National Minerals Information Center
The Mineral Industry of Georgia
Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Georgia
Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic
The 2014 Georgia 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
Georgia leads in the production of fuller’s earth, kaolin, and iron oxide pigments. It is a major producer of barite, dimension stone, and feldspar. It produces cement, common clay, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, gemstones, and mica.
Aggregates Data by State, Type, and End Use
The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Georgia extracted from Table 5 in the 2016 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.
| Mineral Commodity | Units | 2015 Quantity | 2015 Value (thousands) | 2016 Quantity | 2016 Value (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barite | Thousand metric tons (1000 t) | 15 | $2,460r,e | 14 | $2,360e |
| Clay, kaolin | 1000 t | 5,190r | 827,000r | 4,720 | 788,000 |
| Gemstones, naturale | NA | 24 | NA | 11 | |
| Sand and gravel, construction | 1000 t | 6,110r | 42,400r | 6,360 | 43,800 |
| Sand and gravel, industrial | 1000 t | (6) | W | (6) | W |
| Stone, crushed | 1000 t | 48,200r | 643,000r | 53,900 | 782,000 |
| Stone, dimension | 1000 t | 140 | 13,000 | 139 | 13,100 |
| Combined values of bauxite, cement, clay (common clay and fuller's earth), lime, mica (crude), titanium mineral concentrates ([ilmenite and rutile (2016)], zirconium mineral concentrates, and values indicated by symbol W | XX | 209,000 | XX | 197,000 | |
| Total | XX | 1,740,000r | XX | 1,830,000 |
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 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.
6Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
Minerals Yearbook Volume II Georgia chapters:
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- Minerals Yearbook: The Mineral Industry of Georgia
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