Products from Mining Industry
   

metal/nonmetal	products
Coal	Generating electricity, making iron and steel, manufacturing chemicals and other products
Sand and gravel	Building roads, homes, schools, offices, and factories
Iron ore	Steel products (kitchen utensils, automobiles, ships, buildings)
Aluminum ore (bauxite)	Military aircraft, naval vessels, pots and pans, beverage cans
Copper ore	Electrical motors, generators, communications equipment, wiring
Silver ore	Electric and electronics circuitry, coins, jewelry, photographic film
Gold ore	Jewelry, satellites, sophisticated electronic circuits
Zinc	Diecasting, galvanizing brass and bronze, protective coatings on steel, chemical compounds in rubber and paints
Lead	Batteries, solder, electronic components
Clay	Bricks, paper, paint, glass, pottery, linoleum, concrete, wallboard, spackling, pencils, microwavable containers, vegetable oil
Gypsum	Concrete, wallboard, spackling, caulking, potting soil
Phosphate	Plant fertilizers
Diatomite	filtering everything from milk to swimming pools, industrial filler and insulation
asbestos	Insulating agent, roofing and flooring products
Boron	Strengthening agent for glass products, chemical fire retardant, soap and detergents, vitreous enamel
Feldspar	Glass making, ceramics, coatings, and plating
Limestone	Used in cement processing, steel furnaces, water treatment, paper production
Salt	Cooking, drinking water, plastics, ice removable, detergents