compared with $441.9 million in 2012. Overall sales volume increased to 8.2 million tons, up nearly 14 percent from the previous year.

The company has 18 locations, including Shanghai, China. The company dates to the late 1800s, when Henry Harrison Hunter mined silica sand in Berkeley Springs and entered a sample in the Chicago World's Fair, winning a blue ribbon and medal of excellence for its quality.

Frederick Mayor Randy McClement said U.S. Silica was interested in how it could be more involved in the community through nonprofits.

"They wanted to participate in the city's activities, our special events," McClement said. "And in county events as well."Earlier today, Beyonce, who is currently on tour in the UK sat down with ABC News’ Amy Robach in London to discuss her upcoming new animated movie ‘Epic’ which she says is one of the first projects she took on after giving birth to Blue Ivy. During the interview, Beyonce also discussed the backlash she received last month while vacationing with her hubby Jay-Z in Cuba, as well as her plans to have more kids so that Blue Ivy can have some company.

A super cute part of the interview occurred when Beyonce claimed she wasn’t as high maintenance as people may think while showing off her store-bought press on nails.

Catch some highlights and the interview clip below:

On her trip to cuba and the backlash she and Jay-Z received
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