Universal Minerals International is dedicated to finding or developing markets for industrial minerals and industrial minerals waste .Our primary focus is on heavy minerals such as iron ore (hematite, magnetite and ilmenite) to take advantage of their extreme weight and high density properties. Our products include high density blocks, aggregates and concrete for use in weighting, counter-weighting, radiation shielding, high density filtration media and oil and gas submarine pipeline coating aggregates. Our full service mineral processing plant located on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky manufactures silica safe air blasting abrasives and asphalt slurry seal coatings. It also serves as a third party custom tolling facility for other industrial mineral companies by offering custom mineral crushing, drying, screening, blending , packaging and storage for a variety of mineral products.