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The Mineral Industry of Utah

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Utah

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Utah mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2017-2018 data for Utah 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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Utah is only producer of beryllium, and magnesium metal and a major producer of bentonite, copper, gold, and vanadium. Other commodities produced include cement, common clay, aggregates, iron ore, lime, molybdenum, phosphate, potash, silver. 

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Utah extracted from Table 5 in the 2018 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Utah1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2017 Quantity 2017 Value (thousands) 2018 Quantity 2018 Value (thousands)
Beryllium8 metric tons 150 W 165 W
Clays: bentonite thousand metric tons (1000 t) W W 95 7,990
Clays: common clay and (or) shale  1000 t 315 4,860 345 5,430
Gemstones, naturale   NA 408 NA 411
Gypsum (crude) 1000 t 2,290 17,200 900 9,100
Salt  1000 t 2,020 256,000 2,180 306,000
Sand and gravel, construction 1000 t 31,700r 246,000r 32,400 256,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 9,670r 72,800r 9,880 76,500
Stone, dimension 1000 t 4 470 4 501
Combined values of cement, clay (common clay and (or) shale),  copper, gold, helium (Grade-A), iron oxide pigments, lime,  magnesium compounds, magnesium metal, molybdenum mineral concentrates, phosphate rock, potash, rhenium, silver, and values indicated by symbol W   XX 2,070,000r XX 2,630,000
Total   XX 2,070,000r XX 2,630,000

eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. XX Not applicable. -- Zero.

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. 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.

8Content of mineral concentrates.

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