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| TABLE- 6B | |||||||||||||||||||||
| CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES IN 2012, BY REGION AND SIZE OF OPERATION1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | Midwest | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Size range | Number of- | Percent | (thousand | Percent | Number of- | Percent | (thousand | Percent | |||||||||||||
| (metric tons) | operations- | of total- | metric tons) | of total- | operations- | of total- | metric tons) | of total- | |||||||||||||
| Less than 25,000--- | 409 | 37.7 | 3,800 | 4.3 | 744 | 30.6 | 7,080 | 2.8 | |||||||||||||
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 200 | 18.4 | 6,480 | 7.3 | 370 | 15.2 | 12,300 | 4.8 | |||||||||||||
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 189 | 17.4 | 12,400 | 14 | 505 | 20.8 | 33,400 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| 100,000 to 199,999 | 148 | 13.6 | 19,300 | 21.7 | 419 | 17.2 | 53,900 | 21.1 | |||||||||||||
| 200,000 to 299,999 | 76 | 7 | 17,000 | 19.2 | 160 | 6.5 | 35,200 | 13.7 | |||||||||||||
| 300,000 to 399,999 | 27 | 2.5 | 8,280 | 9.3 | 98 | 4 | 30,400 | 11.9 | |||||||||||||
| 400,000 to 499,999 | 16 | 1.5 | 6,480 | 7.3 | 52 | 2.1 | 20,800 | 8.1 | |||||||||||||
| 500,000 to 599,999 | 7 | 0.6 | 3,630 | 4.1 | 23 | 0.9 | 11,400 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||
| 600,000 to 699,999 | 5 | 0.5 | 2,840 | 3.2 | 18 | 0.7 | 10,600 | 4.1 | |||||||||||||
| 700,000 to 799,999 | 4 | 0.4 | 2,640 | 3 | 15 | 0.6 | 10,000 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||
| 800,000 to 899,999 | 2 | 0.2 | 1,500 | 1.7 | 10 | 0.4 | 7,640 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 900,000 to 999,999 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0.2 | 5,160 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 1,000,000 or more | 3 | 0.3 | 4,220 | 4.8 | 15 | 0.5 | 18,300 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||
| Total- | 1,086 | 100 | 88,600 | 100 | 2,434 | 100 | 256,000 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| South | West | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Size range | Number of- | Percent | (thousand | Percent | Number of- | Percent | (thousand | Percent | |||||||||||||
| (metric tons) | operations- | of total- | metric tons) | of total- | operations- | of total- | metric tons) | of total- | |||||||||||||
| Less than 25,000--- | 212 | 20 | 2,080 | 1 | 676 | 33.5 | 6,130 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 129 | 12.2 | 4,380 | 2.2 | 317 | 15.7 | 10,300 | 3.9 | |||||||||||||
| 50,000 to 99,999 | 165 | 15.6 | 10,700 | 5.3 | 313 | 15.5 | 20,400 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||
| 100,000 to 199,999 | 190 | 18 | 25,000 | 12.4 | 308 | 15.2 | 40,200 | 15.2 | |||||||||||||
| 200,000 to 299,999 | 126 | 11.9 | 28,000 | 13.9 | 157 | 7.8 | 35,100 | 13.2 | |||||||||||||
| 300,000 to 399,999 | 79 | 7.5 | 24,900 | 12.4 | 66 | 3.3 | 20,400 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||
| 400,000 to 499,999 | 44 | 4.2 | 17,900 | 8.9 | 51 | 2.5 | 20,800 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||
| 500,000 to 599,999 | 28 | 2.6 | 14,100 | 7 | 29 | 1.4 | 14,700 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||
| 600,000 to 699,999 | 27 | 2.6 | 16,200 | 8 | 28 | 1.4 | 16,300 | 6.1 | |||||||||||||
| 700,000 to 799,999 | 14 | 1.3 | 9,530 | 4.7 | 15 | 0.7 | 10,100 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||
| 800,000 to 899,999 | 8 | 0.8 | 6,270 | 3.1 | 17 | 0.8 | 13,000 | 4.9 | |||||||||||||
| 900,000 to 999,999 | 11 | 1 | 9,460 | 4.7 | 10 | 0.5 | 8,610 | 3.2 | |||||||||||||
| 1,000,000 or more | 25 | 1.3 | 33,000 | 16.4 | 33 | 1.5 | 49,400 | 18.6 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1,058 | 100 | 202,000 | 100 | 2,020 | 100 | 265,000 | 100 | |||||||||||||
| --Zero.- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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