Within the Department of the Environment, the Mining Program of the Water Management Administration oversees mining and mineral production in Maryland.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS* | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | ||||||||
| Stone | |||||||||
| crushed | $157,682,637 | $144,870,641 | |||||||
| dimension [stone cut to size specifications] |
$1,914,416 | $2,395,013 | |||||||
| Sand and Gravel | $23,450,449 | $48,783,533 | |||||||
| Industrial Sand | $380,300 | ** | |||||||
| Clays | $1,056,722 | ** | |||||||
* Industrial minerals are those used in large-scale public works or commercial projects.
** Data not available
FUEL MINERALS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coal (tons) | 4,156,671 | 4,018,419 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Natural Gas (million cubic feet) | 117,749 | 63,077 | |||||||||||||||||||||
FUEL MINERALS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1998 | ||||||||
| Coal (tons) | $124,700,000 (est.) | $120,642,420 | |||||||
| Natural Gas (million cubic feet) | $236,000 (est.) | $166,523 | |||||||
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