Our operation is located in Putnam County Florida and was started in 1892 by the Edgar family. We are arguably the oldest continuously operating mining concern in Florida. Originally operating as the Edgar Plastic Kaolin Company and more recently as the Feldspar Corporation’s Edgar Facility.
The original focus of the operation when it was founded 120 years ago, was the white kaolin clay, while the sand contained in the reserves was treated as a by-product of the clay process. Today, Edgar Minerals, continues to produce the unique, high quality clay along with premium and custom blended sand products for industrial and construction use.
With over 2500 acres of mineable land, Edgar Minerals is capable of supplying local and global markets with sand and clay for many years to come.
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Edgar Minerals
What We Provide
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Project Design
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Construction Management
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Site Evaluation
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Construction
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Cost Modeling
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Solutions
We Plan, We Build,
We Deliver
We offer a comprehensive array of services, from the planning stage to post-construction facility management. You can count on the utmost professionalism in all that we do.
Products
Silverstone Community Center
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History
About our Company
The Edgar Plastic Kaolin (EPK) Company, reputedly the oldest continuous mining operation in Florida, was founded in 1892 by Charles S. Edgar.
Until the 1870s, the Edgars were farmers in Middlesex County, N. J., near the town of Metuchen. After discovering clay on the farm, Charles S. Edgar with his two brothers, formed the Edgar Brothers Clay Co. and began to mine it during the winter months when there were no crops to tend. They dug the clay with shovels, loaded it onto a wagon and hauled it 12 miles to the town of Perth Amboy, where it was sold to scows headed for Trenton N.J. There it was used in making terra cotta, pottery, bricks and fire-proof containers for enclosing ceramics during firing, called saggers.
Charles learned that nearly all the clay used in producing ceramics and china in the United States was imported from England. Being an ambitious young man and recognizing an opportunity, it prompted him to seek an American source of this material. During his travels throughout the country, he devoted a portion of his time to prospecting. While on a business trip to Boston, Charles learned of the possible existence of undeveloped fine clay deposits in the north central Florida area.
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EPK Clay
EPK Kaolin is a unique, high quality, water washed, ceramic kaolin which offers very white fired color, unusually good forming characteristics and high green strength. In glazes, EPK offers excellent suspension capabilities and uncommon cleanliness.
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Industrial Sand
Nearly all industries use industrial sand or products made with it, and for the majority of these applications there are no known suitable substitutes. The special properties of our Industrial Sand -- purity, inertness, hardness, resistance to high temperatures, grain size and color -- are why it is the preferred choice for a variety of applications.
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Construction Sand
Construction Sand is a fundamental raw material used primarily by the construction and paving industries. Combined, with gravel they take the form of "aggregate" in concrete, portland cement, asphalt, mortar, and plaster. Construction Sand can be used alone as "fill" in the construction of building foundations, and a wide range of other applications.
