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The Mineral Industry of South Dakota

By National Minerals Information Center

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

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

South Dakota mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for South Dakota 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.

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South Dakota leads in mica production It also produces construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, dimension stone, feldspar, gemstones, gold, gypsum, industrial sand and gravel, lime, and silver. Iron ore mined is used for cement clinker.

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in South Dakota1,2,3
Mineral CommodityUnits2018 Qty2018 Value
(1000 $)		2019 Qty2019 Value
(1000 $)
Gold5kilograms2,42098,8002,620117,000
Sand and gravel, construction1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		10,90046,50010,40051,500
Stone, crushed1000 t6,52046,5006,94048,200
Combined values of
cement, clay (common),
feldspar, gemstones
(natural), gypsum
(crude), lime, mica
(crude), sand and gravel
(industrial), silver,
stone (dimension)		 XX115,000rXX158,000
Total XX311,000rXX375,000

rRevised. XX Not applicable.

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.

4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

5Recoverable content of ores and concentrates.

Minerals Yearbook Volume II South Dakota chapters:

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