BusinessOctober 14, 1996
MEMO: MINING AWARD
The Golden Gate Division of Ralston Purina's Olmsted Mines in Pulaski County has won the non-coal category in the 1996 Illinois Mined Land Reclamation Awards. The clay mining and processing plant near Olmsted, has an innovative waste earth and rock disposal plan, which generates income to offset stripping costs. By selective placement of the waste, site drainage has improved, allowing the area to be used for agriculture...
The Golden Gate Division of Ralston Purina's Olmsted Mines in Pulaski County has won the non-coal category in the 1996 Illinois Mined Land Reclamation Awards.
The clay mining and processing plant near Olmsted, has an innovative waste earth and rock disposal plan, which generates income to offset stripping costs. By selective placement of the waste, site drainage has improved, allowing the area to be used for agriculture.
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Income from the farm lease helps defray the cost of handling waste materials to other sites.
The Golden Gate Division is the former Southern Clay Co., which has been in operation more than 35 years.
Over the past 15 years, wastes firm the mining process have been virtually eliminated and a yearly reclamation program established.
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