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great britain production of crushed rock by end-use and area of origin 2004
Area of origin Crushed rock
Thousand tonnes
Roadstone Railway Concrete Other Other con- Armour- Total
ballast aggregate screened structional stone &
Sold For coating Uncoated Surface & graded uses gabion
coated at remote dressing
plants chippings
North East 731 … … … … … 722 1 561 12 6 455
North West … … 1 600 … … 2 313 1 351 2 417 … 9 182
Yorkshire and the Humber … 903 2 716 127 — 2 757 1 292 3 333 … 11 457
West Midlands 1 460 498 1 198 … … 291 … 1 223 … 4 861
East Midlands 2 251 1 146 5 320 379 1 542 4 913 4 658 8 167 68 28 445
East of England — — … — — … — … — 423
South East — — 213 … — 99 … … 12 1 351
South West 1 831 1 246 5 425 … … 4 099 4 024 6 048 … 23 479
england 7 074 4 881 17 564 2 157 2 243 15 300 12 388 23 867 179 85 653
Wales 1 959 897 1 871 … … 3 733 2 469 4 351 … 16 528
scotland 2 702 1 208 5 825 … … 2 198 6 159 5 274 … 25 494
great britain 11 735 6 986 25 260 3 787 3 832 21 231 21 016 33 492 333 127 674
great britain production of crushed rock for aggregate 2004
Source: Office for National Statistics.
Thousand tonnes
Mineral Roadstone Railway Concrete Other Other con- Armour- Total
ballast aggregate screened structional stone &
Sold For coating Uncoated Surface & graded uses gabion
coated at remote dressing
plants chippings
Limestone (inc. dolomite) 4 858 2 095 14 558 1 474 … 14 931 9 591 21 982 136 …
Igneous rock 5 830 2 742 9 498 1 820 3 074 5 086 9 641 8 147 162 46 000
Sandstone 1 047 2 149 1 205 493 … 1 214 1 784 3 364 35 …
total 11 735 6 986 25 260 3 787 3 832 21 231 21 016 33 492 333 127 674
great britain production of crushed rock by end-use 1992–2004
Source: Office for National Statistics.
Thousand tonnes
Year Roadstone Railway Fill Concrete Other Other con- Armour- Total
Surface ballast aggregate screened structional stone &
Coated Uncoated dressing & graded uses gabion
chippings
1992 26 647 53 471 … 3 150 45 770 14 930 … … … 143 967
1993 27 238 54 412 … (a) 2 620 49 521 15 786 … … … 149 576
1994 28 512 51 121 … (a) 2 300 63 479 16 345 … … … 161 757
1995 28 972 49 307 … (a) 2 916 53 224 16 419 … … … 150 838
1996 26 270 40 893 … (a) 2 061 48 921 14 748 … … … 132 894
1997 23 906 40 186 … (a) 2 304 49 092 18 300 … … … 133 787
1998 23 131 36 816 … (a) 2 481 49 142 20 146 … … … 131 716
1999 22 260 38 114 … (a) 2 196 49 948 20 080 … … … 132 598
2000 21 785 36 509 … (a) 2 189 51 228 18 595 … … … 130 307
2001 23 340 34 638 … (a) 2 682 44 543 28 556 … … … 133 759
2002 23 281 27 323 … 3 514 46 109 26 342 … … … 126 568
2003 23 139 28 950 … (a) 2 895 39 313 28 588 … … … 122 885
2004 18 721 25 260 3 787 3 832 … 21 231 21 016 33 492 333 127 674
(a) BGS estimate. Source: Office for National Statistics.
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