About Us

Samio Minerals® is a leading Mineral Mining, Processing, and Export firm having its registered office at Rajkot and Plant in Kachchh – Gujarat. Minerals such as Bentonite, Laterite, and Bauxite are processed in our plant and after stringent Quality tests are dispatched to end-users. Presently, the rate of Bentonite mining from our quarry area is earmarked to be around 144000 MTPA. The firm is looking forward to enhance its production capacity by going in for an additional mining lease of Bentonite.

 

Bauxite

Bauxite mining is an exclusive prerogative of the government of Gujarat, while private firms can only undertake the processing activities as understood. Bauxite is a rock formed from a reddish clay material called laterite soil and is most commonly found in tropical or subtropical regions. Bauxite is an aluminum-rich ore that is used for producing aluminum, refractory materials, specialized chemicals, and cements.

 

Bentonite

This mineral is a clay generated frequently from the alteration of volcanic ash; it is extensively used as Drilling mud, binder, sealing agent, purifier, absorbent and ground barrier. Bentonite largely consists of a key ingredient called montmorillonite, a clay mineral. There are two types of Bentonite, the Sodium, and Calcium type; the former is a swelling type and the latter is a non-swelling type.

 

Laterite

This mineral is a soil and rock type rich in iron and aluminum and is commonly considered to have formed in hot and wet tropical areas. The compact and ferruginous variety of laterite is used widely as a building stone and road metal. The most popular use of Laterite is in the Cement industry wherein it is used as an additive for lowering the clinkerisation temperature and supplementing aluminous and iron contents required in the manufacturing of high-quality cement.

Samio Minerals® is a major supplier of Sodium Bentonite in the form of natural lumps, activated and/or granular ones, strictly adhering to the Bentonite specifications laid down by the end-users from Iron-Ore Pellet Industry, Oil and Gas Industry, Foundry Industry et. al. Working of bentonite often involves selective mining, blending and processing to achieve the required grade. The Bentonite parameters (drilling mud grade, pellet industry-grade and foundry grade) can very well be tested at our in-house laboratory.

HOW IS BENTONITE PROCESSED?

Extracting the purity

The processing involves drying, grinding, sizing, and at times use of additives for cation exchange. The Bentonite mined at the beginning is first graded and sun-dried before pulverization. Bentonite is processed generally by simple milling techniques that involve the removal of water and volatile matter like carbon dioxide, if present, and grinding it to the appropriate sizes. A small amount of chemicals like soda ash are added sometimes before grinding to control the properties of bentonite. Raw bentonite when delivered to the processing plant contains 25 to 40% moisture. It is, therefore, dried in dryers and the dried clay is ground in roll and hammer mills or other pulverizers and screened. Most of the bentonite is ground to approximately 90% finer than 200 mesh.

Bentonite has special properties such as hydration, swelling, water absorption, viscosity, thixotropy, etc. and has extensive use in the following areas: Drilling mud (petroleum engineering – oil wells); binder (iron-ore pelletization, waterproofing, foundry sand binding); sealing agent (civil engineering); purifier; absorbent (pet litter) and ground barrier to name a few.

MOST CONVENIENT LOCATION

The Kutchh of Gujurat

On the supply front – domestic and export, Samio Minerals® has a natural logistical advantage as it is situated along the Gulf of Kutch on the Western coast-line of India. Our mining and mineral processing facility is close to both the seaports, namely, Mundra port (approx. 40 km) and Kandla port (approx. 100 km). The seaports are deep water type, all-weather ports, and can berth even Cape-sized ships. However, the road and rail transport too is convenient and has a healthy track record of providing timely services.

REGISTERED & CERTIFIED FROM

The Government of India

Samio Minerals® is registered with the following ministries of the Government of India and is well poised to cater to the needs of Bentonite mineral, to both domestic and foreign markets:

  1. Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Office of Joint Director General of Foreign Trade
  2. Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

SAMIO MINERALS

Management Team

    • Chhagganbhai Mohanbhai Patel
      Director
    • Narendra Kantilal Patel
      Director
    • Prashant Mulgundmath
      Director
    • Alpeshbhai Vithaldas Sapariya
      Director
    • Girishkumar Kantibhai Changela
      Director

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