General Uses


ABRASIVE AND FRICTION MINERALS

Alumina
Bauxite

Corundum
Diamond

Diatomite
Feldspar

Garnet
Graphite

Pumice+
Rare-Earths

Silica Sand
Zircon

AGRICULTURAL MINERALS

Borates
Clays
Dolomite

Gypsum
Limestone
Manganese Oxides

Nitrates
Molybdenite

Perlite
Phosphate

Potash
Rare-Earths

Sphalerite
Sulfur

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Cinder
Clays

Crushed Stone
Gypsum

Limestone
Magnesite

Perlite
Pumice

Sand & Gravel
Talc

Vermiculite

CERAMIC AND GLASS MINERALS

Alumina
Barite
Borates
Clays

Dolomite
Feldspar
Fluorite
Gold

Gypsum
Limestone
Lithium
Nepheline Syenite

Perlite
Potash
Rare-Earths

Silica Sand
Soda Ash
Sodium Sulfate

Talc
Trona
Zircon

CHEMICAL MINERALS

Barite
Bauxite
Beryl
Borates

Bromine
Chromite
Fluorite

Gypsum
Lithium
Magnesite

Phosphate
Potash
Pyrite

Salt
Silica
Soda Ash

Sodium Sulfate
Spodumene
Sulfur

FILLER AND EXTENDER MINERALS

Alumina
Asbestos
Barite

Clays
Diatomite
Feldspar

Gypsum
Limestone
Mica

Perlite
Pumice
Rare Earths

Silica
Slate
Strontium

Talc
Titanium Dioxide
Wollastonite

FILTER AIDS AND ABSORBENTS

Bauxite
Clays

Diatomite
Garnet+

Perlite

Rare-Earths

Silica Sand

Zeolites

REFRACTORY AND FOUNDRY MINERALS

Alumina
Bauxite
Chromite

Clays
Dolomite
Graphite

Fluorite
Kyanite

Magnesite
Olivine

Rare-Earths
Silica Sand

Staurolite
Zircon

ENVIRONMENTAL USES

Borates
Clays

Crushed Rock
Diatomite

Garnet+
Limestone

Rare-Earths
Salt

Sandstone
Silica Sand

Soda Ash
Zeolites

ELECTRONIC & OPTICAL USES

Arsenides
Borates
Calcite
Cinnabar

Corundum
Fluorite
Galena
Gold

Greenockite
Magnetite
Micas
Quartz

Rare Earths
Salt
Scheelite

Selenides
Silver
Spinel

Tellurides
Tourmaline
Wulfenite