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Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia

Author.Name IBISWorld United States Last Updated: April 2025 NAICS WV21239

Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia industry analysis

The Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia is expected to decline an annualized -x.x% to $x.x million over the five years to 2025, while the national industry will likely grow at x.x% during the same period. Industry establishments stagnated an annualized x% to x locations. Industry employment has stagnated an annualized x% to x workers, while industry wages have increased an annualized x.x% to $x.x thousand.

Over the five years to 2030, the industry is expected to grow an annualized x.x% to $x.x million, while the national industry is expected to grow x.x%. Industry establishments are forecast to stagnate x% to x locations. Industry employment is expected to stagnate an annualized x% to x workers, while industry wages are forecast to decrease -x% to $x.x thousand.

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About the Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia Market Research Report

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Definition of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia?

Operators in this industry primarily mine, mill and beneficiate nonmetallic minerals. Principal industry products and activities are potash and soda, as well as borate mineral mining, phosphate rock mining, mining other chemicals and mineral fertilizers (e.g. rock salt, native sulfur and barite) and other nonmetallic mineral mining (e.g. diatomite, gypsum, mica, pumice and talc).

What’s included in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia?

The Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia includes potassium salts and boron mining, quarrying and beneficiating, sodium carbonate and sulfate mining, quarrying and beneficiating, phosphate rock mining, quarrying and beneficiating, rock salt mining, quarrying and beneficiating, barite mining, quarrying and beneficiating, native sulfur mining, quarrying and beneficiating, diatomite and perlite mining, quarrying and beneficiating, gypsum mining, quarrying and beneficiating, talc, soapstone and pyrophyllite mining, quarrying and beneficiating and pumice, mica, shell, natural asphalt and peat mining, quarrying and beneficiating. Related terms covered in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia industry report includes a naturally occurring solid chemical substance formed through biogeochemical processes having a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure and specific physical properties, noncombustible solid rocks or minerals used in industry and construction in natural form or after mechanical, thermal or chemical processing, also known as sodium carbonate, used as a water softener and in the manufacture of glass and other products and the common name for various mined and manufactured salts that contain potassium in water-soluble form.

Industry Performance of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia

Benchmark the Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia industry performance with all WV county and national performance.

Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia

#30 in Highest Revenue 0.1% of state's GDP
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Mineral & Phosphate Mining in the US


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Key Drivers of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia

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West Virginia Economic Indicators

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US Key External Drivers

Industrial production index
Demand from fertilizer manufacturing
Consumer spending

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County Data of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia

Access proprietary data on county in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining in West Virginia, such as Calhoun County, Preston County and Monongalia County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.

Key Statistics of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia

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What is the market size of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia in 2025?

The market size of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia is $12.2m in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia in 2025?

There are 3 businesses in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2020 to 2025.

Has the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia has been declining at an average annual rate of -0.5% from 2020 to 2025.

How many employees in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia in 2025?

There are 5 employees in the Mineral & Phosphate Mining industry in West Virginia, which has been declining at an average annual rate of 0.0% from 2020 to 2025.