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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

2017-2018 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 2017 Quantity 2017 Value (thousands) 2018 Quantity 2018 Value (thousands)
Cement, masonry Thousand metric tons (1000 t) 417 $59,000e 577 75,600e
Cement, portland 1000 t 5,940 639,000e 6,380 697,000e
Clay: kaolin 1000 t 15 3,190 14 2,800
Gemstones, naturale   NA 4 NA 4
Peat metric tons 329,000 6,490 325,000 6,290
Sand and gravel, construction 1000 t 18,900r 210,000r 21,000 228,000
Sand and gravel, industrial 1000 t 363 9,330 291 9,610
Stone, crushed 1000 t 74,900r 944,000r 77,800 1,000,000
Combined values of clay (fuller's earth - attapulgite), lime, phosphate rock, staurolite, titanium mineral concentrates (ilmenite), zirconium mineral concentrates   XX 1,610,000r XX 1,550,000
Total   XX 3,480,000r XX 3,570,000

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 June 2022.

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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