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September 14, 2015

A Crosswalk of Mineral Commodity End Uses and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes A Crosswalk of Mineral Commodity End Uses and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes

This crosswalk is based on the premise that there is a connection between the way mineral commodities are used and how this use is reflected in the economy. Raw mineral commodities are the basic materials from which goods, finished products, or intermediate materials are manufactured or made. Mineral commodities are vital to the development of the U.S. economy and they impact nearly...

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James J. Barry, Grecia R. Matos, W. David Menzie

Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

September 1, 2015

Mineral Resource of the Month: Bromine Mineral Resource of the Month: Bromine

Bromine, along with mercury, is one of only two elements that are liquid at room temperature. Bromine is a highly volatile and corrosive reddish-brown liquid that evaporates easily and converts to a metal at extreme pressures — above about 540,000 times atmospheric pressure. Bromine occurs in seawater, evaporitic (salt) lakes and underground brines associated with petroleum deposits.

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Emily Schnebele

National Minerals Information Center

July 31, 2015

Industrial Diamond, 2014 Industrial Diamond, 2014

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Donald W. Olson

National Minerals Information Center

July 31, 2015

Frac sand in the United States: a geological and industry overview Frac sand in the United States: a geological and industry overview

A new mineral rush is underway in the upper Midwest of the United States, especially in Wisconsin and Minnesota, for deposits of high-quality frac sand that the mining industry calls “Northern White” sand or “Ottawa” sand. Frac sand is a specialized type of sand that is added to fracking fluids that are injected into unconventional oil and gas wells during hydraulic fracturing (fracking...

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Mary Ellen Benson, Anna B. Wilson, Donald I. Bleiwas

Mineral Resources Program, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, National Minerals Information Center

July 1, 2015