Description of Industries and Summary of Findings

INDUSTRY 1411, DIMENSION STONE

This industry is made up of establishments primarily engaged in mining or
quarrying dimension stone. Also included are establishments engaged in
producing rough blocks and slabs. Establishments primarily engaged in
mining dimension soapstone or in mining or quarrying and shaping
grindstones, pulpstones, millstones, burrstones, and sharpening stones are
classified in industry 1499, Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Minerals, Except
Fuels. Establishments primarily engaged in dressing (shaping, polishing, or
otherwise finishing) blocks and slabs are classified in manufacturing,
Industry 3281, Cut Stone and Stone Products. Nepheline syenite mining
operations are classified in Industry 1459, Clay, Ceramic and Refractory
Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified.  Establishments classified in Industry
1411, Dimension Stone, represent quarries with or without dressing plants
operated as part of the same establishment if the establishment was
primarily shipping rough dimension stone.

In the 1992 Census of Mineral Industries, Industry 1411, Dimension Stone,
had employment of 1.4 thousand. The employment figure was 8 percent above
the 1.3 thousand reported in 1987. The total value of shipments and
receipts for the industry was $98.9 million in 1992. The value added by
mining was $76.7 million in 1992. Value added per employee was $54.8
thousand in 1992; it was $49.8 thousand in 1987.

The total cost of supplies used by establishments classified in this
industry amounted to $26.6 million, while the cost of selected supplies,
minerals received for preparation, and purchased machinery installed
amounted to $15.3 million and is shown in file NC92F7. The total cost of
fuels used in this industry amounted to $3.5 million in 1992.  Data on
specific fuels used also appear in file NC92F7.

Single-establishment companies in this industry with up to 5 employees were
excluded from the mail portion of the census. The data for these
establishments (and a small number of larger establishments whose reports
were not received at the time the data were tabulated) were imputed as
described above. These establishments accounted for 36 percent of the total
value of shipments and receipts.