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The Mineral Industry of Florida

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Florida

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Screenshot of Florida mineral commodity producing areas map from 2012-2013 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Florida are summarized in the table on this web page. The 2015 chapter data tables and 2014 chapter containing text and data tables in PDF and XLS formats are available, with other years, through the links below.

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Florida is the sole State producing staurolite and leads in the production of attapulgite, peat, and phosphate rock. It is a major producer of masonry and portland cements, titanium concentrates (ilmenite), and zirconium concentrates.

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Florida extracted from Table 5 in the 2018 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Florida1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value
(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value
(1000 $)
Cement, masonry 1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		 577 $75,600e 525 70,400e
Cement, portland 1000 t 6,380 697,000e 6,390 709,000e
Clay: kaolin 1000 t 14 2,800 12 2,700
Gemstones, naturale   NA 4 NA 4
Peat metric tons 325,000 6,290 347,000 6,430
Sand and gravel,
construction		 1000 t 22,100r 246,000r 21,500 247,000
Sand and gravel,
industrial		 1000 t 291 9,610 352 10,200
Stone, crushed 1000 t 77,700r 1,000,000 78,200 1,160,000
Combined values of
clay (fuller's earth -
attapulgite), lime,
phosphate rock,
staurolite, titanium
mineral concentrates
(ilmenite), zirconium
mineral concentrates		   XX 1,550,000 XX 1,260,000
Total   XX 3,590,000r XX 3,460,000

eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. XX Not applicable.

1Includes data from the commodity chapters published in the Minerals Yearbook as they were completed and released through January 2023..

2Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including consumption by producers). Mine output measured as sold or used by producers is primarily shown in the tables, because values can be assigned. Where sold or used data are not available, actual mine output is used as the production measurement and value is estimated average price of the mineral commodity for that year. Data are reported in gross weight unless otherwise specified.

3Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

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