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The Mineral Industry of New Jersey

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in New Jersey

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

New Jersey mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

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

Sources of information

New Jersey mainly produces construction sand and gravel and crushed stone. It also produces industrial sand and gravel, and peat. 

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

 

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in New Jersey1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value

($ 1000)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value

($ 1000)
Gemstones, naturale   NA 2 NA 2
Peat   (4) (12) (4) (12)
Sand and gravel,

construction		 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 13,800 111,000r 14,400 111,000
Sand and gravel,

industrial		 1000 t 1,220 69,600 1,030 49,700
Stone, crushed 1000 t 17,800 192,000 18,400 206,000
Total   XX 373,000r XX 367,000

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.

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.

4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

12Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total."

 

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