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Graymont Western’s Indian Creek Plant Graymont is a family-owned company whose management team and employees are dedicated to meeting or exceeding customer needs. The company focuses on the production of high calcium lime; dolomitic lime; value added lime-based products, such as specialty hydrates and precipitated calcium carbonates; and the aggregate and pulverized stone business. In North America, Graymont is the third largest producer of lime. In the United States, subsidiary companies operate in Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Washington, Oregon, Utah and Nevada, while serving markets in a much wider geographic area. In Canada, Graymont subsidiaries have operations from New Brunswick to British Columbia. In addition to Graymont’s lime interests, Graymont Materials (located in upstate New York and the province of Quebec) provides construction stone, sand and gravel, asphalt products and ready mix concrete. Having been in the lime business for over 50 years, Graymont operates facilities on sites that have been in operation for up to 200 years. The company is among the leaders in the industry in adding new, efficient plants and equipment and operates some of the most modern facilities on the continent. Since 1989, Graymont has added new, state-of-the-art processing, increasing capacity by close to two million tons, and will continue to add new capacity to meet market demand. Central to the company’s corporate philosophy is a long-term approach to business, built upon a solid commitment to sustainable 62 Montana Mining 2009 growth through the active participation in responsible environmental, workplace, and operating practices. At the same time, it is proud of its past accomplishments which demonstrate Graymont’s commitment to responsible conduct of the business. In Montana, the Indian Creek plant is located near Townsend, just north of the Limestone Hills. Here, lime is produced in two coal/coke-fired preheater kilns. The plant is equipped with lime-sizing and storage facilities, allowing Graymont to produce and store a full range of bulk quicklime products, as well as a hydrator capable of producing 300 tons of hydrated lime per day. This plant supplies customers in Montana, as well as several other western states. The quarry is located on the south side of Indian Creek. High purity limestone from the quarry is trucked to the crushing plant, where it is sized and conveyed to a large storage pile adjacent to the preheater kilns. Bulk truck loading facilities are provided at the plant site, and rail loading is available from a 1,500 ton terminal located on the Montana Rail Link line in Townsend. Graymont continues to be of significant economic importance to the county, as it is the largest taxpayer in the county. In addition to providing many well paying jobs, Graymont purchases many goods and services locally, within the community. Many important lime markets are serviced by Graymont: Agriculture Asphalt Building Construction – Lime Application – Mortar – Plastering – Restoration – Whitewash
Environmental Remediation Flue Gas Desulphurization Food Glass Mining Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) Pulp and Paper Soda Ash Soil Stabilization Steel Sugar Water Treatment In addition to providing high quality products for its customers, Graymont provides engineering and technical support to facilitate customer applications in the following areas: Product Application: With technical and sales personnel skilled in solving customer problems, employees work with customers and recommend the proper products to meet their specific needs. This may include support on FGD projects, steel blends of high calcium and dolomitic products, the usage of lime in asphalt, or how to apply building products. Transportation: Having extensive expertise in transportation of products by truck, rail, or water, the company’s emphasis is on building reliable, cost efficient supply networks. An example of this commitment is the operation of a fleet of PCC delivery barges to support customers in the paper industry in the Northwest. Material Handling: To ensure efficient and economical operations, Graymont reviews and inspects customer material-handling facilities and design criteria. If requested, Graymont is prepared to own and operate such facilities at the customer’s site, including storage facilities. Graymont also provides portable slakers, silos, and unloading and material handling equipment for short term projects. Several customers lease this equipment until their project has been completed. Research and Development: Graymont can work with customers in R&D efforts for new product and process applications, and has equipment available to facilitate testing of new applications at a customer’s site. Graymont’s vision for the future involves supplying the ever increasing need for quicklime to clean up and protect our environment; eighty percent of the company’s product is used for environmental purposes. Mining is essential in every aspect of our lives, and Graymont is committed to working with the members of our government and community to help provide these resources in an environmentally safe manner. � Montana Mining Association www.montanamining.org 63
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