Within the Department of the Environment, the Mining Program of the Water Management Administration oversees mining and mineral production in Maryland.
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||
| Stone | |||||
| crushed | 31,451,404 | 29,255,901 | 28,091,876 | 36,071,043 | |
| dimension [stone cut to size specifications] |
25,156 | 29,609 | 61,379 | 33,929 | |
| Sand and Gravel | 12,764,562 | 16,471,027 | 16,007,955 | 25,012,679 | |
| Industrial Sand | 380,100 | ** | 27,500 | 27,100 | |
| Clays | 495,763 | ** | 31,516 | 243,878 | |
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone | |||||||||
| crushed | $157,682,637 | $144,870,641 | $131,601,293 | $136,350,601 | |||||
| dimension [stone cut to size specifications] |
$1,914,416 | $2,395,013 | $2,968,120 | $2,813,548 | |||||
| Sand and Gravel | $23,450,449 | $48,783,533 | $49,371,534 | $79,036,986 | |||||
| Industrial Sand | $380,300 | ** | $297,000 | $256,600 | |||||
| Clays | $1,056,722 | ** | $1,033,354 | $935,906 | |||||
* Industrial minerals are those used in large-scale public works or commercial projects.
** Data not available
FUEL MINERALS
Quantity
1997
1998
Coal (tons)
4,156,671
4,018,419
Natural Gas (million cubic feet)
117,749
63,077
Value
1997
1998
Coal (tons)
$124,700,000 (est.)
$120,642,420
Natural Gas (million cubic feet)
$236,000 (est.)
$166,523
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