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The Mineral Industry of Virginia

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Virginia

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Virginia mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2017-2018 data for Virginia 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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Virginia is the sole U.S. kyanite producer. Other mineral commodities produced include common clay, construction sand/gravel, crushed (granite/limestone) & dimension stone, feldspar, iron oxide pigments, lime, mica, montmorillonite, and vermiculite.

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Virginia extracted from Table 5 in the 2017 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Virginia1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2017 Quantity 2017 Value (thousands) 2018 Quantity 2018 Value (thousands)
Kyanite metric tons 91,300 32,000e 89,200 31,000e
Sand and gravel, construction thousand metric tons (1000 t) 8,450 105,000 9,290 116,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 52,800 836,000r 51,000 826,000
Stone, dimension 1000 t 14r 8,360r 14 8,440
Combined values of cement, clay (common and montmorillonite), feldspar, gemstones (natural), lime, mica (crude), salt, sand and gravel (industrial), vermiculite (crude)   XX 293,000r XX 285,000
Total   XX 1,280,000r XX 1,270,000

eEstimated. 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. 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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