Mammoth / Eastlake / Lugoff / San Manuel / portland / Silicon / Denver / Mauricetown / Holly City / tripoli / Merriam / /
Company
Fairmount Minerals Ltd. / P.R. Hoffman Material Processing Co. / Short Mountain Silica Co. / Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands Co. / CTS Corp. / Ashton Co. / OwensIllinois Inc. / BHP Copper Inc. / AZ. Cherry Creek Sand Specialties Co. / Sawyer Research Products Inc. / Unimin Corp. / American Tripoli Co. / Malvern Minerals Co. / Badger Mining Corp. / Nugent Sand Co. Inc. / United States Mineral Resources / WHIBCO Inc. / Indianapolis Casting Corp. / Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc. / Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. / Martin Marietta Aggregates Inc. / Thermo Dynamics Corp. / Simplot Industries Inc. / Construction Aggregates Corp. / 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 / Mexico / Sweden / Belgium / Russia / Austria / United States / Soviet Union / Paraguay / Spain / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
M&A / Reorganization / /
Facility
Camp Grant / Glass Packaging Institute / Mine Safety and Health Administration / /
IndustryTerm
electronic and optical applications / imported silica stone products / garden tools / oil coke / manufactured products / Craft applications / silicon metal categories / chemical resistance / chemical production / communication systems / gemstone applications / cement manufacturing / manufactured silica stone products / abrasive media / piezoelectric and optical applications / sand producer / higher crude oil prices / silicon metal / food / fiberglass industry / fillertype applications / metal / plastics / fiberglass production / chemical processing / reinforced plastics / electronic applications / electronics industry / resonator applications / ceramic applications / transportation cost data / gravel mining / silica mining / aerospace components / less demanding applications / aerospace hardware / optical applications / chemicals / consumer electronics / high-tech materials / Oil and gas prices / electronics market / brake friction products / quartz crystal devices / fiberglass insulation / filler applications / manufacturing methods / communications equipment / oscillator applications / rubber / finished glass products / paint / silica chemicals / surface acoustical wave devices / greater gas mileage / silica products / 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 / /
NaturalFeature
Mt. Frac / Mount Meigs / Cedar Lake / /
Organization
Glass Packaging Institute / 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 / /
Position
lead international data coordinator / Chemical Market Reporter / Producer / remaining producer / leading producer / sand producer / Major / Aggregates Manager / /
ProvinceOrState
Ohio / Minnesota / Garland County / Indiana / Michigan / District of Columbia / South Carolina / Oklahoma / California / Arizona / Colorado / Hot Springs County / Texas / Kansas / New Jersey / Ottawa County / Northumberland County / Wisconsin / Illinois / Alexander County / Newton County / Green Lake County / Pennsylvania / Montgomery County / North Carolina / Arkansas / /
Region
Oceania / Middle East / New England / Central America / Midwest / former Soviet Union / Southwest / Eastern United States / /
SILICA By Wallace P. Bolen Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by Nicholas A. Muniz, Linder Roberts, and Christine K. Pisut, statistical assistants, and the world production table was prepared by Ronald L. Hatc