Fairmount Minerals Ltd. / Little Six Corp. / P.R. Hoffman Material Processing Co. / Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Co. / CTS Corp. / Nippon Silica / Unimin Corp. / American Tripoli Co. / Malvern Minerals Co. / Badger Mining Corp. / Manley Brothers Inc. / Nugent Sand Co. Inc. / United States Mineral Resources / Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. / 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 / Slovenia / Mexico / Belgium / Russia / 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 / Internet Reference Cited U.S. Department of Labor / oil coke / Craft applications / chemical resistance / chemical production / communication systems / gemstone applications / 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 / efficient mining / 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 / 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 Labor’s 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 / /
ProvinceOrState
Nebraska / Ohio / Minnesota / Virginia / Garland County / Indiana / Louisiana / Michigan / Missouri / Rhode Island / South Carolina / Oklahoma / Mississippi / California / Georgia / Arizona / Colorado / Hot Springs County / Texas / Ottawa County / New Jersey / Wisconsin / Illinois / Alexander County / Tennessee / Newton County / Pennsylvania / Florida / 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, statistical assistant, and the world production table was prepared by Glenn J. Wallace, international data coordinator. Four