MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

MINERALS


[photo, BGE natural gas storage tanks, Spring Gardens campus, Baltimore, Maryland]
  • Industrial Minerals
  • Fuel Minerals
  • Mines & Quarries
  • Within the Department of the Environment, the Minerals, Oil and Gas Division oversees the permit application process for noncoal surface mining.

    BGE natural gas storage tanks, Spring Gardens campus, Baltimore, Maryland, July 2016. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Lehigh Cement Company, Baltimore, Maryland] In 2022, Maryland ranked 35th among the 50 states for total nonfuel raw mineral production, which was valued at $414 million and accounted for 0.42% of the country's total production value. As per estimates of 2022, cement represented the leading nonfuel commodity, followed by sand and gravel (construction), crushed and dimension stone.



    Lehigh Cement Company, Baltimore, Maryland, May 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    [photo, Caterpillar bulldozer pushing coal, Conrail coal yard, Baltimore, Maryland] Within the Department of the Environment, the Mining Program of the Land and Materials Administration oversees mining and mineral production in Maryland.



    Caterpillar bulldozer pushing coal, Conrail coal yard, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2015. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.


    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS*

    Metric Tons

    2021 2022
    Stone (Crushed) 25,200,000 22,600,000
    Stone (Dimension)
    Sand and gravel 6,200,000 5,780,000
    Cement, portland 1,267,546 1,043,699
    Clays, common

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
    Stone (Crushed) 21,000,000 24,400,000 25,300,000 28,500,000 25,800,000
    Stone (Dimension)
    Sand and gravel 6,830,000 7,650,000 7,970,000 8,320,000 7,330,000
    Cement, portland 1,195,012 1,183,726 1,140,428 1,261,094 1,175,757
    Clays, common

    2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
    Stone (Crushed) 21,000,000 20,300,000 19,700,000 21,700,000 22,800,000
    Stone (Dimension) 6,270 3,900 2,400 3,230 3,580
    Sand and gravel 6,980,000 7,730,000 6,540,000 7,110,000
    Cement, portland 964,462 1,056,174 1,035,844 1,172,936 1,226,182
    Clays, common

    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
    Stone (Crushed) 33,100,000 31,100,000 26,100,000 23,300,000 21,500,000
    Stone (Dimension) 14,100 17,300 7,560
    Sand and gravel 11,900,000 12,400,000 12,000,000 7,980,000 8,120,000
    Cement, portland 2,960,000 3,207,000 1,219,150 893,831 884,027
    Clays, common 286,000 173,000

    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
    Stone (Crushed) 22,800,000 22,300,000 26,200,000 35,300,000 33,500,000
    Stone (Dimension) 27,500 20,500 27,300 27,000 25,700
    Sand and gravel 12,500,000 11,100,000 11,500,000 14,000,000 12,300,000
    Cement, portland 1,986,000 2,094,000 2,483,000 2,733,000 2,842,000
    Clays, common 266,000 268,000 269,000 262,000 317,000

    1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
    Stone (Crushed) 22,400,000 24,500,000 24,300,000 22,600,000 22,000,000
    Stone (Dimension) 19,800 21,500 23,100 26,000 28,700
    Sand and gravel 9,700,000 10,100,000 10,400,000 8,970,000 13,100,000
    Cement, portland 1,924,000 2,064,000 1,785,000 1,645,000 1,675,000
    Clays, common 304,000 287,000 339,000 335,000 271,000

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS*

    Value

    2021 2022
    Stone (Crushed) $339,000,000 $315,000,000
    Stone (Dimension)
    Sand and gravel $95,600,000 $89,500,000
    Cement, portland
    Clays, common

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
    Stone (Crushed) $237,000,000 $293,000,000 $315,000,000 $358,000,000 $334,000,000
    Stone (Dimension)
    Sand and gravel $90,700,000 $99,200,000 $102,000,000 $110,000,000 $108,000,000
    Cement, portland
    Clays, common

    2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
    Stone (Crushed) $209,000,000 $188,000,000 $186,000,000 $222,000,000 $245,000,000
    Stone (Dimension) $1,230,000 $1,120,000 $687,000 $723,000 $728,000
    Sand and gravel $83,100,000 $90,700,000 $76,900,000 $91,900,000
    Cement, portland
    Clays, common

