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The Mineral Industry of Washington

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Washington

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Washington mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2017-2018 data for Washington 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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Washington produces common clay, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, diatomite, dimension stone, gold, industrial sand and gravel, lime, olivine, peat, and portland cement. 

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Washington1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2017 Quantity 2017 Value (thousands) 2018 Quantity 2018 Value (thousands)
Gemstones, naturale   NA 35 NA 38
Sand and gravel, construction Thousand metric tons (1000 t) 33,800r 284,000 37,100 319,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 15,100r 212,000r 14,900 214,000
Combined values of cement, clay (common), diatomite, gold, lead, lime, olivine, peat, sand and gravel (industrial), stone (dimension), zinc   XX 336,000 XX 224,000
Total   XX 832,000r XX 756,000

eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. 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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