1 1 2 2 2.1 Perlite 2 2.2 Feldspar 3 2.3 Phosphate rock 4 2.4 Clay 5 2.4.1 Clay 5 2.4.2 Kaolin 6 2.4.3 Ball clay 9 2.4.4 Fire clay 9 2.4.5 Bentonite 12 2.4.6 Fuller’s earth 13 2.4.7 Common clay and shale 14 2.5 Vermiculite 17 2.6 Diatomite 19 2.7 Talc 20 2.8 Limestone 22 2.9 Magnesite 22 2.10 Silica sand 22 2.11 Sand and gravel 23 2.11.1 Sand and gravel processing 23 2.11.2 Industrial sand and gravel 23 2.12 Crushed stone processing 23 2.13 Gemstones 24 2.14 Gypsum 24 2.15 Zeolite 24 2.16 Barite 24 2.17 Dimension stone 25 2.18 Serpentine and rhyolite 25 3 26 3.1 Emissions to air 26 3.1.1 Power generation 26 3.1.2 Vehicle exhaust 26 3.1.3 Dust emissions 26 3.1.4 Fuel storage tanks 27 3.1.5 Explosive detonation 27 3.1.6 Processing of non-metallic minerals 27 3.2 Emissions to water 36 3.3 Emissions to land 36 4 NPI 37 5 38 A: 39 B: 41 Figure 1 Basic Process Flow Diagram for Perlite Manufacturing 3 – Figure 2 Process Flow Diagram for Feldspar Processes 4 – Figure 3 Flow Diagram for Phosphate Rock Processing 5 – Figure 4 Process Flow Diagram for Kaolin Mining and Dry Processing 6 – Figure 5 Process Flow Diagram for Wet Process Kaolin for High Grade Products 8 – Figure 6 Process Flow Diagram for Ball Clay Processing 10 – Figure 7 Process Flow Diagram for Fire Clay Processing 11 – Figure 8 Process Flow Diagram for Bentonite Processing 12 – Figure 9 Process Flow Diagram for Fuller’s Earth Processing 13 – Figure 10 Process Flow Diagram for Common Clay and Shale Processing 15 – Figure 11 Process Flow Diagram for Vermiculite Processing 18 –
1 1 2 2 2.1 Perlite 2 2.2 Feldspar 3 2.3 Phosphate rock 4 2.4 Clay 5 2.4.1 Clay 5 2.4.2 Kaolin 6 2.4.3 Ball clay 9 2.4.4 Fire clay 9 2.4.5 Bentonite 12 2.4.6 Fuller’s earth 13 2.4.7 Common clay and shale 14 2.5 Vermiculite 17 2.6 Diatomite 19 2.7 Talc 20 2.8 Limestone 22 2.9 Magnesite 22 2.10 Silica sand 22 2.11 Sand and gravel 23 2.11.1 Sand and gravel processing 23 2.11.2 Industrial sand and gravel 23 2.12 Crushed stone processing 23 2.13 Gemstones 24 2.14 Gypsum 24 2.15 Zeolite 24 2.16 Barite 24 2.17 Dimension stone 25 2.18 Serpentine and rhyolite 25 3 26 3.1 Emissions to air 26 3.1.1 Power generation 26 3.1.2 Vehicle exhaust 26 3.1.3 Dust emissions 26 3.1.4 Fuel storage tanks 27 3.1.5 Explosive detonation 27 3.1.6 Processing of non-metallic minerals 27 3.2 Emissions to water 36 3.3 Emissions to land 36 4 NPI 37 5 38 A: 39 B: 41 Figure 1 – Basic Process Flow Diagram for Perlite Manufacturing 3 Figure 2 – Process Flow Diagram for Feldspar Processes 4 Figure 3 – Flow Diagram for Phosphate Rock Processing 5 Figure 4 – Process Flow Diagram for Kaolin Mining and Dry Processing 6 Figure 5 – Process Flow Diagram for Wet Process Kaolin for High Grade Products 8 Figure 6 – Process Flow Diagram for Ball Clay Processing 10 Figure 7 – Process Flow Diagram for Fire Clay Processing 11 Figure 8 – Process Flow Diagram for Bentonite Processing 12 Figure 9 – Process Flow Diagram for Fuller’s Earth Processing 13 Figure 10 – Process Flow Diagram for Common Clay and Shale Processing 15 Figure 11 – Process Flow Diagram for Vermiculite Processing 18
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