Ohio’s Mineral Resources Valued at $1.7B in 2023
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A newly released report from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources shows the state’s mineral resources produced $1.7 billion in geologic commodities in 2023.
For the 10th straight year, the total value of all nonfuel industrial minerals exceeded $1 billion.
The 2023 Report on Ohio Mineral Industries: An Annual Summary of the State’s Economic Geology, compiled by the ODNR Division of Geological Survey, provides information regarding the production, value and employment totals of Ohio’s various mineral industries.
“In an increasingly technological world, industrial minerals are as important as ever,” said D. Mark Jones, division chief and state geologist. “In 2023, Ohio’s minerals industry continued to contribute significantly to the state’s economy.”
Highlights from the report include:
Production of salt increased by 8.5 percent. Approximately 369,500 more tons were produced in 2023 compared with 2022.
Production of sandstone and conglomerate increased by 7 percent, a total of 1.47 million tons in 2023.
Production of limestone and dolomite increased by 1.4 percent.
Production of oil increased 50.8 percent, with Ohio producing 29.9 million barrels in 2023, compared with 10.1 million barrels in 2022.
Production decreased for coal, natural gas, peat, sand and gravel and shale.
Sales values increased for clay, limestone and dolomite, oil, sand and gravel, sandstone and conglomerate and shale.
Published annually, the Report on Ohio Mineral Industries offers basic information about individual mines and groups of mines, detailed geologic information about coal and industrial minerals, a map of permitted active industrial mineral and coal operations and a list of important references.
Detailed commodity information for all mineral industries, including sales, production, value and company information for each of the operators who reported activity in 2023 is available on ODNR’s Division of Geological Survey website.
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
