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Construction aggregates

January 1, 2000

Construction aggregates consist primarily of crushed stone and construction sand and gravel. Total estimated production of construction aggregates increased in 1999 by about 2% to 2.39 Gt (2.64 billion st) compared with 1998. This record production level continued an expansion that began in 1992. By commodities, crushed stone production increased 3.3%, while sand and gravel production increased by about 0.5%.

Publication Year 2000
Title Construction aggregates
Authors W. H. Langer, V.V. Tepordei, W.P. Bolen
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Mining Engineering
Index ID 70045783
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization National Minerals Information Center