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| Table 9-2 | |
| Total Value of Nonfuel Mineral Production, with Rank, % of U.S. Total, and Principal Minerals in Order of Value, in Idaho, the Region, and the U.S., Selected Years, 1991-1995 | |
| Value | Rank | % | 4 Principal Mineral | |
| ($1,000) | U.S. Total | (in order of value) | ||
| 1991 | ||||
| Idaho | 297,048 |
33 |
0.97 | Phospahte rock, silver, gold, sand and gravel |
| Alaska | 494,064 |
21 | 1.62 | Zinc, lead, sand and gravel, gold |
| Montana | 590,297 |
17 | 1.94 | Gold, copper, cement, silver |
| Nevada | 2,392,901 |
3 | 7.85 | Gold, silver, sand and gravel, diatomite |
| Oregon | 197,928 |
38 | 0.65 | Stone, sand and gravel, cement, lime |
| Utah | 1,149,067 |
9 | 3.78 | Copper, gold, magnesium metal, cement |
| Washington | 482,659 |
22 | 1.58 | Sand and gravel, gold, magnesuim metal, stone |
| Wyoming | 929, 176 |
11 | 3.05 | Soda ash, clays, helium, cement |
| U.S | 30,489,000 |
- | - | - |
| 1992 | ||||
| Idaho | 306,061 |
33 |
0.96 | Phosphate rock, gold, sand and gravel, silver |
| Alaska | 526,112 |
21 | 1.64 | Zinc, gold, lead, sand and gravel |
| Montana | 539,154 |
20 | 1.68 | Gold, copper, cement, sand and gravel |
| Nevada | 2,588,251 |
2 | 8.09 | Gold, sand and gravel, silver, diatomite |
| Oregon | 214,170 |
38 | 0.67 | Stone, sand and gravel, cement, lime |
| Utah | 1,347,663 |
7 | 4.21 | Copper, gold, magnesium metal, cement |
| Washington | 469,039 |
23 | 1.47 | Sand and gravel, gold, magnesium metal, stone |
| Wyoming | 950,757 |
10 | 2.97 | Soda ash, clays helium, cement |
| U.S. | 32,011,000 |
- | - | - |
| 1994 | ||||
| Idaho | 343,000 |
32 | 1 | Phosphate rock, gold, sand and gravel, molybdenum |
| Alaska | 429,000 |
27 | 1.25 | Zinc, gold, sand and gravel, lead |
| Montana | 492,000 |
24 | 1.44 | Gold, copper, cement, palladium |
| Nevada | 2,640,000 |
2 | 8.27 | Gold, sand and gravel, diatomite, cement |
| Oregon | 254,000 |
38 | 0.74 | Crushed stone, sand and gravel, cement, lime |
| Utah | 1,430,000 |
7 | 4.17 | Copper, gold, magnesium metal stone |
| Washington | 558,000 |
20 | 1.62 | Sand and gravel, magnesium metal, crushed stone, gold |
| Wyoming | 781,000 |
15 | 2.28 | Soda ash, clays, helium, cement |
| U.S. | 34,300,000 |
- | - | - |
| 1995 | ||||
| Idaho | 399,000 |
32 |
1.06 | Phosphate rock, molybdenum, sand and gravel, gold |
| Alaska | 599,239 |
18 | 1.58 | Zinc, gold, sand and gravel, lead |
| Montana | 581,000 |
22 | 1.55 | Gold, copper, cement, molybdenum |
| Nevada | 2,920,000 |
2 | 7.78 | Gold, silver, sand and gravel, diatomite |
| Oregon | 261,000 |
38 | 0.69 | Crushed stone, sand and gravel, cement, lime |
| Utah | 1,640,000 |
4 | 4.89 | Copper, gold, magnesium metal, molybdenum |
| Washington | 613,000 |
20 | 1.63 | Sand and gravel, magnesium metal, crushed stone, gold |
| Wyoming | 976,000 |
13 | 2.6 | Soda ash, clays, helium, cement |
| U.S. | 37,600,000 |
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| Source: | U. S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Yearbook, Statistical Summary, 1991, 1992, 1993-4, 1995. |
Compiled by: Donna Hanson, updated by: Lily Wai, data
input assisted by: Michal McRenolds
Contact: Lily Wai
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