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The Mineral Industry of Michigan

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Michigan

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Michigan mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Michigan 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.

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Michigan is a major producer of cement, construction sand and gravel, iron ore, peat, and potash. It produces common clay, crushed and dimension stone, gypsum, industrial sand and gravel, lime, gemstones, and salt.

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Michigan1,2,3
Mineral
Commodity		 Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value
($ 1000)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value
($ 1000)
Cement, masonry 1000
metric tons
(1000 t)		 74 11,200e 74 11,100e
Cement, portland 1000 t 3,620 475,000e 3,740 509,000e
Cobalte, 8 metric tons 480 W 400 W
Copper9 metric tons 18.000 118,000 13,700 84,600
Gemstones,
naturale		   NA 29 NA 29
Iron ore10 1000 t 7,800 837,000 7,800 789,000
Lime 1000 t 579 74,500 510 65,600
Nickel9, 11 metric tons 17,600 W 13,500 W
Sand and gravel,
construction		 1000 t 43,500 285,000 44,100 265,000
Sand and gravel,
industrial		 1000 t 669 33,200 666 27,300
Stone, crushed 1000 t 36,600 253,000r 36,300 273,000
Combined values
of clay (common),
magnesium compounds,
peat, salt, stone
(dimension), and values
indicated by symbol W		   XX 683,000r XX 734,000
Total   XX 2,770,000r XX 2,760,000

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.

6Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

8Content of concentrates.

9Source: Lundin Mining Annual Filings; contained metal of concentrates.

10Production based on publicly available data; refer to the 2018 Minerals Yearbook iron ore chapter and Cliffs annual reports.

11Recoverable content of nickel sulfide concentrates.

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