tarboat's photos with the keyword: silica

Hoben International is owned by Goodwin PLC and is the UK’s largest processor of ground silica flours. These silos are at their Brassington site adjacent to the former Cromford and High peak Railway opposite Harboro Rocks. Silica flours are used in a wide cross-section of applications inducing refractory products, construction products, drilling muds, glass fibre manufacture and many more applications. Products and Services within the Hoben International portfolio include silica flours, fire mortars, specialist blends concrete and grouts, non-ferrous foundry moulding plasters.

Furlong Mills Ltd was established in 1842 and supplies a wide range of materials to the pottery industry including silica, feldspar, alumina, and industry specific composite ceramic fluxes.

Furlong Mills Ltd was established in 1842 and supplies a wide range of materials to the pottery industry including silica, feldspar, alumina, and industry specific composite ceramic fluxes.

Furlong Mills Ltd was established in 1842 and supplies a wide range of materials to the pottery industry including silica, feldspar, alumina, and industry specific composite ceramic fluxes.

There are several disused adits at Birkhill where high silica fireclay was extracted until 1981. One mine has been used as a museum until recently whilst the processing works stands derelict close to the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway. Seen here is the top of the incline from the works with the tensioning system for the continuous rope haulage underneath the staging.

Bathgate silica sand quarry at Arclid, Cheshire.

Output from the washing plant at the Maes-y-Droell Quarry of J Stoddard & Son at Llanarmon, Denbighshire.