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All About Virginia Mullite
Learn more about KMC’s Virginia Mullite! Our unique Mullite is very high in purity and is made from Kyanite.
How it’s Made: Premium Grade Virginia Mullite
Get all the information on how Virginia Kyanite is converted to Mullite in this informative white paper written by Kyanite Director of Technology and Research, Steven Ashlock.
Kyanite: The Basics
Read a brief overview about Kyanite and the questions we’re most often asked!
Utilization of Virginia Kyanite and Virginia Mullite in Refractory Applications Worldwide
This paper will discuss various uses of Virginia Kyanite and its calcined form Virginia Mullite in the refractory industry worldwide.
Get To Know Our Team: Meet Jake
Learn a little bit more about Jake, our Dryer Supervisor/ Electrician.
Kyanite Mining Corporation Featured on PBS!
KMC was recently featured on an episode of Virginia Home Grown! We discussed our award-winning reclamation efforts and how we work to return previous mining sites to mother nature.
Our History
While many know Kyanite Mining Corporation as the only producer of Kyanite in the United States, and one of the only family-owned mines still in existence, few know the remarkable story of how KMC came to be.
A Property Comparison of Commercially Available Sillimanite Materials
The expansion and mullitization of the various sillimanite group minerals in this study were examined and compared. Overall, kyanite has been proven to have more expansion that either sillimanite or andalusite.
Qualification of Micronized Kyanite and Silica Fume
Learn more about this new raw material, micronized kyanite in this presentation provided in 2006 for the Materials Science & Technology 2006 conference