sand and g | |||||||||||
Texas | 3,740,000 | 4 | 4.96 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction), sand and gravel | |||||||||||
Utah | 3,680,000 | 5 | 4.89 | Copper, molybdenum concentrates, gold, magnesium metal, potash. | |||||||||||
Vermont4 | 126,000 | 46 | 0.17 | Stone (crushed), sand and gravel (construction), stone (dimension), talc (crude), ge | |||||||||||
Virginia | 1,070,000 | 23 | 1.42 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), sand and gravel (construction), lime, zirconium | |||||||||||
Washington | 739,000 | 29 | 0.98 | Sand and gravel (construction), gold, stone (crushed), cement (portland), diatomite. | |||||||||||
West Virginia4 | 174,000 | 37 | 0.23 | Stone (crushed), cement (portland), lime, sand and gravel (industrial), cement (mas | |||||||||||
Wisconsin4 | 1,530,000 | 13 | 2.04 | Sand and gravel (industrial), sand and gravel (construction), stone (crushed), lime, s | |||||||||||
Wyoming | 2,260,000 | 11 | 3.00 | Soda ash, clays (bentonite), helium (Grade-A), sand and gravel (construction), cem | |||||||||||
Undistributed | 5,850,000 | XX | 7.77 | ||||||||||||
Total | 75,300,000 | XX | 100.00 | ||||||||||||
XX Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||
1Summary data from the chapters of the 2013 Minerals Yearbook as they were completed and released through December 8, 2015. | |||||||||||||||
2Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
3Rank based on total, unadjusted, State values. | |||||||||||||||
4Partial total; does not include values that must be withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data which are included with -Undistributed.- | |||||||||||||||
*Correction posted March 1, 2017. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices