Berkeley Springs, WV

Industrial & Specialty Plant
2496 Hancock Road
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
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Overview

Our surface mines at the Berkeley Springs facility use hard rock mining methods to produce high-purity sandstone. The plant uses propane, fuel oil and electricity to make whole grain, ground, and fine ground silica. Berkeley Springs also produces a synthetic magnesium-silica product called Florisil.

Since acquiring the facility, we have renovated and upgraded its production capabilities to enable it to produce multiple products through various processing methods, including primary, secondary and tertiary crushing, grinding, flotation, dewatering, fluid bed drying, mechanical screening and rotary drying processing. Berkeley Springs meets a wide variety of focused specifications from customers producing specialty epoxies, resins and polymers, geothermal energy equipment and fiberglass serving end markets such as glass, building products, foundry, chemicals and fillers and extenders. 

Mining at this location has been a part of the local landscape for over a century. The Pennsylvania Glass Sand Company, from Lewistown, PA, came into the area in the late 1800s and acquired much of the land and began what was then known as Berkeley Works. We acquired the Berkeley Springs facility in 1987 by merging with the Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corporation.

Community

U.S. Silica has been a thriving part of the community, employing multiple generations of families from Berkeley Springs and the surrounding area. Many of the Berkeley Springs employees strive to be good neighbors and dedicate their free time to local fire and rescue organizations, youth leadership positions such as coaching and scouts, and to community needs like food drives. The plant also participates in an annual "adoption" of a disadvantaged family at Christmas and donates sand products for local recreational use. The Berkeley Springs facility has been recognized with a Mountaineer Guardian Award for the effectiveness of the company's safety program.

Products

C-33 Sandstone Product

C-33 Sandstone

Supporting construction, building development, and utilities.

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Florisil®

A highly selective adsorbent that has extensive utility in preparative and analytical chromatography...

Limestone Product

Limestone Aggregates

Superior limestone grades for various limestone applications.

Min-U-Sil 5 SEM Fine Ground Silica

MIN-U-SIL®

No one grinds finer than we do. Choose from 5 different grades from 5 to 40 micron topsize.

A close up picture of Mystic White product.

Mystic White II® Premium Swimming Pool Filter Sand

Exceeds the most exacting specifications of major pool filter manufacturers to help ensure optimal p...

Optijump Volleyball

OPTIJUMP® Volleyball Sand

Specially processed to provide a firm and comfortable footing surface, resist compacting and minimiz...

Golf Bunker Sand

PRO WHITE®

Specially processed to facilitate drainage, provide firm ball support and minimize maintenance.

Q-rok Whole Grain Silica

Q-ROK®

The subangular grain shape of this graded quartzite silica sand makes it the ideal product for today...

Sandstone Product

Sandstone Aggregates

Meeting your construction and roadway needs.

Shale frac sand grain detail

Shale Frac Sand Series

Produced at locations close to the Permian, Eagle Ford, Midcon and Marcellus regions.

Silcosil Ground Silica

Sil-Co-Sil®

The high-purity content of our SIL-CO-SIL ground silica (at least 99.5% Si02) helps ensure consisten...

Snow White Play Sand

Snow White® Play Sand

Snow White play sand is washed and extensively screened to remove larger particles, leaving sand tha...

Golf Course Sand Trap

SurePlay Golf Sand

Provides the ideal balance of moisture retention and drainage to reduce maintenance and in-play down...

Cement

Whole Grain Silica for Building Product Applications

With more than 100 standard blends, we offer the industry’s greatest variety.

Whole Grain Silica for Glass

Whole Grain Silica for Glass

Our high SiO2-puritywhole grain silicas are the products of choice by top glass manufacturers across...

Recreational Silica

Whole Grain Silica for Recreational Applications

High-performance silicas carefully processed to facilitate drainage, enhance surface firmness, limit...

Delivery & Logistics

By Truck

Monday thru Thursday:

Unground Bulk: 7 AM - 11 PM

Unground Bagged: 8 AM - 3 PM

SIL-CO-SIL®/MIN-U-SIL Bagged: 8 AM - 3 PM

SIL-CO-SIL/MIN-U-SIL Bulk: Monday, 8 AM - 4 PM

SIL-CO-SIL/MIN-U-SIL Bulk: Tuesday - Friday, Midnight – 4 PM

SIL-CO-SIL/MIN-U-SIL Bulk: Saturday, Midnight – 8 AM

Please call to confirm loading hours

Bulk & Packaged Products:

Packaging:

Unground: 50# bags / 100# bags

Ground: 50# bags / 2000# bulk bags

Fine Ground: 50# bags / 2000# bulk bags

Pallets:

Unground: 50# bags - 60/pallet, 100#bags - 30/pallet

Ground: 50# bags - 70/pallet

Fine Ground: 50# bags - 56/pallet (MIN-U-SIL 30, MIN-U-SIL 40)

50# bags - 50/pallet (MIN-U-SIL 5, MIN-U-SIL 10)

Driving Directions

From Maryland - Interstate 70

Follow I-70 West to Exit 1B (Route 522 South - Winchester, VA/Hancock, MD).  Exit will take you across the Potomac River to West Virginia.  Follow Route 522 for approximately 4.5 miles. The plant entrance is on the left.

From Maryland - Interstate 68

Follow I-68 East to Exit 82A (Route 522 South - Winchester, VA/Berkeley Springs). Exit will take you across the Potomac River to West Virginia.  Follow Route 522 for approximately 4.5 miles. The plant entrance is on left.

From Pennsylvania Turnpike

Take Breezewood Exit off the Pennsylvania Turnpike.  Follow I-70 East to Exit 1B (Route 522 South - Winchester, VA/Hancock, MD).  Exit will take you across the Potomac River to West Virginia. Follow Route 522 for approximately 4.5 miles. The plant entrance is on the left.

From Virginia

Follow Route 522 North from Winchester, VA (approximately 40 miles). Plant is 1 mile North of the Town of Berkeley Springs on the right.

Careers

Careers at US Silica

Our Employees Are Our Most Valuable Asset

When you join the U.S. Silica team, you become a part of a resilient and dynamic culture. We're proud of our 100+ year legacy of doing things right as we focus on the next 100 years to thrive the local communities where we live and work.  

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