2016年，美國(guó)非燃料礦產(chǎn)總產(chǎn)量估計(jì)值為746億美元，較2015年修訂后的734億美元略有增加。建筑活動(dòng)的增加促進(jìn)了工業(yè)礦物產(chǎn)量的增加，特別是用于基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施和住宅建設(shè)的礦物。雖然年初價(jià)格相對(duì)較低，但一些金屬，特別是一些貴金屬的價(jià)格開(kāi)始出現(xiàn)上漲趨勢(shì)。然而，美國(guó)生產(chǎn)的大多數(shù)金屬產(chǎn)量的減少，導(dǎo)致了金屬生產(chǎn)價(jià)值的全面下降。2016年，美國(guó)多個(gè)金屬礦山和加工設(shè)施被閑置或永久關(guān)閉，包括密歇根州和明尼蘇達(dá)州的鐵礦；印第安納州、密蘇里州和華盛頓州的三個(gè)一級(jí)鋁冶煉廠；北卡羅來(lái)納州的一個(gè)二級(jí)鋅冶煉廠；猶他州的一個(gè)鈦海綿設(shè)施，這是美國(guó)唯一的此類設(shè)施；以及弗吉尼亞州的鈦礦業(yè)務(wù)。此外，5月份，石油和天然氣鉆井的周平均鉆機(jī)數(shù)量達(dá)到了自上世紀(jì)40年代首次有記錄以來(lái)的最低水平。鉆探活動(dòng)的減少導(dǎo)致鉆探部門(mén)使用的一些工業(yè)礦物產(chǎn)品產(chǎn)量下降。

In 2016, the estimated value of total nonfuel mineral production in the United States of $74.6 billion was a slight increase from the revised total of $73.4 billion in 2015. Increased construction activity spurred increased production of industrial minerals, especially those used in infrastructure and residential construction. Although starting the year relatively low, prices for several metals, especially for some of the precious metals, began to trend upward. Decreased production of most metals produced in the United States, however, contributed to an overall decline in the value of metal production. Several U.S. metal mines and processing facilities were idled or closed permanently in 2016, including iron ore mines in Michigan and Minnesota; three primary aluminum smelters in Indiana, Missouri, and Washington; one secondary zinc smelter in North Carolina; a titanium sponge facility in Utah, the only such facility in the United States; and titanium mineral operations in Virginia. In addition, in May, the weekly average rig count for oil and gas drilling reached its lowest level since the 1940s when that measurement was first recorded. The reduced drilling activity resulted in decreased production of some industrial mineral products used in the drilling sector.