GEOLOGY, RAW MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY

Process Engineering Certification Program

April 7 - 11, 2003

Holcim’s
Raw Materials Management
RMM
 Geologists Objectives

To carry out specific raw materials exploration work for the

clear definition of deposit structure, reserves and quality.

This by applying scientific concepts of geology and state of

the art technology for raw materials sampling and testing.

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 Learning Objectives

ƒ Where do raw materials come from

ƒ What raw materials do we use in our industry
ƒ What tools and methods are available for evaluation and
planning of quarries
ƒ What is the Holcim standard for raw materials
management

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 Natural Raw Materials in our Industry

ƒ Limestone and marl for clinker production

ƒ Clay and shale for clinker production
ƒ Silica sand, iron ore & bauxite, as correctives
ƒ Pozzolans as an activator or a clinker replacement
ƒ Gypsum as an additive to cement grinding
ƒ Sand and gravel for aggregates
ƒ Crushed rocks as aggregates (basalt, granite, dolomite)

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 What are the Issues?

ƒ Raw materials constitute the basic element for our

business

ƒ Their location, quality and exploitation cost have a

significant bearing on competitiveness

ƒ Industrial, demographic and ecological developments

increasingly reduce their availability

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 What are the Consequences?

ƒ Urgency for securing of strategic raw materials

ƒ Need for adequate tools for planning and control

ƒ Involvement of various levels of the company

management and of various functions

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 Objectives of Raw Materials Management - RMM

ƒ Provide reliable information for capital

expenditures

ƒ Ensure steady supply of raw materials

with regard to quality and quantity

ƒ Ensure optimum utilisation of resources

with respect to lifetime, costs and
ecology

ƒ Be flexible in a dynamic environment

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 Procedures and Tools for RM Management

ƒ Raw Materials Exploration Geological Expertise

ƒ Inventory of Deposit CADE

ƒ Optimum Utilisation and QSO-Expert

Quarry Development

ƒ Quarry Design & Visualisation QED

ƒ Daily Production Scheduling QuarryMaster

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 Cement Specific Exploration & Planning

Field
Work

Laboratory
Geophysics Analysis of
Exploration Data Drilling

Deposit
Photo-realistic Model
Display Strategic
Decisions
Long-Term
Planning

Production
Planning
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 RMM - Raw Materials Management Pyramid

Optimum
Utilization of Raw
Material Resources

Blast Hole Analysis Production Scheduling

Drilling/ Blasting QuarryMaster

Block Model CADE Quarry Planning Quarry Engineering QED Permitting/QVis

QSO Expert

Sample Analysis Material Tech. Test. Structural Model Exploration Database Mining Rights

Topographical Map Geological Field Work Geological Concept Exploration Work

Land Ownership Exploration Rights 29500

29400
Concession line

29300

29200 KLA3
9906 9903 9901

KLA4 9902
29100 9904
9907 9913
Northing

29000
9905
9908
9909
28900
9912
9910
28800

28700 9911

28600
1 to 21999
drilled
drilled 1994
2 to 2.001
28500
54500 54600 54700 54800 54900 55000 55100 55200 55300 55400 55500
Easting

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 Elements of Raw Material Management - RMM

Optimum Utilisation of
Raw Material Resources

Production
Drilling Blast Hole
Scheduling
Blasting Analysis
QuarryMaster

Block Model Quarry Planning Quarry Eng.

Permitting
CADE QSO-Expert QED

Sample Material Tech. Structural Exploration Mining

Analyses Testing Model Database Rights

Land Exploration Topo Geological Geological Exploration

Ownership Rights Map Field Work Concept Work

geological exploration process computer based tools and procedures

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