Building better sustainability for Industrial Minerals Mining

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<v ->Dolomies De Marche-Les-Dames operation is like</v>

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any mining site,

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there is an unquestionable relationship with the geology.

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For us, this relationship used to be very reactive.

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We would define the specification of the rock after the

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extraction had taken place.

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When you’re mining limestone and dolomite,

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we know that there are going to be impurities present in the

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rock,

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and we know that they are going to exist in different forms.

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The problem we faced was not being able to define and

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understand those impurities before the rock were taken to

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the stockpile,

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which led us to complexities in stock management and supply

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uncertainties.

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As a company is motivated to introduce innovation that keep

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us as efficient and sustainable as possible.

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And it was this motivation that led us to SEEQUENT.

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By working together,

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We’ve been able to radically improve our workflow to enable

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a much richer relationship with our geology.

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Our work flow now provides a predictability of impurities

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and contaminants before we blast. Having the degree of

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predictability means that we have certainty in what we can

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supply to our customers. And that’s great for business.

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<v ->Having a workflow where the main plans</v>

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relies on the quality and the certainty

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of the geological model,

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Give us a competitive edge. SEEQUENT does not only give us

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the solution to better model our geology and our reserves.

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We also have the ability to collaborate on the model,

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which has improved our mine planning process, definitively.

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<v ->The rocks, our entire business,</v>

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to know exactly what we can supply to our customers.

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put our business in a position of strength.

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To know exactly quality location in the query,

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allow us to plan and ensure that we meet the needs of our

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customers.

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We have more confidence in our data and it gives us agility

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in decision making and ultimately enables us to update our

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model far more frequently.

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<v ->The collaborative power we have to communicate</v>

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certainty in geology gives management

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a great deal of confidence.

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<v ->Knowing better. our deficits</v>

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and communicating helps us to advise the best plans

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for the company.

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<v ->There has been a noticeable change in management,</v>

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trusting us to realize what we know the geology

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is telling us.

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SEEQUENT plays an important part in helping us to make

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our decisions based on truly understanding our geology

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and this is now at the heart of what we do.

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