2005 Bentonite Production and Employment

Company

Year

Area

Type

Tons Produced

Tons Mined

Mill Employees

Mine Employees

American Colloid Co.

2005

Colony-East

Mill

682,199

46

American Colloid Co.

2005

Colony-West

Mill

566,689

68

American Colloid Co.

2005

Colony

Mine

1,222,566

38

American Colloid Co.

2005

Lovell Mill

Mill

582,256

102

American Colloid Co.

2005

Lovell

Mine

728,600

6

American Colloid Co.

2005

Upton

Mill & Mine

 

BPM Minerals, LLC.

2005

Colony

Mill

530,205

66

BPM Minerals, LLC.

2005

Colony Area

Mine

667,738

16

BPM Minerals, LLC.

2005

Lovell

Mill

658,648

65

BPM Minerals, LLC.

2005

Lovell

Mine

786,106

7

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Worland

Mill

163,762

11

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Worland-Ten Sleep

Mine

175,088

7

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Kaycee

Mine

492,368

14

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Casper

Mill

162,030

17

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Thorsen

Mill

143,924

12

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Mills

Mill

128,065

25

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Thorten

Mill

38,571

2

Black Hills Bentonite Corp.

2005

Oshoto

Mine

52,090

2

CETCO

2005

Lovell

Mill

35,641

68

M-I, LLC.

2005

Greybull

Mill

552,278

84

M-I, LLC.

2005

Greybull

Mine

552,278

85

Kenneth E. Tanner

2005

M-I Drilling Fluids Pit

Mine

34,500

4

Wyo-Ben, Inc.

2005

Sage Creek

Mill

145,238

23

Wyo-Ben, Inc.

2005

Stucco

Mill

266,902

40

Wyo-Ben, Inc.

2005

Stucco

Mine

492,955

7

Totals

4,656,408

5,204,289

629

186