THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
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Table 2.—Value of mineral production in North Carolina, by counties
1—Continued 
County 
1966 
1967 
Minerals produced in 1967 in order of 
 
 
 
value 
Perquimans                 
Person                    
Pitt                      
$5,000 
1,000 
W 
$6,000 
3,000 
W 
Sand andgravel. Do. 
Granite, sand and gravel. 
Polk                      
W 
W 
Do. 
Randolph                  
Richmond                  
Robeson                   
W 
16,000 
89,000 
W 
10,000 
234,000 
Granite. 
Sandandgravel. 
Do. 
Rockingham                
W 
W 
Granite, miscellaneous clay, sand and 
Rowan                    
W 
W 
gravel. 
Do. 
Rutherford                 
Sampson                   
Scotland                   
Stanly                     
Stokes                    
Surry                     
Swain                     
Transylvania                
Union                     
W 
17,000 
24,000 
347,810 
W 
W 
102,340 
5,000 
W 
W 
40,200 
10,000 
284,000 
144,000 
W 
147,611 
3,000 
W 
Granite, sand and gravel. 
Miscellaneous clay, sand and gravel. 
Sand and gravel. 
Miscellaneous clay. 
Miscellaneous clay, sand and gravel. 
Granite, traprock, sand and gravel. 
Limestone. 
Sand and gravel. 
Traprock, miscellaneous clay, sand and 
Vance                     
Wake                     
W 
W 
W 
W 
gravel. 
Granite, sand and gravel. Do. 
Washington                
Watauga                   
Wayne                    
2,000 
W 
36,000 
4,000 
W 
76,000 
Sand and gravel. Do. 
Do. 
Wilkes                    
Wilson                    
W 
W 
W 
W 
Granite,sandandgravel. 
Do. 
Yadkin                    
5,000 
W 
Do. 
Yancey                    
Undistributed               
 
Total                
W 
65,167,816 
W 
71,771,364 
Mica, olivine, sand and gravel, asbestos. 
 
71,878,000 
77,094,000 
 
W Withheld to avoid disclosing individual company confidential data; included
with "Undistributed." 1 The following counties are not listed because no
production was reported: Graham, Tyrrell, and Warren 
 
 The key economic indicators showed a moderate increase, in general. Total
personal income increased over that of 1966 but remained less than the National
average. Construction activity, as measured by value of building permits
and contracts awarded by the State Highway Commis. sion, increased considerably;
however, employment in construction was down slightly from that of 1966.
Employment in the entire manufacturing sector of the economy increased but
less than the National average. 
 
 Trends and Developments.—A new company, Teledyne Titanium, was formed
by Teledyne, Inc., to concentrate on development, manufacture, and sale of
titanium base alloys. Alloy bars will be produced at the new plant in Monroe,

N. C., and shipped to the company's Armetco plant in Ohio for fabrication
into titanium wire products. 
 Tennessee Copper Co. was seeking leases for exploratory drilling on 2,400
acres of land in Alleghany County. 
 The Ranchers Exploration and Development Corp., of Albuquerque, N. M., obtained
an option to purchase the Hamme 
tungsten mine, near Townsville, in northeastern Vance County. The property
contains proven and probable reserves of about 1 million tons of tungsten
oxide ore. 
 The Farmers Chemical Association, Chattanooga, Tenn., announced plans to
build a $32 million fertilizer plant at Tunis, Hertford County. The plant
will utilize air, water, natural gas, and other material in the manufacture
of fertilizer. 
 The Aluminum Company of America put into operation a second 50,000-tonper-year
potline at its Badin smelter, Stanly County. 
 A new plant for the production of lightweight concrete aggregate from fly
ash was planned by the Nello L. Teer Co., of Durham. 
 Lone Star Cement Corp. acquired a controlling interest in Carolina Lightweight
Aggregate Company. The latter company's product is distributed throughout
the Carolinas and into Virginia and other bordering States. 
 
 Legislation and Government Programs.— A legislative measure bringing
North Carolina into the Interstate Mining Corn-