The fourth geological team of Guangxi found bentonite deposits in Ningming County when conducting geological census from 1985 to 1986. The mine is located in the area between Ningming County and Mingjiang Town, with a distribution area of about 30 square kilometers. It is currently the super large bentonite deposit with the largest proven and retained resource reserves in China.
Since 1998, Ningming has started to develop and utilize bentonite mines, but with little success. The annual comprehensive mining and sales volume is about 60,000 tons, accounting for only 2% of the national output. Moreover, the products are单一and have low utilization rates, being limited to three fields: drilling mud, pellets, and casting. By the end of last year, in ten years, Ningming County has only developed four small-scale bentonite mining enterprises.
It can be said that the development of Ningming's bentonite industry has been in a "sleeping" state for 20 years, but this "sleeping" harbors new birth.
The application fields of bentonite are very extensive, known as the "soil with a thousand uses." It is widely used in machinery, metallurgy, drilling, petroleum, chemical industry, food, pharmaceuticals, construction, environmental protection, and other fields. With continuous scientific research, high-end bentonite products keep emerging, and international demand for bentonite is increasing day by day.
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