Aggregates Manager

February 2017

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by Kerry Clines | Contributing Editor PLANT PROFILE 16 AGGREGATES MANAGER / February 2017 L afargeHolcim's Marblehead Quarry, located in Ohio on the shore of Lake Erie, is more than 100 years old. It is comprised of what, originally, were several small quarries, which supplied aggregate for the Village of Marblehead and Danbury Township during the late 1800s. At the turn of the century, the 2,500-acre prop- erty was acquired by Kelleys Island Lime and Transport Co. It was then purchased by Chemstone Corp. in 1955, which leased it to Standard Slag Co. in 1962. Standard Slag eventually purchased the quarry in 1983. Six years later, in 1989, Lafarge North America acquired Standard Slag, taking over the plant and its day-to-day operations. Shortly thereafter, Lafarge invested $12.5 million in facility upgrades and automation, building a new process- ing plant and boat loading facility at the quarry's dock. Marblehead Quarry today The updated facility currently has the ability to produce more than 4 million tons of construction aggregate annually, making it one of the largest and high- est producing quarries in Ohio and on the Great Lakes. Most of the materials produced at the quarry, approximately 98 percent, are shipped by freighters or barges, while area customers pick up ag- gregate by the truckload for construction projects, as well as personal use, in the amount of nearly 100,000 tons. "We always try to supply the local markets with aggregate, even though that's only 2 percent of our business," explains Jeff Grashel, plant manager. "We used to have the trucks go down in the yard, which was a 4-mile round trip. We had to constantly maintain the haul road, water it, and treat it. In 2012, we built a truck loadout yard for the local commu- nities, which is open year round. We've seen an increase in truck sales because of the reduction in drive time, so there have been some additional benefits to putting in the yard." Quarry on

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