t l^'NO/f STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 3 3051 00003 5240 Library of "^^^n URBANA Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/dolomitelimeston99vosk State of Illinois Dwight H. Green, Governor Department of Registration and Education Frank G. Thompson, Director Division of the STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY M. M. Leighton, Chief Urbana, Illinois No. 99 CIRCULAR September Ijltf DOLOMITE, LIMESTONE, CEMENT, AND LIME PRODUCED IN ILLINOIS IN 19l|2 Preliminary Report by Walter H. Voskuil and Douglas F. Stevens Shipments of dolomite, limestone, cement, and lime produced in Illinois during 19^4-2 all showed large increases, according to reports received from producers "by the Illinois State Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior. Details of this production are shown in the tables which follow. Page 2 Dolomite . --The importance of the production in Illinois of ciolomite--a variety of limestone contain- ing a high proportion (25 per cent or more) of magnesium carbonate- -makes it desirable to separate data on this material from that on limestone. This has been done for the first time in Table 1. During 19^(-2 shipments of dolomite produced in Illinois amounted to over 6,1420,000 tons, or 60 per cent of the total stone produced. The value at quarries of the dolomite was $7 ,12lj.,000 , or 55 per cent of the total value of stone. The principal uses were for concrete .and paving, agriculture, re- fractory dolomite and railroad ballast. Limestone . --Data on the production of lime- stone during 19^-2 . are presented in Table 1. This amounted to 5,^5*000 tons, valued at :)5 >^90 ,000 . Its principal uses during I9I42 were for agricultural lime- stone, concrete and paving, railroad ballast, metal- lurgical uses and flux. Limestone and dolomite, used in the manufacture of cement and lime are reported only under the finished products and not under stone. Production from commercial operations is separated from that of government -and- contractor operations, which include the following: The State of Illinois, counties, townships, municipalities, and the Work Projects Administration, produced either by themselves or by contractors expressly for their con- sumption. Total stone, both limestone and dolomite sold or used by producers in Illinois, during 19l\l and 19^-2, is shown in Table 2. Total for 19)4.2 was over llj.,000,000 tons, valued at the quarries at more than ^13,000,000. This was an increase in value of 17 per cent over tho previous year which had established an all-time high record. Cement .--During 19^-2 shipments of cement pro- duced in Illinois increased in value nearly 17 por cent from the previous year, as shown in Table 3« This amounted to 7 > 0e>7,000 bbls . valued at the plants at more than $10 ,261[.,000 . This increase was due to tho largo amount of construction for military purposes, and for plants producing war materials and for housing needed in connection with them. Table 1. Linestone and Dolomite Sold or Used by producers in Illinois, 1942*/ Page 3 Based upon joint canvass by Illinois Geol. Survey and U. S< Canvass by Illinois Geol. Survey. Includes stone for coal-nine dusting. Refractory dolonite. Included in rubble and veneering stone. Bur. Mines. 1/ Includes filler for "black-top" road3, stone for reprocessing, filter beds, stock feeds, poultry grit, glass factories, etc. Includes stone for filter beds, stone sand, regrinding, etc. Type of Operation Limestone Dolomite Use Plants report- ing Amount tons m n 4- _ i • Plants ~ report- ing .Amount tons Value at Quarry _ — — — — — — - — — - ».