Fairmount Minerals Ltd. / Little Six Corp. / P.R. Hoffman Material Processing Co. / Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Co. / CTS Corp. / Nippon Silica / Sawyer Research Products Inc. / Unimin Corp. / American Tripoli Co. / Malvern Minerals Co. / Badger Mining Corp. / Nugent Sand Co. Inc. / United States Mineral Resources / Huey Stockstill Inc. / Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. / Thermo Dynamics Corp. / Simplot Industries Inc. / Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. Inc. / U.S. Silica Co. / Owens-Illinois Inc. / /
Continent
Europe / Africa / Asia / South America / /
Country
Puerto Rico / Bulgaria / South Africa / France / Japan / Brazil / Canada / Australia / United Kingdom / China / Germany / Mexico / Belgium / Russia / Austria / United States / Spain / /
Currency
USD / /
Facility
Mine Safety and Health Administration / /
Holiday
Commonwealth Day / /
IndustryTerm
electronic and optical applications / ller-type applications / imported silica stone products / abrasive tools / garden tools / oil coke / Craft applications / chemical resistance / chemical production / communication systems / gemstone applications / manufactured silica stone products / ller applications / abrasive media / piezoelectric and optical applications / sand producer / silicon metal / food / surface acoustic wave devices / metal / plastics / chemical processing / reinforced plastics / electronic applications / electronics industry / resonator applications / silica-mining / efficient mining / gravel mining / aerospace components / less demanding applications / aerospace hardware / optical applications / chemicals / consumer electronics / electronics market / brake friction products / quartz crystal devices / manufacturing methods / communications equipment / oscillator applications / rubber / paint / silica chemicals / greater gas mileage / lter applications / stone products / chemical and thermal processing / silica stone products / silica-based chemicals / liquid systems / vacuum systems / electronics / metal surfaces / mining / chemical / powder products / industrial products / glass products / oil wells / chemical agents / /
NaturalFeature
Mt. Frac / /
Organization
Commonwealth of Independent States / U.S. Department of Commerce / 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 / /
Person
Nicholas A. Muniz / Glenn J. Wallace / /
Position
Producer / leading producer / sand producer / Major / international data coordinator / Aggregates Manager / /
ProvinceOrState
Nebraska / West Virginia / Ohio / Minnesota / Virginia / Garland County / Indiana / Michigan / Missouri / New Mexico / Rhode Island / South Carolina / Oklahoma / Mississippi / California / Georgia / Arizona / Hot Springs County / Texas / Kansas / Ottawa County / New Jersey / Northumberland County / Wisconsin / Illinois / Nevada / Alexander County / Newton County / Pennsylvania / North Carolina / Iowa / Arkansas / /
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 and Christine K. Pisut, statistical assistants, and the world production table was prepared by Glenn J. Wallace, international