Barite for drilling mud, from Balochistan.

Crude lump at SG 4.20 or 4.10 for grinding mills, or ground to API 13A for mud companies. Every lot gets assayed before it's loaded.

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A single white barite lump on a beige surface — What barite looks like (not our stock)Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Ships from: Karachi
Terms: FOB Karachi, or CIF US and Gulf ports
Order size: From one 20ft container. Bulk on request
Before you commit: A typical analysis with your quote
Invoicing: In USD, from our US entity
Replies: Within one business day

Who you deal with.

Email hello@silkstonetrading.com. One of us answers it within one business day.

Cameron

Sales, pricing and contracts in the US

Based in the US. He sends the quote, the contract and the USD invoice, and keeps track of your shipment.

Furqan Ahmed

Sourcing, quality control and shipping in Karachi

On the ground in Karachi. He buys from the processors himself, checks the lot before it goes in the container and does the export paperwork.

Specification

Lump or ground, by the container.

Send the form, SG and tonnage. We'll send a price and a typical analysis.

Origin: Balochistan, Pakistan
Lump: Crude barite lump, SG 4.20 or 4.10, for grinding to API 13A
Ground: Ground to API 13A
Testing: Lab assay with every lot
Inspection: Pre-shipment inspection in Karachi. Send your own inspector if you like (SGS, Bureau Veritas, etc.)
Documents: Certificate of origin, analysis report, packing list
Shipping: 20ft containers; bulk on request. FOB Karachi, or CIF US and Gulf ports

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Typical analysisBarite

Specific gravity (SG)
BaSO₄ %
Fe
Water-soluble alkaline earth metals, as Ca
Lump size

Typical values are sent with your quote.

Who buys it

Who buys it from us

Send your monthly or annual tonnage and destination port for availability and a price.

Barite grinding mills

Crude lump at SG 4.20 or 4.10, to grind to API 13A in your own mill.

Start withA typical analysis and a sample

Drilling mud and fluids companies

Barite ground to API 13A.

Start withA typical analysis with the quote

How a barite order works

You get a typical analysis with the quote. Then your actual lot is assayed and checked before it's loaded.

Container cranes and a red cargo ship at the Port of Karachi — Port of Karachi. Everything we sell leaves from here.Photo: Wikimedia Commons

No.StepWhat happensWho

1Send your specLump or ground, SG 4.20 or 4.10, tonnage and destination port.Who: You

2Quote with a typical analysisSG, BaSO₄, Fe, water-soluble alkaline earth metals and lump size. Samples on request.Who: Cameron and Furqan

3Lot assayYour lot gets assayed and you get the report.Who: Furqan

4Pre-shipment inspectionChecked against the assay before loading.Who: Furqan

5Documents and shippingCertificate of origin, analysis report and packing list. FOB Karachi or CIF your port.Who: Furqan, then Cameron

PortsHouston, Savannah, NY/NJ, LA/Long Beach and Jebel Ali, among other US and Gulf ports.

Questions buyers ask us.

How is quality checked?

You get a typical analysis with the quote. Your actual lot is assayed before loading. If you want your own inspector there (SGS, Bureau Veritas or similar), that's fine.

Can I get a sample first?

Yes. Ask for a sample with your quote.

Tell us what you need.

Lump or ground, SG, tonnage, port. We'll send a price and a typical analysis.

Or email hello@silkstonetrading.com