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The Mineral Industry of South Carolina

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in South Carolina

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

South Carolina mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for South Carolina 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 are available, with other years, through the links below.

Sources of information

South Carolina leads in vermiculite production and is a major producer of kaolin.  Other industrial minerals include construction & industrial sand/gravel, crushed stone, and portland cement; a gold mine also began production recently.

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in South Carolina1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value

(1000 $)
Cement, masonry 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 186 33,200e 187 31,300e
Cement, portland 1000 t 2,770 347,000e 2,950 368,000e
Clay, common 1000 t 179 1,110 194 1,180
Clay, kaolin 1000 t 365 32,300 375 33,700
Gemstones, naturale   NA 2 NA 2
Gold5 kilograms 4,100 168,000 4,550 204,000
Sand and gravel,

construction		 1000 t 9,010r 53,400r 9,050 57,400
Sand and gravel,

industrial		 1000 t 532 26,000 546 34,400
Stone, crushed 1000 t 27,500 366,000 29,100 410,000
Vermiculite   (4) (7) (4) (7)
Total (partial)   XX 1,030,000 XX 1,150,000

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.

7Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; value included in "Undistributed" in the U.S. total value.

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