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EXTRA HIGH YIELD™ BENTONITE

This premium grade beneficiated Wyoming Bentonite is designed for use in mineral exploration, water well and directional drilling operations. EXTRA HIGH YIELD™ BENTONITE is an efficient viscosifier performs well in a …

Bentonite Safety & Reclamation

The Wyoming Mining Association serves as a unified voice, providing value at a reasonable cost to its membership, by communicating, influencing, and promoting issues on behalf of the mining industry. ... Bentonite reclamation begins by replacing the overburden and blending it with the surrounding landscape. The subsoil and topsoil are replaced ...

Inside Wyoming's Uranium Revival At Lost Creek

Inside Wyoming's Uranium Revival At Lost Creek, Largest Producer In The US. Wyoming dominates the uranium sector mining about 95% of all production last year. Ur-Energy's Lost Creek operation in Wyoming's vast Red Desert is the leading the uranium boom and is largest producer in the U.S. Cowboy State Daily visited the operation last …

Wyoming Bentonite

At the same year, Bentonite was the 706th most imported product in Oman. Oman imports Bentonite primarily from: India ($6.15M), United Arab Emirates ($250k), China ($113k), …

Bentonite industry booms in Montana, Wyoming

Wyoming's annual bentonite production has risen from 1,400 tons in 1927 to more than 4.5 million tons. Five companies are engaged in 19 active mining plans across several counties in Montana and ...

Bentonite Production & Employment

Production. Wyoming is the nation's leader in bentonite production with more than 4 million tons of bentonite produced each year. Employment. In 2018, the industry employed 711 workers, including mill operators, …

BLM releases analysis of bentonite mining expansion in Big …

CODY, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management has analyzed a proposed bentonite mining expansion project in Big Horn County, 15 miles southeast of Lovell. The BLM Cody Field Office will accept comments on the environmental assessment through April 12, 2024. ... BLM-Cody Field Office, 1002 Blackburn Street, Cody, WY, 82414. For …

An integrated Wyoming sodium bentonite company

ALPHASIL ® is a unique, specialized Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate (HSCAS) selectively mined from bentonite reserves in Wyoming. ALPHASIL is manufactured at our Safe Feed/Safe Food …

Oman: Five Largest Mines in 2021

Oman: Five Largest Mines in 2021. Rusayl Mine in Muscat, was the largest mine in Oman, producing approximately 2.88 million metric tons per annum (mmtpa) of Run-of-Mine …

History

1969 – A second bentonite processing plant was constructed at Lovell, Wyoming, which was designed specifically to produce a semi-crude bentonite for export shipment to the taconite pelletizing industry. 1964 – In order to meet the increasing demand for its bentonite products, significant improvements were made at the Greybull plant.

Two bentonite mines proposed | Local News | bhpioneer

BELLE FOURCHE — A Wyoming company has applied for a mining permit with the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources, but due to incomplete information it has yet

BLM releases analysis of bentonite mining expansion

CODY, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management has analyzed a proposed bentonite mining expansion project in Big Horn County, two miles north of Lovell. The BLM Cody Field Office will accept comments on the environmental assessment through March 3, 2023. ... 1002 Blackburn Street, Cody, WY, 82414. For more information, please contact …

World's Largest Bentonite Deposits, world record in Wyoming

Wyoming, United States--Wyoming is the nation's leader in bentonite production with over 4 million tons produced each year; Wyoming's bentonite can swell up to 16 times its original size and absorbs up to 10 times its own weight in water; Wyoming has 70 percent of the world's known supply of bentonite, thus setting the world record …

Where does the Best Bentonite Come From? |

Miners unearth calcium and sodium bentonite clays all over the world, including in Wyoming, Montana, Texas, Arizona, California, Florida and France, where montmorillonite got its name. Yes, most of the U.S. supply of the best-swelling bentonite comes from Wyoming and Montana—about three-quarters by USGS estimate. But high …

Limited Mining Operations

This page contains information and forms pertaining to Limited Mining Operations (LMOs). LMO's are mining operations, "whether commercial or noncommercial, for the removal of sand, gravel, scoria, limestone, dolomite, shale, ballast or feldspar from an area of fifteen (15) acres or less of affected land, excluding roads used to access the mining …

Bentonite Mining In The United States

Bentonite Mining In The United States Overview 134K Total Mines; Table 51 Total Mines; Browse 134,153 mining USGS records in the united states. ... Wyoming; Search for owners by first name, last name, company, location, etc. Browse All Owners . By Name. Browse mine owners by name. By Location.

