US Mine Corporation, headquartered in Ione, California, in conjunction with Purebase Corporation, hosted an educational guided field tour of US Mine Corp’s mineral reserve for the UC Davis Soil Genesis, Morphology & Classification Course (SSC 120).
UC Davis Professor Rebecca Lybrand focuses on the specific topics of how the geological units form, the age of the deposits, and industrial uses and applications of such clay minerals after it is mined in this course. With the tour guided by CEO Scott Dockter, US Mine Corp Senior Geologist, Chris Strong, and Purebase Director of Sales and Corporate Development, David Harvey, the students were able to witness all operations of the kaolin clay, as well as the silica sand and heavy mineral concentrate sands that also inhabit the property.
Another valuable topic discussed was Purebase’s utilization and development of the naturally occurring kaolin clay on the mineral reserve as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) in the production of portland cement and low-carbon concrete.
“These guided tours provide a great deal of insight on just how massive of a scale these mineral operations are,” said CEO Scott Dockter. “Attendees can physically gauge the vast quantity of resources we have here in Ione by seeing it in person. What we have here is quite remarkable and we are proud that it is put towards an incredibly important cause of future sustainability and decarbonization, as well as all of the various industrial applications and uses.”
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