John Seelmeyer

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June 25, 2012
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Long-stalled Fallon clay mine nears return to production

Carolyn C. Kramer pushed back the furniture in her living and dining rooms a few months back and started organizing piles of papers accumulated by Specialty Clays Corp. in the past 16 years.Her mission: Sort through the hype that's been generated about a deposit of sodium bentonite east of Fallon, figure out the facts of the matter and get the project back on track.With any luck, and some timely final approvals from the Bureau of Land Management, Reno-based Specialty Clays will begin mining operations at the property during July.Granite Construction of Sparks is contracted to handle the surface-mining operation. Kramer, …

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