Mine · Mohave County, Arizona, United States
Arizona Saponite Pit
Arizona Saponite Pit is a mine in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, owned by Altana Group (Germany).
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Mohave County | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating (intermittent) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Commodities | refractory clay (mainly refractory clay) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Altana Group (Germany) (controls the operator) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | BYK USA LLC | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Employees | 1 people (annual average, in 2025) | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Mine type | Surface | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 34.5625, -113.3742 | MSHA Mines Data Set · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this mine and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its permits, resources and offtake, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow its owner compares
Altana Group (Germany) owns 3 of the 2,675 mines in the United States in our data with a named owner; 139 owners have more. Counts cover the mines in our data that name an owner, holder or operator; an asset with several owners counts for each.
| Owner in United States | Rank | Mines | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc | 1st | 56 | 2.1% |
| Sev.en Global Investments a.s. | 2nd | 50 | 1.9% |
| Rosebud Mining Company | 3rd | 40 | 1.5% |
| Martin Marietta Materials Inc | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Metinvest B V | 4th | 29 | 1.1% |
| Altana Group (Germany) | 140th | 3 | 0.11% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this mine: 134 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek water right 36-066369.0001 | Water right | — | — | 8.5 km |
| Burro Creek water right 36-066370.0001 | Water right | — | — | 8.5 km |
| Burro water right 36-010366.0000 | Water right | — | — | 9.6 km |
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Data on this page
- Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights). Arizona Department of Water Resources water rights (surface water filings and irrigation grandfathered rights), Restricted.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.