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Number Of Construction Sand And Gravel Operations And Processing Plants In The United States In 2006, By Geographic Division

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NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL OPERATIONS AND PROCESSING PLANTS
IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2006, BY GEOGRAPHIC DIVISION
    Mining operations on land        
Stationary No plants or Dredging Total active
Region/division   Stationary   Portable   and portable   unspecified   operations   operations
Northeast:
New England 199 210 45 33 2 489
Middle Atlantic 205 190 40 43 37 515
Midwest:
East North Central 485 427 85 78 102 1,180
West North Central 259 422 28 58 233 1,000
South:
South Atlantic 130 49 16 50 104 349
East South Central 129 27 7 16 50 229
West South Central 237 91 26 54 120 528
West:
Mountain 474 610 89 99 19 1,290
Pacific1 370 205 69 48 24 716
Total   2,490   2,230   405   479   691   6,290
1An undetermined number of operations leased from the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska are counted
as one operation.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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