National Minerals Information Center
The Mineral Industry of Michigan
Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Michigan
Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic
2016-2017 data for Michigan 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.
Sources of information
Michigan is a major producer of cement, construction sand and gravel, iron ore, peat, and potash. It produces common clay, crushed and dimension stone, gypsum, industrial sand and gravel, lime, gemstones, and salt.
Aggregates Data by State, Type, and End Use
The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Michigan extracted from Table 5 in the 2017 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.
| Mineral Commodity | Units | 2016 Quantity | 2016 Value (thousands) | 2017 Quantity | 2017 Value (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cement, masonry | thousand metric tons (1000 t) | 83 | 13,900e | 74 | 13,000e |
| Cement, portland | 1000 t | 4,090 | 510,000e | 3,770 | 493,000e |
| Cobalte, 8 | metric tons | 690 | W | 640 | W |
| Copper9 | metric tons | 23,400 | W | 21,300 | W |
| Gemstones, naturale | NA | 22 | NA | 29 | |
| Iron ore10 | 1000 t | 11,000 | 844,000 | 7,800 | 698,000 |
| Lime | 1000 t | 519 | 66,500r | 554 | 70,300 |
| Nickel9, 11 | metric tons | 24,100 | W | 22,100 | W |
| Sand and gravel, construction | 1000 t | 41,300 | 249,000 | 42,900 | 261,000 |
| Sand and gravel, industrial | 1000 t | 3,410 | 54,000 | 618 | 28,700 |
| Stone, crushed | 1000 t | 37,300r | 240,000r | 39,100 | 255,000 |
| Combined values of clay (common), magnesium compounds, peat, salt, stone (dimension), and values indicated by symbol W | XX | 688,000 | XX | 812,000 | |
| Total | XX | 2,670,000r | XX | 2,630,000 |
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 December 2020.
2Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including consumption by producers). 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.
3Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
6Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.
8Content of concentrates.
9Source: Lundin Mining 2017 Annual Filings, December 31, 2017; contained metal of concentrates.
10Production based on publicly available data; refer to the 2017 Minerals Yearbook iron ore chapter and Cliffs annual reports.
11Recoverable content of nickel sulfide concentrates.
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- Minerals Yearbook: The Mineral Industry of Michigan
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