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The Mineral Industry of New Jersey

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in New Jersey

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

New Jersey mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2020-2021 data for New Jersey are summarized in the table on this web page. Available Yearbook chapters containing text and data tables in PDF and XLS formats are available through the links below. For the most recent information, see the mineral commodity page publications linked in the table below.

Sources of information

New Jersey mainly produces construction sand and gravel and crushed stone. It also produces industrial sand and gravel, and peat. 

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for New Jersey extracted from Table 5 in the 2021 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

 

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in New Jersey1,2,3
Mineral CommodityUnits2020 Qty2020 Value
($ 1000)		2021 Qty2021 Value
($ 1000)
Gemstones, naturale NA2NA2
Peat (4)(12)(4)(12)
Sand and gravel,
construction		1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		12,900r101,000r13,300107,000
Sand and gravel,
industrial		1000 t955r31,800r1,15043,200
Stone, crushed1000 t17,300r201,000r17,800235,000
Total XX334,000rXX385,000

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.

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.

12Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total."

Minerals Yearbook Volume II New Jersey chapters:

  • PDF Format:

| 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010-2011 | 2012-2013 | 2014 |

  • XLS Format:

| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010-2011 | 2012-2013 | 2014 | 2015 tables-only release |

Archive:
| 1932-1993 |

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