Aggregates Production Declines Again in First Quarter

The estimated U.S. output of construction aggregates produced and shipped for consumption in the first quarter of 2025 was 430 million metric tons (Mt), a decrease of 6% when compared with that of the same period of 2024, according to Jason Christopher Willett, commodity specialist, National Minerals Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

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Duff Quarry Upgrades Wash Plant

A New CDE Wash Plant Capable Of Processing Up To 300 TPH Is A Major Upgrade For The Company’s Lewistown, Ohio, Sand And Gravel Site. Edited by Mark S. Kuhar For almost three-quarters of a century the Duff family has produced and supplied crushed limestone, sand, and gravel to all of West-central Ohio. As the multi-generational family enterprise approaches its…

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First Look – March 2025

TOP NEWS CemexCemex reported its fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results, with net income of $939 million, a record in the company’s recent history. Net sales decreased by 1% to $16,200 million in 2024 and remained flat at $3,811 million in the fourth quarter. Cemex’s operations in the United States reported sales of $5,194 million in 2024, a decrease of…

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USGS Reports Lime Data

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 2024, an estimated 16 million tons of quicklime and hydrated lime was produced (excluding independent commercial hydrators), valued at about $3.2 billion. Lime was produced by 26 companies – 17 with commercial sales and nine that produced lime strictly for internal use (for example, sugar companies). These companies had 73 primary lime…

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Rock Products Market Composite 

Feb. 3, 2025 – The Rock Products Market Composite for 2025 – a cumulative number based on the combined annual production of crushed stone, sand and gravel, cement, industrial sand, gypsum and lime in 2024 – equals 2.642 billion metric tons (Gt) of material. That is down from the 2.726 Gt reported in 2024. The Rock Products Market Compositie is gleaned from information provided…

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USGS Quantifies U.S. Mineral Production

The overall value of U.S. mineral production edged up by $1 billion in 2024 to $106 billion, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s annual Mineral Commodity Summaries. Record prices for gold and silver buoyed the total, more than compensating for a 40% to 60% fall in the value of U.S. production of critical minerals used to make lithium-ion batteries.  …

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USGS Revises 2023 Production; Names Top Producers

According to Jason Christopher Willett of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) revised production statistics for 2023 have been released. A total of 2.52 billion metric tons (Gt) of construction aggregates were produced for consumption in the United States in 2023, revised up from 2.50 Gt, valued at $36.8 billion.  The top construction aggregate producing companies in 2023 were, in descending order of tonnage,…

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USGS Reports Third-Quarter Mineral Commodity Production

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported U.S. production of selected mineral commodities in the third quarter 2024. U.S. mine and plant production data for 16 selected mineral commodities are provided on a monthly (or quarterly) basis by the USGS to the board of governors, Federal Reserve System (FRS), for use in preparing its index of industrial production and the related capacity…

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USGS: Aggregates Production Drops in Third Quarter; 2023 Totals Revised

An estimated 671 million metric tons (Mt) of total construction aggregates was sold or used in the United States in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 7% compared with that in the third quarter of 2023. The estimated production for consumption in the first nine months of 2024 was 1.79 billion metric tons (Gt), a decrease of 6%…

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