An estimated 707 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2020, a decrease of 5% compared with that of the third quarter of 2019, according to Jason Willett, commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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Everything’s Bigger in Texas
May 28, 2020 – Digging a little deeper into the latest U.S. Geological Survey quarterly report, we find that Texas once again leads the nation in crushed stone, and sand and gravel production. In the first quarter of the year, Texas produced 40,600,000 metric tons of crushed stone, and 23,000,000 metric tons of construction sand and gravel, for a total of 63,600,000 metric tons of total…
Read MoreUSGS: Aggregates Production Rises 3% in First Quarter
The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2020 was 464 million metric tons (Mt), an increase of 3% compared with that of the same period of 2019.
Read MoreUSGS Notes Sand and Gravel Update
The U.S. Geological Survey updated its Sand and Gravel chapter in its annual Mineral Commodity Summaries.
Read MoreNon-Metallic Minerals on the Rise
Feb. 7, 2020 – The first indication of the vibrancy of the U.S. non-metallic minerals market just came in. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released its 2020 Mineral Commodity Summaries publication, in which it gives, among other things, its first, preliminary look at 2019 U.S. aggregates production. According to the publication, total aggregates production was approximately 2.5 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase of approximately…
Read MoreUSGS Releases Preliminary 2019 Production Volume
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released its 2020 Mineral Commodity Summaries publication, in which it gives its first, preliminary look at 2019 U.S. aggregates production. According to the publication, total aggregates production was approximately 2.5 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase of approximately 6% over 2018.
Read MoreAggregates Production Up in Second Quarter
An estimated 680 Mt of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2019, an increase of 3% compared with that of the second quarter of 2018, according to Jason Willett, crushed stone commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreMineral Commodities in Fourth Quarter
March 29, 2019 – The U.S. Geological Survey released the quarterly report “U.S. Production of Selected Mineral Commodities in the Fourth Quarter 2018,” mine and plant production data for selected mineral commodities. The combined production of construction-related materials (cement, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, and gypsum) in the fourth quarter of 2018 decreased by 14 percent compared with that in the third…
Read MoreAggregates Production Up 7 Percent in Second Quarter
An estimated 393 million metric tons (Mt) of crushed stone was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the second quarter of 2018, an increase of 7 percent compared with that of the second quarter of 2017, according to Jason Willett, crushed stone commodity specialist.
Read MoreUSGS Ranks Top Sand and Gravel Producers
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released a listing of the top 20 U.S. construction sand and gravel producers. This new listing, based on 2016 production, is the most current information available, said USGS Commodity Specialist Jason Willett.
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