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The Mineral Industry of Idaho

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Idaho

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Idaho mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Idaho 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

Idaho leads in the production of pumice/pumicite; is a major producer of garnet, feldspar, lead, molybdenum, perlite, phosphate, silver, zeolites, and zinc; and also produces aggregates, cement, copper, dimension stone, lime, and gemstones.

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Idaho1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value
(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value
(1000 $)
Gemstones, naturale   NA 418 NA 402
Gold4 Kilograms 106 4,330 157 7,040
Sand and gravel,
construction		 1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		 18,400 118,000 20,000 148,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 4,360r 29,900 3,990 27,600
Stone, dimension 1000 t 68 10,900 70 10,800
Combined values of
feldspar, garnet
(industrial), lead,
lime, perlite (crude),
phosphate rock,
pumice and pumicite,
sand and gravel
(industrial), silver,
zeolites, and zinc.		   XX 299,000r XX 259,000
Total   XX 465,000 XX 453,000

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). 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.

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

4Recoverable content of ores and concentrates.

Minerals Yearbook Volume II Idaho chapters:

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