Industrial minerals
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DOE’s Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Announces $117 Million to Strengthen America’s Industrial Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) today awarded $117 million to 56…
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Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Division issues calls for papers and volunteers
The mining industry is playing an increasingly important role in supporting infrastructure development, advanced manufacturing, national security and the global…
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Anatomy of excellence: What makes an IM&A Division award winner?
The energy from the MINEXCHANGE 2026 SME Annual Conference & Expo held Feb. 22–26 in Salt Lake City, UT, continues…
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USGS 2025 mining review
Full PDF available for download at the bottom of this page. In 2025, the estimated total value of nonfuel mineral…
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Industrial minerals highlighted in the July issue of Mining Engineering
In the United States during 2024, industrial minerals again accounted for the majority share of total mine production by value,…
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Industrial Minerals review 2024
Editors’ note: The editors thank those who make this annual issue possible. A special thank you goes out to Jim…
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LITHIUM
Production Domestic lithium production data were withheld in 2023 to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Albemarle Corp. produced lithium compounds…
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NITROGEN — AMMONIA
Production and consumption U.S. ammonia production was estimated to be 14 Mt of nitrogen (N) content in 2023, essentially unchanged…
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LIME
In 2023, all commercially produced lime (CaO, Ca(OH)2) in the United States was manufactured from limestone or dolomite, but lime…
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KYANITE, ANDALUSITE AND SILLIMANITE
Economic deposits Kyanite, andalusite, and sillimanite make up the sillimanite minerals group. These naturally occuring minerals are polymorphic (Al2SiO5) but…
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