Leland G. Hall on tue 27 jan 04
Make it End
Greeting GB users,haters,lovers,dealers, miners, substitute makers and clay-
art community in general-
Will someone from Laguna Clay please stand up and tell us whats really up
with GB?
I know that it never really quite went away. They DID stop mining it for a
time. Then just before the dealers were all out, Laguna bought "the last
remaining stockpile". Raised the price a bit, and life continued. Though
they did say (on their website) that when it was gone, it was gone. (I
paraphrase) They even went so far as predict, at current sales volume
(this was a couple years ago) just how long the "last remaining stockpile"
would last. (which is a number I don't remember).
So, here we are again. Rumors and conjecture abound. I make my living,
such as it is, with this stuff. I still have a couple two or three hundred
pounds, so I'm good to go for while. But of course, I am keenly interested
in the truth regarding GB. And I wont take much of anything as truth,
untill I hear it from Laguna Clay Company, or US Borax. (who owned the
mine, last I heard)
I think Hamer and Gilespe milled it for the East Coast market?
So PLEASE, will someone from US Borax, or Laguna Clay (or Hamer)let us know
the curent status of Gersley Borate?
There are many who need to know.
Thank you
Leland Hall
Before The Wheel Enterprises
Raku Pottery and Sculpture
La Pine, OR. USA
Jon Pacini on wed 28 jan 04
Leland wrote--"Greeting GB users,haters,lovers,dealers, miners, substitute
makers and clay-
art community in general-
Will someone from Laguna Clay please stand up and tell us what's really up
with GB?"
Greetings All----- Hi Leland,
Gerstley Borate is no longer being mined, has not been for a number of years
now. There are no plans that Laguna is privy to, of US Borax or anyone else,
to reopen the mine. There is however a stockpile of crude GB in existence
that was mined prior to US Borax shutting down their operation. Laguna has
been having GB ground from that stock pile since we became aware of it's
existence, a couple of years ago. The estimates for how much is really there
have varied widely, but the most recent estimate I have goes like this, " If
current levels of usage are maintained, the stock pile will last about 10
more years".
Best regards
Jon Pacini
Clay Manager
Laguna Clay Co
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