The U.S. produced $98.2 billion worth of nonfuel minerals in 2022, but which states made up the majority of the mining? This map uses data from the USGS to map and rank U.S. states by the value of their nonfuel mineral production in 2022. The ranking takes into account the mining of nonfuel minerals that are split into two main categories: metallic minerals (like gold, copper, or silver), and industrial minerals (like phosphate rock, various types of clay, and crushed stone). Arizona tops the list of mineral-producing states, with $10.1 billion worth of minerals which account for 10.3% of the U.S. total, largely due ... (full story)