National Minerals Information Center
The Mineral Industry of Virginia
Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Virginia
Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic
The 2014 Virginia chapter containing text and data tables is available in PDF and XLS formats. Other years are also available through the links below.
Sources of information
Virginia is the sole U.S. kyanite producer. Other mineral commodities produced include common clay, construction sand/gravel, crushed (granite/limestone) & dimension stone, feldspar, iron oxide pigments, lime, mica, montmorillonite, and vermiculite.
Aggregates by State and End Use, 1971-2015
The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Virginia extracted from Table 5 in the 2015 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.
| Mineral Commodity | Units | 2014 Quantity | 2014 Value (thousands) | 2015 Quantity | 2015 Value (thousands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyanite | Metric tons | 89,000r | 29,000r,e | 108,000 | 37,000 |
| Sand and gravel, construction | Thousand metric tons (1000 t) | 7,110r | 80,400r | 7,660 | 81,400 |
| Stone, crushed | 1000 t | 44,200r | 686,000r | 46,400 | 748,000 |
| Stone, dimension | 1000 t | 13 | 7,730 | 12 | 7,690 |
| Combined values of cement, clay (common and fuller's earth), feldspar, gemstones (natural), iron oxide pigments, lime, mica (crude), salt, sand and gravel (industrial), staurolite (2015), talc [crude (2014)], titanium mineral concentrates (ilmenite), vermiculite (crude), zirconium mineral concentrates | XX | 285,000 | XX | 334,000 | |
| Total | XX | 1,090,000r | XX | 1,210,000 |
eEstimated. rRevised. 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.
Minerals Yearbook Volume II Virginia chapters:
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- Minerals Yearbook: The Mineral Industry of Virginia
PDF Format:
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XLS Format:
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010-2011 | 2012-2013 | 2014 | - Archive
| 1932-1993 |
Links
- Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy
- Association of American State Geologists
- USGS Publications Warehouse (search by State)