BENTONITE
| Year | Mine
Production |
Mill
Production |
Employees
(Mine+Mill) |
| 2008 | 6,284,419 | 3,606,154 |
841 |
| 2007 | 5,890,629 | 4,677,305 |
848 |
| 2006 | 6,102,218 | 4,911,364 |
798 |
| 2005 | 5,204,289 | 4,616,408 | 815 |
| 2004 |
5,245,540 |
4,537,423 | 743 |
| 2003 |
3,760,805 |
3,918,687 | 692 |
| 2002 |
3,454,582 |
3,470,634 | 669 |
| 2001 | 4,777,026 |
3,522,764 | 704 |
| 2000 | 4,179,503 |
3,278,762 | 672 |
| 1999 |
4,073,765 |
3,456,663 | 644 |
|
1998 |
4,528,161 |
709 |
|
|
1997 |
4,664,220 |
749 |
|
|
1996 |
4,356,269 |
682 |
|
|
1995 |
4,227,040 |
690 |
|
|
1994 |
3,278,583 |
595 |
*Figures
Based on Annual Reports of
the State Inspector of Mines,
2003-1994
The sum of production from individual mine tables may not equal summed production in table above. Bentonite production is reported by the State Inspector of Mines as mine production and plant production.