    2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
    Stone (Crushed) $326,000,000 $282,000,000 $237,000,000 $208,000,000 $217,000,000
    Stone (Dimension) $1,750,000 $2,680,000 $1,630,000
    Sand and gravel $96,700,000 $123,000,000 $126,000,000 $99,200,000 $82,700,000
    Cement, portland $264,000,000 $283,459,000
    Clays, common $851,000

    2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
    Stone (Crushed) $136,000,000 $141,000,000 $165,000,000 $214,000,000 $277,000,000
    Stone (Dimension) $3,440,000 $2,120,000 $2,700,000 $9,580,000 $3,010,000
    Sand and gravel $84,800,000 $76,000,000 $80,000,000 $96,700,000 $77,200,000
    Cement, portland $143,220,000 $155,565,000 $165,935,000 $189,628,000 $234,277,000
    Clays, common $560,000 $550,000 $550,000 $571,000 $686,000

    1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
    Stone (Crushed) $142,000,000 $160,000,000 $141,000,000 $121,000,000 $123,000,000
    Stone (Dimension) $2,210,000 $2,440,000 $2,730,000 $3,150,000 $3,560,000
    Sand and gravel $61,400,000 $65,400,000 $60,500,000 $56,500,000 $84,700,000
    Cement, portland $118,832,000 $132,049,000 $124,858,000 $118,248,000 $118,776,000
    Clays, common $874,000 $1,010,000 $1,380,000 $1,380,000 $982,000

    *Industrial minerals are those used in large-scale public works or commercial projects.

    Source: Mineral Commodity Summaries


    FUEL MINERALS

    Quantity

    2020 2021
    Coal (tons) 1,154,000 1,263,000
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 10,000,000 5,000,000

    2017 2018 2019
    Coal (tons) 1,808,384 1,298,108 1,471,031
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 32,000,000 13,000,000 13,000,000

    2014 2015 2016
    Coal (tons) 1,977,928 1,921,869 1,615,746
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 20,000,000 38,000,000 34,000,000

    2011 2012 2013
    Coal (tons) 2,936,758 2,283,341 1,925,291
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 34,000,000 44,000,000 32,000,000

    2008 2009 2010
    Coal (tons) 2,859,965 2,305,459 2,585,156
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 28,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000

    2005 2006 2007
    Coal (tons) 5,183,453 5,054,022 2,301,185
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 46,000,000 48,000,000 35,000,000

    2002 2003 2004
    Coal (tons) 5,147,305 5,055,769 5,224,941
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 22,000,000 48,000,000 34,000,000

    1999 2000 2001
    Coal (tons) 3,837,000 4,546,000 4,643,998
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 18,000,000 34,000,000 32,000,000

    1996 1997 1998
    Coal (tons) 4,093,000 4,160,000 4,060,000
    Natural Gas (cubic feet) 135,000,000 118,000,000 63,000,000


    FUEL MINERALS

    Value

    2020 2021
    Coal (tons) $72,009,600 (est.) $74,668,560 (est.)
    Natural Gas (cubic feet)

    2017 2018 2019
    Coal (tons) $131,433,339 (est.) $88,492,022 (est.) $113,681,275 (est.)
    Natural Gas (cubic feet)

    2014 2015 2016
    Coal (tons) $100,122,715 (est.) $101,878,275 (est.) $93,390,118 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet)

    2011 2012 2013
    Coal (tons) $144,987,742 (est.) $127,113,593 (est.) $99,633,809 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet)

    2008 2009 2010
    Coal (tons) $120,661,923 (est.) $86,800,531 (est.) $122,898,316 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet)

    2005 2006 2007
    Coal (tons) $154,363,230 (est.) $154,804,693 (est.) $75,985,128 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet) $7.43

    2002 2003 2004
    Coal (tons) $117,718,865 (est.) $114,563,725 (est.) $130,571,275 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet) $5.98 $4.50 $6.25

    1999 2000 2001
    Coal (tons) $89,286,990 (est.) $104,603,460 (est.) $108,344,473 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet) $2.73 $3.75 $4.15

    1996 1997 1998
    Coal (tons) $99,869,200 (est.) $96,761,600 (est.) $98,982,800 (est.)
    Natural Gas (per thousand cubic feet) $2.23 $2.60

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