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The Mineral Industry of Tennessee

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Tennessee

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Tennessee1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)
2019 Qty 2019 Value

(1000 $)
Clay, ball 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)
785 44,800 744 44,700
Sand and gravel,

construction
1000 t 8,010 64,900 9,090 80,300
Sand and gravel,

industrial
1000 t 1,490 59,400 1,490 63,200
Stone, crushed 1000 t 45,100 604,000 50,200 827,000
Stone, dimension 1000 t 42 8,340 35 6,980
Combined values of

cadmium, cement,

clay (montmorillonite),

gemstones (natural),

lime, salt, zinc
  XX 593,000r XX 491,000
Total   XX 1,380,000 XX 1,510,000

rRevised. 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.

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