National Minerals Information Center
The Mineral Industry of Oklahoma
Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Oklahoma
Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic
The 2014 Oklahoma 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
Oklahoma leads in iodine production; major producer of gypsum. Produces cement, construction sand/gravel, crushed stone (mostly limestone), feldspar, helium, lime, pumice, salt. Iodine and salt are produced from brine wells and helium from gas wells.
Aggregates Data by State, Type, and End Use
The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Oklahoma extracted from Table 5 in the 2016 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.
| Mineral Commodity | Units | 2015 Quantity | 2015 Value (thousands) | 2016 Quantity | 2016 Value (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay, common | thousand metric tons (1000 t) | 741r | 2,310r | 862 | 2,800 |
| Gemstones, naturale | NA | 5 | NA | 5 | |
| Sand and gravel, construction | 1000 t | 10,800r | 88,300r | 10,200 | 84,200 |
| Sand and gravel, industrial | 1000 t | 2,980r | 70,700r | 3,420 | 72,800 |
| Stone, crushed | 1000 t | 38,400r | 340,000r | 36,800 | 334,000 |
| Stone, dimension | 1000 t | 67 | 5,920 | 67 | 5,790 |
| Combined values of cement, feldspar, gypsum (crude), helium [crude (2015) and Grade–A], iodine (crude), lime, salt | XX | 273,000r | XX | 258,000 | |
| Total | XX | 780,000r | XX | 758,000 |
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.
Minerals Yearbook Volume II Oklahoma chapters:
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- Minerals Yearbook: The Mineral Industry of Oklahoma
PDF Format:
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XLS Format:
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010-2011 | 2012-2013 | 2014 | 2015 tables-only release | - Archive
| 1932-1993 |
Links
- Oklahoma Geological Survey
- Association of American State Geologists
- USGS Publications Warehouse (search by State)