National Minerals Information Center
The Mineral Industry of Illinois
Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Illinois
Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic
The 2014 Illinois chapter containing text and data tables is available in PDF and XLS formats. Other years are available through the links below.
Sources of information
Illinois is a major producer of industrial sand/gravel, peat, & tripoli. It produces common clay, construction sand/gravel, crushed/dimension stones, montmorillonite, gemstones, & portland cement. Most Illinois fracking sand is used out of State.
Aggregates by State and End Use, 1971-2015
The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Illinois extracted from Table 5 in the 2015 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.
| Mineral Commodity | Units | 2014 Quantity | 2014 Value (thousands) | 2015 Quantity | 2015 Value (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement, portland | Thousand metric tons (1000 t) | 1,220 | 126,000e | 1,410 | 153,000e |
| Gemstones, naturale | NA | 10 | NA | 11 | |
| Sand and gravel, construction | 1000 t | 18,300r | 126,000r | 21,500 | 148,000 |
| Sand and gravel, industrial | 1000 t | 13,500 | 1,290,000 | 14,100 | 867,000 |
| Stone, crushed | 1000 t | 52,300r | 521,000r | 54,300 | 569,000 |
| Combined values of cement (masonry), clay (common and fuller's earth), peat, silica (tripoli), stone (dimension) | XX | (7) | XX | (7) | |
| Total (partial) | XX | 2,060,000r | XX | 1,740,000 |
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 2018.
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.
7Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; value included in "Undistributed" in the U.S. total value.
Minerals Yearbook Volume II Illinois chapters:
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- Minerals Yearbook: The Mineral Industry of Illinois
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