Kitty litter helps Wyoming bentonite past drilling slump

The market for a peculiar type of clay is looking up thanks to improved prospects for oil and gas drilling and to owners who prefer performance over environmental concerns in choosing the best product to soak up their pets' business.

Whistleblower prompts DEQ to probe bentonite mines

Wyoming environmental regulators will investigate complaints that a bentonite mining company regularly violated rules and escaped proper oversight, Gov. Mark Gordon's spokesman confirmed.

Bentonite in Oman

The fastest growing export markets for Bentonite of Oman between 2021 and 2022 were India ($192k), United Arab Emirates ($94.3k), and Qatar ($37.5k). Imports In 2022, Oman imported $6.63M in Bentonite, becoming the 38th largest importer of Bentonite in the world. At the same year, Bentonite was the 706th most imported product in Oman.

EXTRA HIGH YIELD™ BENTONITE

This premium grade beneficiated Wyoming Bentonite is designed for use in mineral exploration, water well and directional drilling operations. EXTRA HIGH YIELD™ BENTONITE is an efficient viscosifier performs well in a variety of water qualities, successfully reduces application rates, mixes quickly and easily.

Company

Founded in 1947, Black Hills Bentonite LLC is a privately-held company that supplies high-quality bentonite products to key industries around the world. Headquartered in Casper, Wyoming the company mines product and operates processing plants throughout central and northern Wyoming.

An integrated Wyoming sodium bentonite company

ALPHASIL® is a unique, specialized Hydrated Sodium Calcium Aluminosilicate (HSCAS) selectively mined from bentonite reserves in Wyoming. ALPHASIL is manufactured at our Safe Feed/Safe Food certified facility in Lovell, WY and is recognized as the highest quality bentonite in the world.

Trona

Wyoming mines produced over 17.4 million tons of trona and employed 2,225 people in 2018. 2018 Wyoming Trona Production and Employment. The U.S. Geological Survey in 1997 estimated the total reserve of trona to be 127 billion tons, but only 40 billion tons are recoverable. ... Concise Guide to Wyoming Bentonite.

World's Largest Bentonite Deposits, world record in Wyoming

"Bentonite is currently mined in Wyoming from numerous surface-mining pits across the state. Major producing districts include the Northern Black Hills (Colony) …

Oman

In March 2023, Oman invited companies to bid for seven new mining concessions across the country, with prospects for gypsum, dolomite, limestone, …

Wyoming bentonite industry booms with resurgent economy

A horned lizard, designated Wyoming's official state reptile in 1993, blends with the ground at a recently reclaimed bentonite mine.

About Wyo-Ben

Wyo-Ben was founded in 1951 and remains a privately held company headquartered in Billings, Montana, USA. Our three bentonite processing facilities are located in the Big Horn Basin region of North Central Wyoming and South Central Montana.

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Wyoming Mining Association Buyer's Guide. 2023-24 Concise Guide to Wyomng Coal. ... Concise Guide to Wyoming Bentonite. 2022-23 Concise Guide to Wyoming Trona and Soda Ash. Wyoming's World Class Mine Reclamation – CLICK HERE To Learn More! ...

Trona Mine Sale Valued at $1.64B Goes Through

(Wyoming Business Report, April 1) – The $1.64 billion sale of FMC Corp.'s trona mine near Green River closed today, marking the company's departure after 65 years at the mine. The sale of FMC's alkali chemicals business to Tronox has been in the works for months, with the company announcing the sale of the mine in February after ...

Wyo-Ben, Inc. | LinkedIn

Wyo-Ben, Inc. | 784 followers on LinkedIn. We are...WYOMING BENTONITE! | o Wyo-Ben, Inc. is a leading family-owned business established in 1951, specializing in Wyoming Bentonite Clay based products.