Eastlake / Washington / Silicon / Ione / tripoli / Vernon / New York / Merriam / /
Company
Fairmount Minerals Ltd. / Owen Illinois Inc. / 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. / Manley Brothers Inc. / Franklin Industrial Minerals / Nugent Sand Co. Inc. / United States Mineral Resources / Oglebay Norton Specialty Minerals Inc. / CSR America Inc. / Montgomery Sand Co. / Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. / Thermo Dynamics Corp. / Simplot Industries Inc. / Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. Inc. / Construction Aggregates Corp. / U.S. Silica Co. / Florida Crushed Stone Co. / /
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 / Soviet Union / Spain / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
M&A / /
Facility
Mount Vernon / Mine Safety and Health Administration / /
IndustryTerm
electronic and optical applications / imported silica stone products / crude oil production / abrasive tools / garden tools / oil coke / filler-type applications / manufactured products / Craft applications / silicon metal categories / chemical resistance / chemical production / crude oil prices / communication systems / gemstone applications / manufactured silica stone products / abrasive media / piezoelectric and optical applications / sand producer / silicon metal / food / fiberglass industry / metal / plastics / fiberglass production / container glass manufacturing / chemical processing / reinforced plastics / electronic applications / electronics industry / ceramic applications / transportation cost data / gravel mining / silica mining / aerospace components / less demanding applications / aerospace hardware / optical applications / chemicals / consumer electronics / high-tech materials / electronics market / brake friction products / quartz crystal devices / filler applications / manufacturing methods / communications equipment / oscillator applications / rubber / finished glass products / paint / silica chemicals / surface acoustical wave devices / greater gas mileage / stone products / chemical and thermal processing / silica stone products / silica-based chemicals / liquid systems / vacuum systems / fiberglass / electronics / metal surfaces / mining / chemical / industrial products / chemical agents / oil wells / metallurgical applications / /
NaturalFeature
Mt. Frac / /
Organization
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 / Ronald L. Hatch / Raymond I. Eldridge III / /
Position
lead international data coordinator / Chemical Market Reporter / producer / remaining producer / leading producer / sand producer / Major / Aggregates Manager / /
ProvinceOrState
Contra Costa County / Nebraska / West Virginia / Ohio / Minnesota / Virginia / Alaska / Garland County / Cleveland County / North Dakota / Indiana / Louisiana / New York / Michigan / Missouri / Rhode Island / South Carolina / Oklahoma / Mississippi / California / Georgia / Arizona / Idaho / Colorado / Hot Springs County / Texas / Kansas / New Jersey / Ottawa County / Northumberland County / Wisconsin / Amador County / Maryland / Illinois / Nevada / Alexander County / Tennessee / Newton County / Pennsylvania / Florida / Montgomery County / North Carolina / Iowa / Massachusetts / Arkansas / /
Region
Oceania / Middle East / New England / Midwest / former Soviet Union / Southwest / Eastern United States / West Virginia / /
SILICA By Thomas P. Dolley and Wallace P. Bolen Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by Nicholas A. Muniz, Raymond I. Eldridge III, and Christine K. Pisut, statistical assistants, and the world production table