2010 Bentonite Operations
Company Name  Mine # of Employees Production (Tons)
American Colloid Company Lovell Mill 62 552,654
American Colloid Company Yellowtail Mine 20 844,084
American Colloid Company Colony East Mine 39 646,625
American Colloid Company Colony West Mine 48 435,603
Bentonite Performance Materials, LLC BPM Colony Mill 83 434,326
Bentonite Performance Materials, LLC BPM Colony Mine 19 625,970
Bentonite Performance Materials, LLC BPM Lovell Mine 7 625,970
Bentonite Performance Materials, LLC BPM Lovell Mill 65 689,988
Black Hills Bentonite Kaycee Mine 13 506,034
Black Hills Bentonite Oshoto Mine 4 96,755
Black Hills Bentonite Ten Sleep Mine 9 131,831
Black Hills Bentonite Thornton Plant 8 87,160
Black Hills Bentonite Mills Plant 28 94,560
Black Hills Bentonite Harry Thorson Plant 14 164,296
Black Hills Bentonite Casper Plant 19 206,358
Black Hills Bentonite Worland Plant 11 135,776
M-I SWACO M-I SWACO Mill 60 509,158
M-I SWACO M-I SWACO Mine 53 509,158
US Bentonite Processing Bucknum 11 4,600
Wyo-Ben, Inc. Lucerne Mill 15 88,933
Wyo-Ben, Inc. Stucco Mill 39 246,829
Wyo-Ben, Inc. Stucco Mine 10 546,718
Wyo-Ben, Inc. Sage Creek Mine 29 166,824
TOTALS   666 Plant: 4,459,153
Mine: 4,041,440