--- title: Incredible Minerals Today Blog | EP Minerals | de description: de | Incredible Minerals Today gives readers insights and information about new exciting uses for diatomaceous earth, perlite and clay around the world today, plus the latest information about EP Minerals. --- [![EP Minerals](https://s3.amazonaws.com/tai-epminerals-blue-production/assets/logo-2x-47fa904bf68f43107c73f6469e9c48f456bd3926518cc9ea58c2fb18c520d71d.png)](https://epminerals.com) Incredible Minerals for Everyday Use - [Login](https://epminerals.com/users/login) - [Careers](https://epminerals.com/about-us/careers) - [Contact Us](https://epminerals.com/contact-us) # Incredible Minerals Today ## [Celebrating Make A Dog's Day (and Diatomaceous Earth Insecticide)](https://blog.epminerals.com/national-pet-day-and-the-benefits-of-diatomaceous-earth-insecticide-0) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Oct 22, 2019 11:15:00 AM ![Harper and Cale-1](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Harper%20and%20Cale-1.jpg?width=582&name=Harper%20and%20Cale-1.jpg)*Harper Brown and Cale Wallis, DE filter aid spokesdogs, and DEsect diatomaceous earth insecticide users* Happy Make A Dog's Day! Here at EP Minerals, a U.S. Silica company, we are big animal lovers, and many of us own dogs, (but also cats, horses and a myriad of other pets,) and consider them part of the family. We’re sure you probably do, too! And we want to keep them as happy and healthy as possible. That means keeping them bug-free. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/national-pet-day-and-the-benefits-of-diatomaceous-earth-insecticide-0) Topics: [DEsect](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/desect), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de), [organic insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/organic-insecticide), [diatomaceous earth for fleas](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-for-fleas), [diatomaceous earth insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-insecticide), [national pet day](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/national-pet-day) ## [Millions of years in the making: National Diatomaceous Earth Day](https://blog.epminerals.com/millions-of-years-in-the-making-national-diatomaceous-earth-day-is-august-31-0) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Aug 29, 2019 8:56:56 AM ![Single_Diatom_-_Large](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Single_Diatom_-_Large.jpg?width=272&name=Single_Diatom_-_Large.jpg)*A single magnified diatom* Diatomaceous earth, also known as DE, is a sedimentary rock found in large deposits worldwide and mined primarily in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Peru, France, Spain, Denmark, and China. Northern Nevada has several large, high-purity deposits mined by EP Minerals, a U.S. Silica company. The DE is developed into hundreds of products used around the globe by the world's largest companies.  The diatoms that are forming today - the single-celled plants that make up the diatomaceous earth - are truly the lungs of the earth, in that they produce about three quarters of the world’s new oxygen supply. See, DE is a really big deal! [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/millions-of-years-in-the-making-national-diatomaceous-earth-day-is-august-31-0) Topics: [national diatomaceous earth day](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/national-diatomaceous-earth-day), [diatomaceous earth filter aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-filter-aid), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de), [de filter aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de-filter-aid), [us silica](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/us-silica) ## [National Diatomaceous Earth Day is August 31!](https://blog.epminerals.com/celebrate-national-diatomaceous-earth-de-day-on-august-31-0-0-0-0) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Aug 22, 2019 11:05:46 AM ![HB_Mine_Pics_003.jpg](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HB_Mine_Pics_003.jpg?width=640&name=HB_Mine_Pics_003.jpg) *At U.S. Silica's EP Minerals' Lovelock, NV mine - the world's largest producing diatomaceous earth mine and plant* Most people know of diatomaceous earth because they use it to filter their swimming pools or for its natural insecticide properties to control insects in their homes or gardens. Biologists know about diatoms, the single-celled plants that form diatomaceous earth, because they are truly the lungs of the earth, in that they produce about ¾ of the world’s new oxygen supply. Materials scientists know about diatom skeletons (called frustules), the tiny, intricate porous opal structures, because they are known to be the strongest naturally-occurring substances. On **August 31**, we celebrate **National Diatomaceous Earth Day** to recognize the diatom and the remarkable substance it creates, diatomaceous earth. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/celebrate-national-diatomaceous-earth-de-day-on-august-31-0-0-0-0) Topics: [Diatomaceous Earth](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth), [national diatomaceous earth day](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/national-diatomaceous-earth-day), [diatomaceous earth filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-filtration), [diatomaceous earth filter aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-filter-aid), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de), [DE filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de-filtration) ## [National Fossil Day! Learn about 10 Million Year-Old Fossils in Diatomaceous Earth](https://blog.epminerals.com/national-fossil-day-and-diatomaceous-earth-0) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Oct 17, 2018 10:57:07 AM ![teacher_fun_with_de](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/teacher_fun_with_de.jpg?width=407&name=teacher_fun_with_de.jpg) It's National Fossil Day and what better way to celebrate than to learn about the amazing fossils found at one of EP Minerals' diatomaceous earth (DE) mines. 