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The Mineral Industry of Nebraska

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Nebraska

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Screenshot of Nebraska mineral commodity producing areas map from 2012-2013 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Nebraska are summarized in the table on this web page. The 2015 chapter data tables (XLS) and 2014 chapter containing text and tables in PDF and XLS formats, and other years, are available through the links below.

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Nebraska is a major producer of construction sand and gravel and crushed stone, and also produces common clay, industrial sand and gravel, lime, and portland cement.

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Nebraska extracted from Table 5 in the 2019 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Nebraska1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value ($ 1000) 2019 Qty 2019 Value ($ 1000)
Gemstones, naturale   NA 5 NA 5
Sand and gravel,

construction		 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 10,200 79,800r 12,800 106,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 7,060 96,200 7,760 111,000
Combined values of

cement, clay (common),

lime, sand and gravel

(industrial)		   XX (7) XX (7)
Total (partial)   XX 176,000 XX 217,000

eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. XX Not applicable.

1Includes data from the commodity chapters published in the Minerals Yearbook as they were completed and released through January 2023.

2Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including consumption by producers).

3Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. Mine output measured as sold or used by producers is primarily shown in the tables, because values can be assigned. Where sold or used data are not available, actual mine output is used as the production measurement and value is estimated average price of the mineral commodity for that year. Data are reported in gross weight unless otherwise specified.

7Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; value included in "Undistributed" in the U.S. total value.

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