Ohio mineral production up, including sand and gravel

A just released mineral industries report from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) shows in 2014 the state produced more than $2.1 billion worth of geologic commodities, including increases in the mined amounts of limestone, salt, sand and gravel.

The 2014 Report on Ohio Mineral Industries: An Annual Summary of the State’s Economic Geology contains information regarding the production, value and employment totals of Ohio’s various mineral industries. Some highlights include:
• For the first time in the state’s history, nonfuel industrial-mineral production values exceeded $1 billion.
• Mineral industries produced $188 worth of resources per Ohioan.
• Salt production exceeded 5 million tons in 2014 – an increase of more than 37 percent from 2013 production values.

An electronic version of the report is available at Ohiogeology.com.

In other news, the Ohio Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Association (OAIMA) held its Annual Meeting November 12-13 in Columbus. Many vendors and more than 550 attendees were on hand for the event.