Quarry- & Stone-Related Articles, Links, Books, Etc.
United States Government Resources
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- Minerals Information (U.S. Geological Survey)
- Mineral
Resources Program,
U. S. Geological Survey (A few of the many
sections available in the “Mineral Resources Program” section
are listed below.)
- Information Handouts
- Mineral Commodities Summaries
- Mineral Industry Surveys
- Mineral Yearbook
- Minerals Information – Publications and Data Products - Minerals Information products focus on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials.
- Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry (Monthly) Indexes
- 1992 Census of Mineral Industries - U. S. Department of Commerce,
Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of The Census
[PDF] - 1992 Census of Mineral Industries - Industry Series - Stone Industries
1411, 1422, 1423, and 1429. U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics
and Statistics Administration, Bureau of The Census
[PDF] - “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2001,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2002,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2003,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2004,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2005,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2006,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2007,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2008,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- “Active Metal and Industrial Mineral Underground Mines in the United States in 2009,” United States Geological Survey Mineral Industry Survey. [PDF]
- Minerals Yearbook (1932 through 1993), – U. S. Bureau of Mines,
courtesy of the University of Wisconsin Ecology and Natural Resources
Collection.
Links to the images of the books for the years 1932 through 1993 are available at the web site link above. If you are interested in the earlier U. S. Geological Survey mineral resources books, I have scanned some of the sections of those books for the years from 1883 through 1908 so far, I have placed them on our web site in the “Mineral Resources of the U.S.G.S. (1883-1932) section.
The following note is included in Publications of the Geological Survey 1879-1961, U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, reprinted 1965:
“Note: On July 1, 1925, by Executive order, the Division of Mineral Resources of the Geological Survey was transferred to the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Mines. On April 24, 1934, the Bureau was transferred to the Department of the Interior. The series (entitled Mineral Resources during the years 1924-31 and Minerals Yearbook thereafter) is published by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines....”
- Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States, U. S. Geological Survey.
- Mineral Commodities - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States, by Thomas D. Kelly and Grecia R. Matos, U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 140.
- Mineral Commodity Summaries - 1996 through 2009 (Abrasives through Zirconium), presented by the U. S. Geological Survey
- Mineral Resources of the United States in the U. S. Geological Survey annual reports and mineral resources books from 1883 through 1931.
Included for these years are the sections on the “Stone” (including granite, marble, limestone, and slate), “Cement,” and portions of the “Abrasive Materials” of the Mineral Resources sections of the U. S. Geological Survey books from 1883 through 1931. (For 1932 and later years, see “Mineral Yearbooks of the U. S. Bureau of Mines (1932 through 1993) - Metals, Nonmetals, and Fuels - Domestic & International” above.) 
- Mineral Yearbooks of the U. S. Bureau of Mines (1932 through 1993) - Metals, Nonmetals, and Fuels - Domestic & International
- Minerals Information - Stone, Dimension (1994-2008), U.S. Geological Survey (Scroll down to the “Minerals Yearbook” section.)
- Minerals Yearbooks: Mining and Quarrying Trends, U. S. Geological Survey (These documents are available on the USGS website in PDF format beginning with the year 1994 to recent years.)
- Mining and Quarrying, U. S. Geological Survey.
- Mining and Quarrying Trends, U.S. Geological Survey.
- Science in Your Backyard, presented by the U. S. Geological Survey. (A United States maps provides easy access to “Science in Your Backyard” in all of the U.S. states.)
- State Minerals Statistics and Information (Publications, Contacts, and Links), presented by the U. S. Geological Survey.
- United States Geological Survey Library – Frequently Asked Questions (includes information on copyright status of USGS photographs and publications)
- United States Geological Survey Mineral Commodities Summaries (1996-2009) covering the nonfuel mineral industry of the United States. From the web site: "Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials." Also included are Individual Mineral Commodity Data Sheets on many individual minerals including: Lime, crushed stone, and dimension stone.
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