33 AUGUST 2024 WorldWide Drilling Resource® A Million Tons of Gypsum Adapted from Information by Banks Group Banks Mining hit a major production landmark at the UK’s largest gypsum mine after just over two years on-site. Operators Saint-Gobain Formula appointed Banks Mining as principal contractor at Bantycock Quarry near Newark in late 2021. Since then, the family firm has worked in partnership with Saint-Gobain Formula to introduce a number of operational and site management enhancements, with Bantycock recording its most productive year ever in 2022. Now, the Banks Mining team has delivered its one millionth ton of gypsum after just over two years on the site. Kevin Glasper, Bantycock quarry manager at Saint-Gobain Formula said, “It’s been a huge team effort to make sure everything runs smoothly, and most importantly safely, and we’re extremely proud of everyone involved in hitting this milestone.” The Bantycock Quarry employs 75% of its people from the local region and delivers extremely high-purity natural gypsum which is essential in many diverse industries including construction, food, agriculture, dentistry, and ceramics. Neil Cook, Banks Mining’s site manager at Bantycock Quarry added, “Our team has built a strong relationship with the Saint-Gobain Formula site management team since we began work at Bantycock, and we’re very pleased to have reached this important production milestone after just two years. We established mining operations at Bantycock quickly in order to ensure continuity of production for SaintGobain Formula, and the substantial investment that we’ve made, and will continue to make, at the site has been central to the safe, smart, and sustainable way in which it is operating.” MIN
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