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122 Domestic Production and UseIn 2013 the production value of marketable potash fob mine was about 649 million Potash was produced in Michigan New Mexico and Utah Most of the production. S mine production of copper in 2012 increased by 4 to about 115 million tons and was valued at about 9 billion Arizona Utah New Mexico Nevada and Montana in descending order of production accounted for more than 99 of domestic mine production copper 6 billion was produced by 120 companies from 177 operations in 31 State s Leading States were in order of tonnage produced Wisconsin Illinois Texas Minnesota Oklahoma Arkansas Michigan and Iowa Combined production from these States accounted for 74 o In addition 3 of domestic gold was recovered as a byproduct of processing base metals chiefly copper Thirty operations yielded more than 99 of the gold produced in the United States Dome stic gold mine production in 2013 was estimated to be about 22 Based on published market prices the value of primary metal production was 407 billion Aluminum consumption was centered in the East Central United States Transportation accounted for an estimated 36 of domestic consumption the remainder was used in 68 Domestic Production and UseAlthough natural graphite was not produced in the United States in 2013, approximately 90 U.S. firms, primarily in the Northeastern and Great Lakes regions, used it for 94 Domestic Production and Use The only active lithium carbonate plant in the United States was a brine operation in Nevada. Two companies produced a large array of downstream lithium compounds in th 108 Domestic Production and UseThe United States had only one active nickel mine in 2013a greenfield, underground operation in Michigan. Contractors completed the main decline tunnel of the new chal 118 Domestic Production and Use Phosphate rock ore was mined by 6 firms at 12 mines in 4 States and upgraded to an estimated 28.4 million tons of marketable product valued at $ 2.7 billion, f.o.b. mi 176 Domestic Production and UseSeven U.S. firms that compose most of the domestic vanadium industry produced ferrovanadium, vanadium pentoxide, vanadium metal, and vanadiumbearing chemicals or speci 186 Domestic Production and UseThe value of zinc mined in 2013, based on zinc contained in concentrate, was about $1.60 billion. Zinc was mined in 4 States at 14 mines operated by 4 companies. Two f Domestic Production and UseIn 2014, the production value of marketable potash, f.o.b. mine, was about $700 million. Potash was produced in New Mexico and Utah. Most of the production was from southea 158 Domestic Production and Usemestic talc production in 2013 was estimated to be 531,000 tons valued at$18 million. Four companies operated six talcproducing mines in four States in 2013. The top t 26 Domestic Production and UseIn 2014, bauxite consumption was estimated to be 9.6 million tons, nearly all of which was imported, worth an estimated 269 million dollars. More than 95% of the bauxit Domestic Production and UseIn 2014, 1.26 billion metric tons of crushed stone valued at more than $12.8 billion was produced by 1,550 companies operating 4,000 quarries, 91 underground mines, and 210