BAYMAG - HIGH-PURITY MAGNESIUM-OXIDE FROM NATURAL MAGNESITE

Refratechnik, a German refractory company, acquired a majority shareholding in Baymag in 1979. This acquisition included the mining rights for a magnesite deposit of high purity in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The deposit, situated in the Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, is of Cambrian age and has reserves of 50 million m. t. of magnesite. Product applications range from pulp and paper production, chemical industry, and animal feed supplements. Since 1983, Baymag has produced high-quality refractory grade fused magnesium oxide for specialty applications in the steel industry.