U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OPEN-FILE REPORT 01-360 U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Mineral Resources Out of the ground...into our daily lives

MINERAL COMMODITIES

PRECIOUS METALS AND ELEMENTS gold platinum-group elements silver

NONFERROUS METALS soda ash cobalt LIGHT METALS windows paints aluminum glassware magnets beryllium tungsten fiberglass engines magnesium detergents tools titanium lights blubs light fixtures BASE METALS iron copper stained glass faucets lead paints tools zinc silica magnets abrasive and blasting sand aluminum refrigerators ceramics IRON AND FERROALLOYS plastics automobiles glass gypsum cans chromium cobalt concrete ferroalloy metals wallboard coal tar iron manganese shampoos molybdenum vermiculite asphalt nickel feldspar tungsten fire-protection boards fluorite plates glassware toothpaste wallboard paint pigments fertilizers paper concretefill material productsbricks ceramics FERTILIZER AND asphalt sand & gravel CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS limestone, dolomite, and lime lithium sulfur silver nitrogen compounds and nitrate zeolites phosphate paints photographic materials soil additives potash gold fertilizers mirrors water softeners salts rubber products wiring stereo components cat litter sulfur jewelry jewelry telephones electronic components titanium beryllium CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING white paints stereos petroleum products MATERIALS toothpaste fluorescent lights enamel finishes CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS plastics concrete products micas DDDVVD automotive parts crushed stone natural gas sand and gravel lipstick gasoline for cars bricks DIMENSION STONE insulation for electrical motors halite granite paints salts limestone

12 11 1 marble 10 2 9 3 ceramics 8 4

7 5 6 de-icing agents sandstone boron chromium slate glass FILLERS, EXTENDERS, toasters PIGMENTS, AND FILTERS insulation calcium carbonatecar bumpers asbestos soaps and detergents stainless steel barium calcium carbonate zinc ROCDOC clays washing machines fluorite galvanized steel concretewallboard products coal gypsum cameras micas toothpaste steel production coins graphite talc paper and paints electricity glass vermiculite pencils synthetic fabrics zeolites refractory bricks lubricants copper ABRASIVE AND REFRACTORY fuel cells/batteries MATERIALS stoves clays lampsalloy and wheels fixtures lithium wiring graphite brass fixtures silica sand molybdenum ceramics plumbing lubricants RAW MATERIALS FOR coins batteries MAKING GLASS clays boron feldspar porcelain lead lithium sinks electronic components silica bricks television screens soda ash paper batteries nickel barium clocks stainless steel spark plugs ENERGY RESOURCES copper-nickel alloys rubber products (FOSSIL FUELS) glass and plastics coal coal tar natural gas oil shale petroleum and its products tarsand

1 Categories adapted from Kesler

DEFINITIONS: 1 2 AGGREGATE ÑA rock or mineral material used separately and as a filler in cement, asphalt, plaster, and other materials.ALLOY ÑA substance having metallic properties and composed of two or more chemical elements, of which at least one is a metal. ELEMENTÑA substance whose atoms have the same atomic number.2 FERROALLOY ÑAny alloy made with iron.1 METAL ÑA class of chemical elements, such as iron, gold, and aluminum, that have characteristic luster, are good conductors of heat and electricity, and are opaque, fusible, and generally malleable and ductile.2 MINERAL ÑA naturally occurring, inorganic, crystalline solid with a regular chemical composition.1 ORE ÑThe naturally occurring material from which a mineral or minerals of economic value can be extracted. The term is generally but not always used to refer to materials containing metals and is often modified by the names of the valuable constituent; for example, iron ore.2 ROCK ÑA naturally formed material composed of mineral(s); any hard consolidated material derived from the Earth.2

By 1 Kesler, S.E., 1994, Mineral resources, economics, and the environment: Dave Frank, Judy Weathers, and John Galloway New York, Macmillian College Publishing Company, Inc., 391 p. 2 Mineral Resource Team, Western Region Hudson, T.L., Fox, F.D., and Plumlee, G.S., 1999, Metal mining and the 2001 environment: Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute, AGI Environmental Awareness Series 3, 64 p. Approved for publication October 2, 2001 Available on the World Wide Web at http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov