Essential Minerals Association

The Essential Minerals Association (EMA) is the representative voice for companies which extract and process a vital and beneficial group of raw materials and minerals which are the essential ingredients for many of the products used in everyday life. Our companies and the people they employ are proud of their industry and the socially responsible methods they use to deliver these beneficial resources. EMA represents ball clay, barite, bentonite, borates, calcium carbonate, diatomite, feldspar, gold, industrial sand, kaolin, lithium, magnesia, perlite, phosphate, potash, quartz, rare earths, salt, silver, soda ash, talc, uintaite, and wollastonite.