MNS began operations at our original Wyoming facility in 1957, the second business to operate at that location. In the 1890s, the Alabastine Mining Company, had begun open-quarry mining the gypsum found in the area, and in 1907 sunk a shaft 85 feet into the earth to exploit the rich gypsum deposits that spread underneath West Michigan. This endeavor continued until 1943 when the mining company went bankrupt. The property sat idle until 1946 when it was purchased by Bert Kragt who saw potential in the buildings and above-ground property that remained from the mining operation.