Stone Mining and Quarryingin USA
USA Market Research and Industry Report
15 November 2007
Industry Code : 21231
The stone mining and quarrying industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in developing the mine site, mining or quarrying of dimension stone (i.e., rough blocks and/or slabs of stone), the mining and quarrying of crushed and broken stone such as granite and limestone, and/or beneficiating stone by crushing, grinding, washing, screening, pulverizing, and sizing. This industry comprises four main subindustries, including: NAICS 212311 Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying; NAICS 212312 Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying; NAICS 212313 Crushed and Broken Granite Mining and Quarrying; and NAICS 212319 Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying (e.g., bituminous limestone and bituminous sandstone). Dimension stone, which includes rough blocks, flagstone, curbing, ashlars, and monumental/memorial stones is primarily used for residential and commercial construction, road construction, and memorials. Aggregates such as gravel, slag, crushed limestone, dolomite and sandstone are principally used for the construction of highways, residential buildings, nonresidential buildings and public works (blended to make asphalt and concrete). Mined or quarried aggregates are also produced for chemical and metallurgical uses such as the manufacture of glass, paper, paint, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chewing gum, and household cleansers, for cement and lime manufacturing and for agricultural use.
The major products and services in this industry are:
| - | Limestone and dolomite - crushed stone |
| - | Granite - crushed stone |
| - | Traprock - crushed stone |
| - | Other - crushed stone |
| - | Granite - dimension stone |
| - | Limestone - dimension stone |
| - | Sandstone - dimension stone |
| - | Other - dimension stone, marble, slate etc | |
The primary activities of this industry are:
| - | developing the mine site and/or mining or quarrying crushed and broken limestone |
| - | developing the mine site and/or mining or quarrying crushed and broken granite |
| - | beneficiating granite, limestone and other stone products (e.g., grinding or pulverizing) |
| - | mining granite rocks such as gneiss, syenite, and diorite |
| - | mining or quarrying bituminous limestone and bituminous sandstone |
| - | mining limestone rocks such as dolomite, cement rock, marl, travertine, and calcareous tufa |
| - | mining and preparing dimension stone (rough blocks, flagstone, curbing, ashlars, monumental/memorial stones) |
| - | mining and quarrying aggregates (sand, gravel, slag, crushed limestone, dolomite and sandstone) |
| - | mining aggregates for chemical and metallurgical use in glass, paper, paint, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, chewing gum, and household cleansers | |
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Each comprehensive study also examines details such as the barriers to entry, operating cost structure (including averages), technology & systems and domestic & international markets. Tables and statistics include: Industry revenue, exports, imports, wages and number of companies in the industry, Industry growth and geographic location.
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