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Kyanite Fall Newsletter
Back to school, environmental stewardship, holiday card design contest & more!
Our Environmental Stewardship: Prevention
Preventing air, water and solid waste pollution.
Our Environmental Stewardship: Reclamation
At Kyanite Mining Corporation, we take immense pride in our industry-leading approach to environmental stewardship, from our resource management practices to our award-winning reclamation efforts.
Quality Control
Quality Control is the cornerstone of our operations here at Kyanite Mining Company.
How It’s Made / PART 3: Milling, Sizing, and Bagging
And now, we wrap up with milling, sizing, and bagging our Virginia Kyanite for worldwide distribution.
How It’s Made / PART 2: Removing Impurities
In this second installment, we’ll cover the meticulous process of removing clay, soil, pyrite, quartz, mica, iron oxides, and other impurities from the mined ore
How It’s Made / PART 1: The Deposit and Mining
In this first installment, we shed light on our source mines at Willis Mountain and East Ridge in Dillwyn, Virginia, and the process of mining these world-class ore bodies
Optimizing your Refractory Mix
As both a supplier and partner, we see our role as twofold: delivering an exceptional product and supporting our customers in maximizing its potential.
Environmental Stewardship
At Kyanite Mining Corporation, our commitment to environmental stewardship is not just about compliance; it's a way of life. In this month's blog post, we delve into our efforts to preserve the earth, lead in innovation, and cultivate a sustainable future for our business, industry, and planet.
The Effect of Removing Dust from Backup Stuccos on Shell Properties
This paper examines the effect of the removal of the minus 65 mesh particles in the new standard 20x50 product compared to the original 20x50 material.
The Effect of Iron Oxide Impurities on the Hot Properties of Mullite
To test the importance of impurity level on the refractory, samples of Virginia Mullite with static alumina contents and varying iron oxide contents ranging down to 0.1% were tested. Read this article to know the results!
Study of Thermal Decomposition of Kyanite Using Density Measurements
Read this research article that was printed in 1974 in “The American Ceramic Society” bulletin about the uses of Kyanite in raw materials.
How We Support Our Customers
At Kyanite Mining Corporation, we like to have a personal relationship with our customers. We really like to get to know our customers on a personal level and understand their process and products.