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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

2018-2019 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 2019 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Utah1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value (1000 $) 2019 Qty 2019 Value (1000 $)
Beryllium8 metric tons 165 W 160 W
Clay (bentonite) 1000
metric tons 
(1000 t)		 95 7,990 91 7,780
Clay (common)  1000 t 345 5,430 365 4,910
Gemstones, naturale   NA 411 NA 414
Gypsum (crude) 1000 t 609r 6,470r 827 7,110
Gold kilograms (4) W 7,300 327,000
Salt  1000 t 2,180 306,000 2,770 317,000
Sand and gravel, construction 1000 t 31,500r 245,000r 31,000 269,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 9,880 76,500 10,500 85,100
Stone, dimension 1000 t 4 501 (4) W
Combined values of
cement, copper, gold,
helium (Grade-A), lime,
magnesium compounds,
magnesium metal,
molybdenum mineral
concentrates, phosphate
rock, potash, rhenium,
silver, and values
indicated by symbol W		   XX 2,630,000 XX 2,370,000
Total   XX 3,280,000r XX 3,400,000

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 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.

8Content of mineral concentrates.

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