West Virginia Mineral Industries - Sand and Gravel
The State's principal commercial sand and gravel deposits occur in and along
the Ohio River. Commercial extraction is from dredging the river channel
and land-based operations on the river terraces. Deposits of limited extent
and quality occur along streams in other parts of the State, however
production there is generally small and intermittent.
Recent production has generally ranged between 1,500,000 and 2,500,000 tons
per year, down significantly from the 5,000,000 to 7,000,000 tons produced
during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These earlier production levels were
a result of increased demand for sand and gravel for use in concrete for
major interstate highway and lock-and-dam projects under construction at
that time.
(adapted from a compilation by Hobart M. King and Claudette M. Simard, updated September 1996)
Page last revised: July 16, 2004
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