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Refractory, Abrasive and Other Industrial Minerals Operations |
What this map layer shows:
The locations of 258
industrial minerals plants and mines. |
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Background Information |
Sample Map
Refractory, abrasive, and other industrial minerals operations are
facilities that extract, process, or distribute industrial minerals,
such as industrial sand and gravel, bentonite, and gemstones. This
map layer was compiled by the Minerals
Information Team of the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS). This information is part of the Mineral
Resources Program, which is responsible for providing and communicating
current, unbiased information on the occurrence, quality, quantity,
and availability of mineral resources.
The Refractory, Abrasive, and Other Industrial Minerals Operations
map layer shows the locations of 258 industrial minerals plants
and mines in the 50 United States. Only U.S. minerals operations
surveyed by the Minerals Information Team of the USGS and considered
currently active in 2003 are included. No energy minerals operations
or secondary (recycling, "downstream") operations are part
of this map layer. Descriptive information includes the mineral
produced or processed at the facility, the facility location and name,
and whether the facility is a mine, a plant, or both. Further
information on individual refractory, abrasive, and other industrial
minerals is available from the Mineral
Commodity Summaries. |
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