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The Mineral Industry of Vermont

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Vermont

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Vermont mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Vermont 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. Other years are available through the links below.

Sources of information

Vermont leads in slate production, and produces construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, granite, and crude talc. The slate is primarily used for roofing.

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Vermont1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value

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

construction		 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 5,260 37,700 5,540 41,900
Stone, crushed 1000 t 4,850r 48,700r 5,050 53,900
Stone, dimension 1000 t 105 27,500 109 28,300
Talc, crude   (4) (7) (4) (7)
Total (partial)   XX 114,000r XX 124,000

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.

6Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

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

Minerals Yearbook Volume II Vermont chapters:

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