— — 10 vai $2,240,938 73,423 1,813,830 S37.875 216,226 259.223 20,983 27.740 133, 247 16,861 785 40,782 42,373 166,158 aver. Total Aver. Agricultural-' Agricultural Concrete and paving Concrete and paving Railroad ballast Metallurgical and flux Mting substitutes-paint and putty fillers fhiting substitutes-rubber and other fillers and pottery Miscellaneous fillers- asphalt, fertilizers, etc.£' Rubble and veneering stone Flagging Riprap Riprap Other uses Conn . Gov.-Contr. Conn. Gov.-Contr. Conn . Conn . Conn . Comn . Conn . Conn. Conn. Conn. Gov.-Contr. Conn. 89 2 36 9 6 5 5 k • k 1 3 16 2 12 2,240,798 111,292 1,946.134 507,552 266,755 252,522 4,379 6,957 34,316 17,188 158 46,269 31,596.. $1.00 .66 .93 1.66 .81 1.03 4.77 3.9s 3. 88 .98 U.97 1.34 1.39 42 1 17 8 10 4 3 4 k 1,400,736 1,724 5,608,515 116,109 538,098 595,071s 7 6s. 235 22,416 70,ooofi/ $1,181,655 1,034 4,140,765 113,972 401,762 972,088 226,583 20,073 0/ 66,053 $0.84 .60 .74 .98 •75 1.63 3.31 .90 •95 Total connercial operations Total Gov.-Contr. operations Conn. Gov.-Contr. 92 9 4,935,212 650,440 $4,936,773 953,671 $1.00 I.47 46 8 8,303,071 117,833 $7,003,979 115,006 $ .84 .98 Total Both 101 5,585.652 $5,390,444 $1.05 54 8,420,904 $7,123,985 $0.85 Teble T). g-s tui (Limestone and Dolomite) Sold or Used by Producers in Illinois, I9U1 and 1942^ Page 4 Tyue of Operation 1P41 1942 Per cent change in value from 1941 Use Plants report- ing Amount tons Value at Quarrv Plants report- ing Amount tons Value at Quarr-" Total Aver. Total Aver. Agr i cul tural—' Agricultural Concrete and paving Concrete and paving Railroad ballast Metallurgical and flux Whiting substitutes-paint and putty fillers Whiting substitutes-rubber and other fillers and pottery Miscellaneous fillers- asphalt, fertilizer, etc»£/ Rubble and veneering stcne Flagging Riprap Riprap Other usesi/ Comm. Gov .-Contr. Comm. Gov .-Contr. Comm . Comm. Comm. Comm. Comm . Comn. Comm . Comm. Gov.-Ccntr. Comn . 151 5 52 19 19 9 3 5 11 5 21 5 10 2,799,321 195.140 6,470,237 1,282, OPS 529,329 563,929 14,225 sJ 75,923 7,159 355 32,276 74,417 111,667 $ 2,689,946 99,524 5,063,430 1,753,352 325,961 532,274 21,569 a/ 173, 348 25,761 1,463 86,921 79,487 1,194,463 $0.96 •52 •79 1-33 •73 •95 5.73 2.33 3.60 4.11 1.06 1.07 1.07 131 3 53 17 16 9 5 4 7 10 3 18 2 18 3,641,534 113,016 7,554,649 623,661 804,853 247,593 4,379 6,957 102,551 ♦ 31.047 153 54,326 31.596 129,736 $ 3,422,593 74,457 5,954,595 951,347 617,988 1,231,311 20,933 27,740 359.230 29,169 735 43,547 42,373 232,211 $0.94 .66 •79 1.52 •77 1.45 4.77 3.92 3.50 .94 4.97 .29 1.34 1.22 1-27.0 - 25.0 + 17.9 - ks.i + 60.0 +130.0 - 74.3 -H02.0 -t- 1J.0 - 46.5 - 44.o - 46.7 + 94.0 Total limestone and dolcmite Total limestone and dclcmite Comn. Gov .-Contr. 161 20 10,654,431 1,551:655 $ 9, 171 3 241 1,932,363 $ .86 1.24 132 17 13,233,283 768,273 $11,945,752 1,068,677 $ .90 1-39 4-30.0 - 44.7 Total stcne Both 131 12,206,136 $11,104,104 $ -91 155 14,006,556 $13,014,429 1 $ .93 + ] a/ Based upon joint canvass made by Illinois Geol. Survey and U. S. Bur. Mines. b/ Canvass made by Illinois Geol. Survey. c/ Includes stone for coal-nine dusting. d/ Includes filler for "black-top" roads, stone sand, stone for filter beds, poultry grit, stock feeds, reprocessing, regrinding, factories, mineral (rock) wool, concrete blocks, etc. e/ Included in whiting substitutes-paint and putty fillers. glass andard ecial igh-ea Portia ,ow-hea whi t e , ecial iasonry tal ce ' Can\ ' Masc ' Incl I Not f Inc3 Table 3- Cement Sold or Used by Producers in Illinois, I9U1 and 19^/ Page 5 Lbs. ■per bbl. 19^1 , iqi+2 Per cent change in value frtqj 19^1 Kind Plants report- ing .Amount bbls. Value at Plant Plants report- ing .Amount bbls. Value at Plnnt Total Aver. Total Aver. Standard Portland cement Special Portland cements: Kigh-early-strength, and Portland-puzzolan Low-heat-of-hardening , white, and other Special hydraulic cements: Masonry 376 376 376 280 4/ »4 3 3 It 6,165,989 502,1*33 136,328 379, 3^ $ 8,535.213 1,000,565 201,159 U97.17U $1.39 1.99 1.U7 1.32 Total cement ILciuiv. 