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The Mineral Industry of Georgia

By National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Georgia

Minerals Yearbook Vol. II - Domestic

Georgia mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook

2018-2019 data for Georgia are summarized in the table on this web page. The 2015 chapter data tables 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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Georgia leads in the production of fuller’s earth, kaolin, and iron oxide pigments.  It is a major producer of barite, dimension stone, and feldspar. It produces cement, common clay, construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, gemstones, and mica.

The following data table gives nonfuel mineral commodity production data for Georgia extracted from Table 5 in the 2018 Minerals Yearbook Statistical Summary.

Nonfuel Mineral Commodity Production in Georgia1,2,3
Mineral Commodity Units 2018 Qty 2018 Value

(1000 $)		 2019 Qty 2019 Value

(1000 $)
Clay, kaolin 1000

metric tons

(1000 t)		 4,910 817,000 4,630 781,000
Gemstones, naturale   NA 11 NA 11
Sand and gravel,

construction		 1000 t 6,180r 42,800r 6,570 48,900
Stone, crushed 1000 t 53,300 879,000r 52,700 1,020,000
Stone, dimension 1000 t 138 12,700 112 12,400

Combined values of

barite, bauxite, cement,

clay (common clay and

fuller's earth), iron

oxide pigments, lime,

mica (crude), sand and

gravel (industrial),

titanium mineral

concentrates (ilmenite

and rutile), zirconium

mineral concentrates

   XX 233,000 XX 265,000
Total   XX 1,980,000   2,130,000

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.

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