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The Mineral Industry of Colorado

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Colorado

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Colorado extracted from from Table 5 in the 2019 statistical summary.

Nonfuel Mineral Production in Colorado1,2,3
Commodity Unit 2018 Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)
2019 Qty 2019 Value

(1000 $)
Clay (common) 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)
266 7,590 W W
Clay (fire clay) 1000 t 9 132 W W
Gemstones, naturale   NA 440 NA 465
Sand and gravel,

construction
1000 t 34,900 307,000r 34,300 307,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 14,700 149,000 16,500 166,000
Stone, dimension 1000 t 29 W 22 11,700
Combined values of

cement, gold,

gypsum (crude),

helium (Grade-A),

lime, molybdenum

mineral concentrates,

sand and gravel

(industrial), silver
  XX 1,320,000 XX 798,000
Total   XX 1,780,000r XX 1,730,000

eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in combined value. XX Not applicable.

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

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

3 Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

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