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| TABLE- 6A | |||||||||
| CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES | |||||||||
| IN 2010, BY SIZE OF OPERATION- | |||||||||
| Quantity1 | |||||||||
| Size range | Number of- | Percentage | (thousand | Percentage | |||||
| (metric tons) | operations- | of total | metric tons) | of total | |||||
| Less than 25,000--- | 1,920 | 29.5 | 18,700 | 2.4 | |||||
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 1,030 | 15.8 | 34,000 | 4.3 | |||||
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 1,170 | 18.0 | 76,200 | 9.6 | |||||
| 100,000 to 199,999 | 1,120 | 17.2 | 145,000 | 18.2 | |||||
| 200,000 to 299,999 | 498 | 7.7 | 111,000 | 14.0 | |||||
| 300,000 to 399,999 | 257 | 4.0 | 80,800 | 10.2 | |||||
| 400,000 to 499,999 | 156 | 2.4 | 62,800 | 7.9 | |||||
| 500,000 to 599,999 | 111 | 1.7 | 54,900 | 6.9 | |||||
| 600,000 to 699,999 | 72 | 1.1 | 42,200 | 5.3 | |||||
| 700,000 to 799,999 | 46 | 0.7 | 31,300 | 3.9 | |||||
| 800,000 to 899,999 | 28 | 0.4 | 21,800 | 2.7 | |||||
| 900,000 to 999,999 | 23 | 0.4 | 19,600 | 2.5 | |||||
| 1,000,000 to 1,499,999 | 45 | 0.7 | 49,500 | 6.2 | |||||
| 1,500,000 to 1,999,999 | 13 | 0.2 | 20,700 | 2.6 | |||||
| 2,000,000 to 2,499,999 | 5 | 0.1 | 9,690 | 1.2 | |||||
| 2,500,000 and more | 6 | 0.1 | 16,200 | 2.0 | |||||
| Total- | 6,490 | 100 | 795,000 | 100 | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.- | |||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices