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it is currently building in central Mexico, with a capacity of 1 million tons per year. Lafarge will hold a 47-percent stake in the new joint venture, and Elementia will hold the remaining 53 percent. Vulcan Materials Co. sold reclaimed and excess land in California and one small quarry in rural Virginia. Vulcan also sold a percentage of future production at four aggregates quarries in South Carolina to Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (PCL), which will pay $75 million in exchange for an estimated 10.5-percent royalty interest in the sale of approximately 144 million tons of production over 25 years. These transactions generated approximately $149 million. Stock Report Company Vulcan also announced that it is acquiring aggregates businesses in Texas and Georgia with the acquisition of two active quarries and additional reserves adjacent to two existing quarries for approximately $80 million. Total reserves related to these investments are approximately 91 million tons. AM U.S. On-Highway Diesel Fuel Prices Ticker Current Value 52-Week 52-Week High Low 02/04/2013 One Week One Year United States $4.022 +0.095 p +0.166 p East Coast $4.088 +0.065 p +0.140 p New England $4.237 +0.056 p +0.136 p Central Atlantic $4.165 +0.059 p +0.119 p $4.001 +0.070 p +0.155 p Midwest $3.978 +0.112 p +0.227 p Gulf Coast $3.941 +0.096 p +0.166 p Rocky Mountain $3.844 +0.108 p +0.027 p West Coast $4.166 +0.117 p +0.130 p Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V. CX $10.69 p $11.20 $4.94 CRH plc CRG $20.61 p $22.31 $16.22 Eagle Materials Inc. EXP $65.31 p $57.42 $29.64 Granite Construction Inc. GVA $35.56 p $36.90 $21.38 Heidelberg Cement AG HEI $62.75 p $64.69 $43.78 Lower Atlantic Holcim Ltd. HOLN $77.58 p $79.23 $53.92 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. MLM $97.56 q $101.86 $63.64 MDU Resources Group, Inc. MDU $23.06 p $23.76 $19.59 Texas Industries Inc. TXI $56.23 p $59.32 $30.10 United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. USLM $46.56 q $67.40 $41.25 U.S. Concrete USCR $11.92 p $12.44 $3.90 Vulcan Materials Co. VMC $56.28 p $59.48 $32.31 Sources: New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ, and Wall Street Journal Market Watch. Currency conversion calculated on 2/4/13. West Coast less California $4.076 +0.130 p +0.148 p California $4.242 +0.105 p +0.114 p Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (dollars per gallon, prices include all taxes). See us at AGG1 Booth #2 845 Experience: Retired November 2011 following 41 years with the U.S. Geological Survey • USGS Aggregate Resource Geologist 1977-2011 • Past Chair and Distinguished Service Award recipient, Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Industrial Minerals and Aggregates Division • Author of ASBPE award-winning columns - Carved In Stone, Aggregates Manager, 1998-Present Services Offered: Applied geology and geological research for construction rocks and minerals, with an emphasis on aggregates. • Resource evaluation • Non-technical writing • Expert testimony • Conflict assessment • Technical writing and review • Lecturer Contact me at: Bill-Langer@researchgeologist.com www.researchgeologist.com Text INFO to 205-289-3782 or visit www.aggman.com/info Text INFO to 205-289-3782 or visit www.aggman.com/info AGGREGATES MANAGER March 2013 BillLanger_AGRM0213.indd 1 1/22/13 9:40 AM RayTech_AGRM0313.indd 1 49 2/19/13 3:36 PM