Crushed Stone Statistics and Information

Insights and data

Pictured: railroad ballast along the tracks in Ashland, VA

Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and material flow of crushed stone.

Overview

Crushed stone, one of the most accessible natural resources, is a major basic raw material used by construction, agriculture, and other industries that utilize complex chemical and metallurgical processes. Despite the low value of its basic products, the crushed stone industry is a major contributor to and an indicator of the economic well-being of the Nation.

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Publications

Mineral Industry Surveys

Mineral Commodity Summaries

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We are in the process of transitioning our datasets to the USGS ScienceBase platform to enhance long‑term accessibility, documentation, and version control. In addition to the established format published on this page, Mineral Industry Surveys beginning with the 2026 editions are now available in a ScienceBase data release, to which data from subsequent reporting periods will be appended.

Mineral Industry Surveys