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The Mineral Industry of Alaska

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Alaska

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Map showing major nonfuel-mineral-producing areas in Alaska in 2014.

2018-2019 data for Alaska are summarized in the table on this web page. The 2015 chapter data tables (XLS) and 2014 chapter containing text and data tables in PDF and XLS formats are available, with other years, through the links below.

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Alaska leads in zinc production in the U.S. and is a major producer of gold. It also produces gemstones, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, lead, and silver. Metals contribute over 90% of the value of minerals mined in the State.

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Alaska extracted from Table 5 in the 2019 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Alaska1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018  Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value

(1000 $)
Gemstones,

naturale		   NA 31 NA 28
Gold4 kilograms 20,600 $843,000 16,900 759,000
Lead4 metric tons 142,000 347,000 138,000 305,000
Sand and gravel,

construction		 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 6,930r 55,200r 5,850 50,300
Silver4 kilograms 465,000 235,000 540,000 273,000
Stone, crushed 1000 t 1,400 27,800 1,470 26,600
Zinc4 metric tons 620,000 1,930,000 586,000 1,600,000
Total   XX 3,440,000r XX 3,020,000

eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. XX Not applicable.

1Includes data from the commodity chapters published in the Minerals Yearbook as they were completed and released through January 2023.

2Production as measured by mine shipments, sales, or marketable production (including consumption by producers). Mine output measured as sold or used by producers is primarily shown in the tables, because values can be assigned. Where sold or used data are not available, actual mine output is used as the production measurement and value is estimated average price of the mineral commodity for that year. Data are reported in gross weight unless otherwise specified.

3Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.

4Recoverable content of ores and concentrates.

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