10-20 million years ago, Northern Nevada was covered by a freshwater lake that was full of stickleback fish - small spiny-rayed fish that lived during the Miocene Epoch. Recently, EP Minerals hosted a group of 40 Nevada teachers at our diatomaceous earth mine quarry to fossil hunt as part of the Nevada Mining Association's Teacher Education program. The program is designed to encourage teachers to incorporate more mining education, geology and Nevada mineral history into their classrooms. Here's a look at the teacher's group at the DE mine and some of their "treasure"-- 10 million year old stickleback fish fossils.  [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/national-fossil-day-and-diatomaceous-earth-0) Topics: [Community involvement](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/community-involvement), [Diatomaceous Earth](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth), [National Fossil Day,](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/national-fossil-day), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de) ## [Why the world’s best bourbon deserves the highest purity diatomaceous earth filter aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/why-the-worlds-best-bourbon-deserves-the-highest-purity-diatomaceous-earth-filter-aid) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Sep 27, 2018 9:47:00 AM ![Bourbon-Whiskey-and-oak-barrel_web](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Bourbon-Whiskey-and-oak-barrel_web.jpg?width=325&name=Bourbon-Whiskey-and-oak-barrel_web.jpg) *Kentucky bourbon, known for it's unique taste and color* When you think of Kentucky, what immediately comes to your mind? The Kentucky Derby, beautiful horses, big hats, right? But what’s the other “icon” that Kentucky is famous for? Yep, you’re right. Kentucky Bourbon. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/why-the-worlds-best-bourbon-deserves-the-highest-purity-diatomaceous-earth-filter-aid) Topics: [diatomaceous earth filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-filtration), [diatomaceous earth filter aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-filter-aid), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de), [DE filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de-filtration), [de filter aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de-filter-aid), [bourbon filtration](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/bourbon-filtration) ## [Diatomaceous Earth insecticide, a bad year for bugs and National Help a Horse Day](https://blog.epminerals.com/diatomaceous-earth-insecticide-a-bad-year-for-bugs-and-national-help-a-horse-day) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Apr 26, 2018 11:17:28 AM *![brit1.jpg](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/brit1.jpg?width=320&name=brit1.jpg "brit1.jpg")Happy bug free National Help a Horse Day!* From all the reports we’re seeing lately, this is another bad year for bugs. In the West, they say we will have more bugs because it was a fairly dry winter. In the East, they say we will have more bugs because it was a longer, wetter winter. Whatever. All I know is that I’m seeing an early bunch of ants, spiders, earwigs and flies at my house, and I hate bugs. Unfortunately, I picked a hobby that is intrinsically associated with bugs. Horses! (fyi, that would be my 25-year-old retired dressage horse Brit in the photo.) This year I’m starting my bug killer mission early with my secret weapon – diatomaceous earth insecticide (DE). The DE insecticide is made from microscopic skeletons of prehistoric algae – diatoms - that simply dry out and slice up insects like a samurai swordsman! [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/diatomaceous-earth-insecticide-a-bad-year-for-bugs-and-national-help-a-horse-day) Topics: [DEsect](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/desect), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de), [organic insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/organic-insecticide), [diatomaceous earth for fleas](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-for-fleas), [diatomaceous earth insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-insecticide) ## [National Pet Day and the Benefits of Diatomaceous Earth Insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/national-pet-day-and-the-benefits-of-diatomaceous-earth-insecticide) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Apr 11, 2018 11:17:24 AM ![Lisa_N_dogs](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Lisa_N_dogs.jpg?width=640&height=480&name=Lisa_N_dogs.jpg)*Odin and Vali Nilsson* Happy National Pet Day! Here at EP Minerals, we are big animal lovers, and many of us own dogs, cats, horses and a myriad of other pets, and consider them part of the family. We’re sure you probably do, too! And we want to keep them as happy and healthy as possible. That means keeping them bug-free. [Read More](https://blog.epminerals.com/national-pet-day-and-the-benefits-of-diatomaceous-earth-insecticide) Topics: [DEsect](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/desect), [de](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/de), [organic insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/organic-insecticide), [diatomaceous earth for fleas](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-for-fleas), [diatomaceous earth insecticide](https://blog.epminerals.com/topic/diatomaceous-earth-insecticide) ## [Super Bowl LII, Beer, Wine and Diatomaceous Earth Filter Aid](https://blog.epminerals.com/super-bowl-lii-beer-wine-and-diatomaceous-earth) Posted by [Julie Brown](https://blog.epminerals.com/author/julie-brown) Jan 26, 2018 12:01:06 PM ![Beer-Pouring-600x450.jpg](https://blog.epminerals.com/hs-fs/hubfs/social-suggested-images/Beer-Pouring-600x450.jpg?width=640&name=Beer-Pouring-600x450.jpg)  Got beer? How ‘bout wings? For most Americans that enjoy the Super Bowl, the season’s biggest game is much more than just a sports event. In many ways, Super Bowl Sunday has become a true American holiday. And like with most holidays, food and drinks both play an important role in our national celebration. With millions of viewers expected to watch Super Bowl LII, many will gather with friends and family to watch the Patriots and Eagles, and that means they’re be digging in to a host of traditional game day favorites like chips, Buffalo wings, and beer. But are wine, vodka and whiskey overtaking beer? 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