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The Mineral Industry of Missouri

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Missouri

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Missouri mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

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

Sources of information

Missouri leads in fire clay, lead, lime, montmorillonite, and tripoli production; is a major producer of crushed stone, cement, and zinc. Produces common clay, construction & industrial sand & gravel, copper, dimension stone, gemstones, and silver.

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Missouri extracted from Table 5 in the 2019 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Missouri1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value
($ 1000)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value
($ 1000)
Cement, portland 1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		 9,230 1,060,000e 8,880 1,030,000e
Lead metric tons 115,000 282,000 117,000 257,000
Sand and gravel,
construction		 1000 t 10,500 85,200 10,000 77,500
Sand and gravel,
industrial		 1000 t 8,330 514,000 6,680 366,000
Silver5 kg 3,910 1,980 (4) W
Stone, crushed 1000 t 71,100r 534,000r 73,500 526,000
Stone, dimension 1000 t 61 14,900 56 14,900

Combined values of
cement (masonry),
clay (common clay, 
fire clay and
montmorillonite),
copper, gemstones
(natural), lime,
silica (tripoli), zinc,
and value indicated
by symbol w

   XX 464,000r XX 410,000
Total   XX 2,960,000r XX 2,680,000

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

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).

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

4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

5Recoverable content of ores and concentrates.

Minerals Yearbook Volume II Missouri chapters:

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