National Minerals Information Center
The Mineral Industry of Alabama
Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Alabama
Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic
The 2014 Alabama chapter containing text and data tables is available in PDF and XLS formats. Other years are available through the links below, and 2015-2016 data are presented in the table.
Sources of information
Alabama produces bentonite, construction and industrial sand and gravel, crushed stone, lime, and iron oxide pigments, portland cement, and salt. Bauxite mined in Alabama is used for cement.
Aggregates Data by State, Type, and End Use
The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Alabama extracted from Table 5 in the 2016 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.
| Mineral Commodity | Production Units | 2015 Quantity | 2015 Value (thousands) | 2016 Quantity | 2016 Value (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentonite | thousand metric tons (1000 t) | W | W | 76 | $9,370 |
| Clay, common | 1000 t | 1,180r | $4,600r | 1,260 | 4,900 |
| Gemstones, natural | NA | 92 | NA | 82 | |
| Lime | 1000 t | 2,340 | 302,000 | 2,290 | 296,000 |
| Sand and gravel, construction | 1000 t | 8,850 | 61,000 | 11,500 | 77,200 |
| Sand and gravel, industrial | 1000 t | 972 | 23,700 | 664 | 16,700 |
| Stone, crushed | 1000 t | 34,900r | 363,000r | 36,400 | 405,000 |
| Combined values of bauxite, cement, clay (kaolin), iron oxide pigments (crude), salt, stone (dimension), and values indicated by symbol W | XX | 534,000 | XX | 497,000 | |
| Total | XX | 1,290,000r | XX | 1,310,000 |
eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. XX Not applicable.
1Includes data from the commodity chapters published in the Minerals Yearbook as they were completed and released through March 2019.
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.
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| 2014 PDF format | 2014 XLS format |
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