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The Mineral Industry of Nevada

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Nevada

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Nevada mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Nevada 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

Nevada is the sole producer of lithium carbonate and magnesite, leads in barite, gold, diatomite, and produces aggregates, attapulgite, bentonite, cement, copper, dimension stone, gemstones, gypsum, kaolin, lime, molybdenum, perlite, silver, and salt

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Nevada1,2,3
Mineral CommodityUnits2018 Qty2018 Value
($ 1000)		2019 Qty2019 Value
($ 1000)
Gemstones XXWXX675
Gold5kilograms
(kg)		173,0007,080,000152,0006,800,000
Gypsum, crude1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		3,800r37,700r4,14035,600
Sand and gravel,
construction		1000 t19,200r120,000r19,600133,000
Silver5kg247,000125,000190,00096,400
Stone, crushed1000 t12,600116,000r13,200131,000
Combined values of
barite, cement, clay
[attapulgite,
bentonite, kaolin],
copper, diatomite,
lime, lithium
carbonate, magnesite,
molybdenum
mineral concentrates,
perlite (crude), salt,
sand and gravel
(industrial), stone
(dimension), and
values indicated by
symbol W		 XX1,040,000rXX925,000
Total XX8,520,000rXX8,120,000

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).

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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