us geological survey minerals information 1 statistical summary by stephen d smith this annual report summarizes data o n crude nonfuel mineral united s tates increased over 9 to 38 5 billion in 1995 with production fo r the states its island possessions and me tals increasing 16 14 industria l commonwealth of puerto rico mine rals rising almost 6 24 4 that 1994 although c rude may be measured at any eight commodities produced seve ral stages extraction processing stage f had an individual total value greater than measurement used is what termed bi llion these descending order were ston e output term refers or ores form i crushed broken copper ceme nt portland gold sand wh ich they are first extracted from ground but customarily gravel construction clays iron ore lime comprised clude auxiliary near mines because inadequacies statistics