376 5 6,033,^0^ $2,799,667 $l.U6 H 7.037,^0^ $10,28U,111 $1.1*5 + 16.9 a/ Canvass by U. S. Bur. Mines. by Masonry-cement barrels containing 230 pounds each. c/ Includes masonry-cement reduced to ecpiivalent standard barrels. 4/ Not differentiated. 0/ Includes Portland cement and natural cement. Page 6 Lime. --Shipments of line produced in Illinois during 19^4-2, as' shown in Table !(., increased in value 31 per cent from the previous year, which had established an all-time high record. This new record amounted to 3ll[.,000 tons, valued at plants at $2,266,000. Shipments of quicklime and dead-burned (sintered) dolomite produced in Illinois during 19^4-2 increased in value [(.2 per cent from the previous year, due to large amounts used in steel and other industries directly con- nected with war materials. Shipments of hydrated lime for the same period decreased 20 per cent, due to decline in normal building operations. . ,,, b lxcklime- Jailding 3her.ical paper- st Other ir 3tal quic ydrated ] Building Agriculti Chemical otal hyd: otal lin / Canva / Polio To a / I -clu pctr nanu disi / IncXu wr.te varr Table 4. Line Sold or Used, by Producers in Illinois, 194] . and 1942i/ Page 7 Kind and Use i 1?41 lqh? Per cent change in value fror Plant a rep ?':- \ Anount VI-:.- -': p!-.'.t Plants report- ing .Anount tone Value at Plant ing tons Total Aver. Total Aver. 1941 Qiickline— : Building line Chenical and industrial line: Paper-strawboard process, etc. Other industrial uses£-' 5 5 7 16,020 11,221 179,337 $ 142,735 $8.91 67,286 6.00 1,219,834 6. SO 5 3 6 3,725 11.773 262,158 $ 83,943 62,629 1,385,295 $9.56 5.32 7.20 - 41.2 - 7.0 ♦ 54.6 Total quickline 9 206,572 $1, ^29, S55 $6.93 S 232,661 $2,031,867 $7.19 + 42.1 Hydrated line: Building line Agricultural line . Chenical and industrial lineii' 6 3 6 6,353 225 33,057 $ 60/403 $9.50 2,^0 S.56 231 t fkf 7-00 6 5 5 4,128 U39 26,849 $ 33 Ml 2,377 191,927 $9-56 6.55 7.15 -34.7 + I7.9 - 17.0 Total hydrated line 6 39,700 * 293,995 $7.^1 6 31,416 $ 234,285 $7-46 - 20.0 Total lino 9 246,278 £i. 723. 350 $6.99 9 314,077 $2,266,152 $7.21 + 31.5 a/ Canvass by U. S. Bur. Mines. £/ Following proceduro of U. S. Bur. Mines, data on dead-burned (sintered) dolonite are included with quickline. To avoid disclosing operations of individual producers, data on this naterial are included with other industrial uses, c/ Includes dead-burned (sintered) dolonite; quickline used in netallurgy-steol (open-hearth furnaces), wire drawing, and sneltor flux; petroleun refining; refining aluninun oxide; sewage and trade-wastes treatment J tanneries; water purification and softening; and in manufacturing sand-line, slag, and silica brick, calciun carbide and cyananidc, coke and ga3, insecticides, fungicido3, and disinfectants, paints and varnish, retarder, soap and fat, glue. y Includes hydrated line used in netallurgy-wire drawing; paper- sulphite process; petroleun refining; refining aluninun oxide; tanneries; water purification and softening; and in nanufacturing sand-line, slag and silica brick, coke and gas, insecticides, etc, paints and varnish, soap and fat.