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Wold Oil Properties, Inc. 139 W. 2nd Street Suite 200 Casper, WY 82601 (307) 265-7252 |
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American Talc - History American Talc Company is North America's largest supplier of ceramic talc. American Talc operates a processing plant and 3 mines with over 80 years of reserves consisting of white, pink, gray and black talc. The plant is located 10 miles west of Van Horn, Texas on Interstate 10 at exit 129. Rail access is via Union Pacific's mail east-west line. The American Talc Company currently services over 140 customers with over 30 different talc products for the ceramic, paint, plastic, roofing, composite wood, and agricultural industries. Talc is hydrous magnesium silicate (Mg6 Si8 O20 (OH)4) and is mined primarily in Texas, Montana, Vermont, New York and Oregon. It is found in several different colors and crystalline forms. Talc is important commercially because of its purity, softness and luster. Other important properties of talc are its chemical interest, high dielectric strength, high thermal conductivity and low electrical conductivity. Major markets for talc are ceramics, paint, paper and plastics. Dozens of other more minor uses include agriculture, personal care, mold release agents, etc. and are part of the roughly one million tons per year being consumed in the United States.
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