Minerals

Industrial Minerals are geological materials that are mined from the earth and processed to be used in commercial products. They are used in their natural state or as raw materials or additives in a variety of applications and end products. Industrial minerals include limestone, clay, sand, talc, gypsum, barite, silica, barite, bentonite, and kaolin. These raw materials are used in a variety of applications and products including ceramics, glass, plastics, paint, electronics, paper and detergents. There are more than fifty naturally occurring Minerals that are used in their natural state or through beneficiation are used to make thousands of products.