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The Mineral Industry of South Dakota

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in South Dakota

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

South Dakota mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for South Carolina 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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South Dakota leads in mica production It also produces construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, dimension stone, feldspar, gemstones, gold, gypsum, industrial sand and gravel, lime, and silver. Iron ore mined is used for cement clinker.

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

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in South Dakota1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value

(1000 $)
Gold5 kilograms 2,420 98,800 2,620 117,000
Sand and gravel, construction 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 10,900 46,500 10,400 51,500
Stone, crushed 1000 t 6,520 46,500 6,940 48,200
Combined values of

cement, clay (common),

feldspar, gemstones

(natural), gypsum

(crude), lime, mica

(crude), sand and gravel

(industrial), silver,

stone (dimension)		   XX 115,000r XX 158,000
Total   XX 311,000r XX 375,000

rRevised. XX Not applicable.

1Includes data from the commodity chapters published in the Minerals Yearbook as they were completed and released through June 2022.

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.

4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.

5Recoverable content of ores and concentrates.

Minerals Yearbook Volume II South Dakota chapters:

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