Crushed Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mining and Quarrying

Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
http://www.firstresearch.com
Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments, industry trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year industry forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:


Pit & Quarry
Information resources available free online from this organization include:

Quarryology 101
http://www.pitandquarry.com/pit-quarry-content/quarryology-101
Industry overview with 19 additional chapters addressing specific topics in detail.

Aggregates Industry Executive Report
State of the Industry
http://www.pitandquarry.com  Search for "State of the Industry"
Annual report addressing current market conditions and the outlook for the aggregates industry.

Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and a five-year industry growth forecast, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect an industry and its performance. Report sections include:


U.S. Geological Survey
Information resources available free online from this organization include:

Crushed Stone Statistics and Information
http://minerals.usgs.gov/
Topics covered include production, consumption, transportation, prices, foreign trade, and outlook, with statistical detail by state, region, major use, size of operation, and method of transportation.

Construction Sand and Gravel Statistics and Information
http://minerals.usgs.gov/
Topics covered include production, consumption, transportation, prices, foreign trade, and outlook, with statistical detail by state, region, major use, size of operation, and method of transportation.

Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Aggregate Handbook
http://old.smenet.org/store/bookstore/index.cfm?Category=DIGI&
Search "Digital Media" for "Aggregate Handbook"
Comprehensive reference covering all aspects of the stone industry from sales to mining to utilization of the finished product.

Industry Market Research Reports
Mineral Mining and Quarrying
http://www.marketresearch.com  Search for specific terms or keywords
In-depth business market research reports include information on market size and market segmentation; marketing strategy; product and market forecasts; business trends, risks, and opportunities; key participant profiles; market share data; and more. Summary abstract and detailed table of contents for each market research report is accessible free online.

Industry Market Analysis Reports
Crushed Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mining and Quarrying
http://www.bizminer.com  Search for "2123"
Industry statistics include industry sales and sales trends, market size and market share by sales class, average company sales and sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, business start up activity and failure rates, and other business statistics on a national, state, and metropolitan area level. Sample market analysis reports can be viewed free online.

More Industry Research and Analysis
For more business research and analysis available from Standard & Poor's, Freedonia Group, Euromonitor, and other sources—including key business statistics, market research and analysis, and business trends and forecasts for a wide range of industries, see Industry Overview, Issues, Trends, and Outlook.


Industry Financial Ratios
Crushed Stone, Sand, and Gravel Mining and Quarrying
http://www.bizminer.com  Search for "2123"
Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios. Reports are available by sales size range, and also in small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions. Sample financial reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

CostMine
Mining Cost Service
http://costs.infomine.com/miningcostservice/
Comprehensive reference guide for mine costs including smelting, mining taxes, mine and mill equipment, electric power, transportation, labor; mine and mill supply, development, and natural gas costs. Selected data can be viewed free online.


National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association
Information resources available from this trade association include:

Aggregate Industry Compensation Study
http://www.nssga.org/  Select "Meetings & Publications"
Compensation study addresses the salary and benefits policies for 51 positions in a typical aggregate operation. It provides a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in salary and benefits packages.

Aggregate Industry Benefits Survey
http://www.nssga.org/  Select "Meetings & Publications"
Benefits survey includes information from a wide range of member companies on over 350 personnel policy and benefit practice related items. Results are grouped by tonnage output, geographic location and revenue size.

PAS, Inc./National Stone, Sand, & Gravel Association
Aggregates Industry Compensation Survey Of Salaried Positions
http://www.pas1.com/surveys/agg.html
Compensation survey provides wage and benefits information for salaried and hourly job positions in the aggregate industry, with survey results broken out by type of aggregate mined, annual tonnage produced, annual sales volume, and geographic region.

Western Mine Engineering
Aggregate & Construction Material Mine Salaries, Wages & Benefits
http://costs.infomine.com/laborcompensationreports/
Survey of compensation practices at quarries and mines in the aggregate and construction materials sector includes salary summaries for managerial, technical and administrative personnel; hourly wage scales listed by job title for hourly workers; benefit plan profiles for each mine; incentive bonus plan descriptions with bonuses listed for many of the salaried employees; statistical tables for comparing salaries, wages, and benefits among union and non-union mines and by region; and workers compensation and unemployment tax rate summaries for mining and quarrying in all 50 states.




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