Bentonite exporation and mining
While bentonite per se is abundant on earth, careful selection of the right bentonites for the individual applications is a crucial part of ensuring uninterrupted supply. To this end our own exploration team of geologists, mineralogists and mining engineers travels the world to find suitable deposits for our customers' needs.
Mid-Tex Minerals Inc
Responsible mining of premium bentonite clay, supporting industries with high-quality, sustainable raw materials. Bentonite Processing Refining bentonite clay to perfection – optimizing properties for diverse industrial applications.
Clays Statistics and Information | U.S. Geological Survey
By National Minerals Information Center. Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodities ball clay, bentonite, common clay, fire clay, fuller's earth, and kaolin. Six types of clays are mined in the United States: ball clay, bentonite, common clay, fire clay, fuller's earth, and kaolin.
About Us
About Us. Bentonite Performance Minerals, LLC. (BPM) is a leading producer of Wyoming sodium bentonite clay. BPM has mining operations in the Western US and processing facilities in Lovell, WY (Big Horn Basin), Colony, WY (Black Hills), and headquarters in Houston, TX.
Bentonite and Fuller's Earth Resources of the United States
Bentonite occurs in Tertiary rocks in the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Plain, and in the Mississippi embayment. The best grade swelling bentonite occurs in the Mowry Shale of Cretaceous age in Wyoming and Montana. The most abundant nonswelling benton ite is found in Tertiary formations of the Jackson and Claiborne Groups
Bentonite Production & Employment
In 2018, the industry employed 711 workers, including mill operators, mechanics, surveyors, packaging operators and laboratory technicians. For every job provided by the industry, an estimated three additional jobs are created in the community. The industry contributes more than $11.3 million in taxes and royalties with an annual payroll with ...
Bentonite clay | Earth Sciences Museum
Bentonite mining: Bentonite deposits are normally exploited by quarrying. It is economical to mine bentonite up to 50 feet. When the mineral is extracted it generally has a moisture content of 30%.
Learn About Bentonite Mining in Wyoming
Wyoming is the nation's leader in bentonite production with over 4 million tons produced each year in three major economic geologic areas in the state: The Clay Spur area around Upton and Newcastle; The Colony Area in the northeast corner of Wyoming; Along the east and west flanks of the Big Horn Range.
Bentonite
In geology, the term bentonite is applied to a type of claystone (a clay rock, not a clay mineral) composed mostly of montmorillonite (a clay mineral from the smectite group). It forms by devitrification of volcanic ash or tuff, [5] typically in a marine environment.
Wyoming Bentonite
Mining. Bentonite is currently mined in Wyoming from numerous surface-mining pits across the state. Major producing districts include the Northern Black Hills (Colony) District, the South-ern Black Hills (Clay Spur) Table 1. Wyoming Bentonite Production 1921 - 1937 (Heathman, 1939).
