Sand Co. / Fairmount Minerals Ltd. / Little Six Corp. / Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Co. / Nippon Silica / Unimin Corp. / American Tripoli Co. / Malvern Minerals Co. / Badger Mining Corp. / Manley Brothers Inc. / Hedrick Industries / Nugent Sand Co. Inc. / United States Mineral Resources / Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. / Grove Stone Co. / Simplot Industries Inc. / Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. Inc. / U.S. Silica Co. / /
Continent
Europe / Africa / Asia / South America / /
Country
Puerto Rico / Bulgaria / South Africa / France / Japan / Brazil / Canada / Australia / United Kingdom / China / Germany / Slovenia / Mexico / Belgium / Russia / United States / Argentina / Spain / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Mine Safety and Health Administration / /
Holiday
Commonwealth Day / /
IndustryTerm
electronic and optical applications / imported silica stone products / abrasive tools / garden tools / Internet Reference Cited U.S. Department of Labor / transportation / oil coke / filler-type applications / chemical resistance / chemical production / communication systems / gemstone applications / abrasive media / transportation costs / energy use / piezoelectric and optical applications / silicon metal / food / surface acoustic wave devices / fiberglass industry / metal / plastics / fiberglass production / chemical processing / reinforced plastics / electronic applications / electronics industry / resonator applications / gravel mining / silica mining / aerospace components / less demanding applications / aerospace hardware / optical applications / chemicals / consumer electronics / Internet Reference Cited section / gas containing silicon / electronics market / brake friction products / quartz crystal devices / silicon metal applications / increased energy costs / filler applications / manufacturing methods / communications equipment / oscillator applications / rubber / finished glass products / paint / silica chemicals / energy costs / stone products / chemical and thermal processing / silica stone products / silica-based chemicals / liquid systems / vacuum systems / fiberglass / electronics / metal surfaces / chemical / powder products / industrial products / oil wells / chemical agents / /
NaturalFeature
Mt. Frac / /
Organization
Commonwealth of Independent States / U.S. Department of Commerce / Occupational Safety and Health Administration / U.S. Department of Defense / U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration / Directorate of Strategic Materials Management / Federal Government / U.S. Census Bureau / U.S. Department of Labor / /
Person
Glenn J. Wallace / /
Position
statistical assistant / General / Producer / leading producer / sand producer / Major / international data coordinator / Manager / /
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Nebraska / West Virginia / Ohio / Minnesota / Virginia / Alabama / Garland County / North Dakota / Indiana / Louisiana / Michigan / Missouri / Rhode Island / South Carolina / Oklahoma / Mississippi / California / Georgia / Arizona / Idaho / Colorado / Hot Springs County / Texas / Kansas / Ottawa County / New Jersey / Northumberland County / Wisconsin / Maryland / Illinois / Nevada / Alexander County / Tennessee / Newton County / Pennsylvania / Florida / North Carolina / Iowa / Arkansas / /
PublishedMedium
Scientific American / /
Region
Oceania / Middle East / New England / Midwest / Eastern United States / West Virginia / /
Silica By Thomas P. Dolley Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by Nicholas A. Muniz, statistical assistant, and the world production table was prepared by Glenn J. Wallace, international data coordinator. Four