By Mark S. Kuhar U.S. mines produced approximately $98.2 billion in nonfuel mineral commodities in 2022 – an estimated $3.6 billion increase over the 2021 revised total of $94.6 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. This information comes from the 28th annual USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries report, released Jan. 31 by the USGS National Minerals Information Center. The report…
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Missouri S&T to Address Critical Minerals Crisis
The United States is in the midst of a critical minerals crisis and Missouri University of Science and Technology is becoming known as a national hub to discuss and develop solutions to this issue. The university was recently awarded funding from the National Science Foundation to host the third annual Resilient Supply of Critical Minerals workshop Wednesday, Aug. 9, and…
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TOP NEWSYork Building Products Acquires Union QuarriesYork Building Products acquired Union Quarries, a Carlisle, Pa.-based manufacturer of crushed stone, asphalt and ready-mix concrete products. Chris Wright, president of Union Quarries, noted, “We believe our customers and employees will be very pleased with the future course of the company, and look forward to this new chapter in our history.” PACA Holds…
Read MoreTop Aggregates Producers
Here Are The Top Crushed Stone, And Sand And Gravel Producers In The United States, According To The U.S. Geological Survey. Also available to download here.
Read MoreU.S. Geological Survey Details Industrial Sand Production
The U.S. Geological Survey announced in its 2020 Mineral Commodity Summaries publication that U.S. mines produced approximately $86.3 billion in minerals in 2019 – more than $2 billion higher than revised 2018 production totals.
Read MoreNonmetallic Mineral Products Index Increases
The nonmetallic mineral products industry leading index increased 1.6 percent to 249.7 in April from a revised 245.7 in March, and its six -month smoothed growth rate increased to 2.4 percent from a revised -0.2 percent in March, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreAggregates Production Increased 6 Percent in 2015
The estimated annual output of construction aggregates produced for consumption in 2015 was 2.28 billion metric tons (Gt), an increase of 6 percent compared with that of 2014, according to Jason Willett, crushed-stone commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
Read MoreAggregates Production: Up for Both Quarter; Year
According to figures just released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), an estimated 697 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was produced and shipped for consumption in the United States in the third quarter of 2015, an increase of 5 percent compared with that of the third quarter of 2014. “The estimated production for consumption in the first…
Read MoreNonmetallic Mineral Products Industry Index Rises
The nonmetallic mineral products industry leading index increased 1.3 percent to 247.5 in October from a revised 244.3 in September, and its six-month smoothed growth rate increased to 4.3 percent from a upwardly revised 2.0 percent in September, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Read MoreUSGS Releases Quarterly Mine, Plant Production Data
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released its quarterly U.S. mine and plant production data for selected mineral commodities. These are provided to the Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System (FRS), for use in preparing its index of industrial production and the related capacity indexes and capacity utilization rates.
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