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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

2017-2018 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 2018 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Missouri1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2017 Quantity 2017 Value (thousands) 2018 Quantity 2018 Value (thousands)
Cement, portland thousand metric tons (1000 t) 9,380 1,070,000e 9,230 1,060,000e
Clay, common clay and (or) shale 1000 t 322 2,660 W W
Copper5 metric tons 6,930 43,600 5,630 37,100
Lead metric tons 120,000 303,000 115,000 282,000
Sand and gravel, construction 1000 t 9,600r 72,600r 10,500 85,200
Sand and gravel, industrial 1000 t 8,470 502,000 8,330 514,000
Silver5 kilograms 3,880 2,130 3,910 1,980
Stone, crushed 1000 t 74,400r 568,000r 70,300 529,000
Stone, dimension 1000t 58r 14,500r 61 14,900
Combined values of cement (masonry), clay (fire clay and montmorillonite), gemstones (natural), lime, silica (tripoli), zinc, and values indicated by symbol W   XX W XX W
Total (partial)   XX 2,580,000r XX 2,520,000

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 June 2022.

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.

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