Contact: Garland Dever

New opening in a quarry
Sterling Ventures in Gallatin County has
opened a slope mine to produce limestone
from the Ordovician High Bridge Group.

Nonfuel minerals include limestone, sand, sandstone, gravel, clay, and other natural resources. Used for everything from highway, residential, commercial, and industrial construction to dinnerware, ink, glass, and computer chips, these natural resources play a vital, but often hidden, role in our daily lives.

Nonfuel Mineral Statistics

Limestone and Dolomite

More industrial minerals information

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© 2000 Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky
Created 3-Aug-2000