A Marble Mining Experience

By: Annie G. Dee President / General Manager Teresa Marble Corporation

Location
Bulacan Prospect Shaw Office

Teresa Quarry and Plant (1976)

Cebu Quarry (1986)

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Location Binangonan Formation

Puting Bato
Kulasisi Pamias 1 Pamias 2 Pamias 3

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Geological Studies
The characteristics of geological formation impacts on the prospectivity of its application A.Geologic Age hardness of the material Binangonan Formation Late Oligocene to Early Miocene B. Facie Models Color Patterns / Contamination/Homogienity of stone C. Geologic Structures as affected movements of fault lines Bedding and Bedding & Directions Lineations/ Fractures/Fissures and Sheared Zones

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Traditional Development of Marble Quarry 70s and 80s

Nomadic and potato style of quarrying of massive floats, hills and mountainside Mining methods include 1. Pneumatic Drilling - Regular Drillholes or Channel 2. Manual Splitting 3. Blasting 4. Dragging 5. A-Frame Lifting

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Traditional Method
Look for Massive Floats Massive Floats are easy to Operate using traditional method of marble quarrying

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Start of Quarry Operation

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Drilling Method

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Dragging of Blocks

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Simple to Complex Process

The absence of a rational development plan would eventually lead to, a simple process of block production to develop into a very complex one As we ran out of massive floats and easy to operate mountainside, more severe blasting activities were resorted to by block producers
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Big Massing Blasting Operation

Big Mass

Drilled / Channeled Face

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The Beginning
Advent of diamond wiresaw technology in Europe in the early to mid 80s simplified dimensioned stone quarry process Quarry modernization process started & was sustained by regular exposures of company managers, engineers and key marketing staff to European market & practices.
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Typical European Operations Late 80s to Early 90s

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European Quarries

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Quarry Modernization
Government support
Sustained Global Market Exposure and Product Development RP EC project in 1993
Geological Inventory Demonstration of modern mining method European market exposure and visits Common service facility in Guiguinto, Bulacan

Stable Tenement from 1976 lease contract which was converted into an MPSA in 1997 and 1998 Collaboration with Europeans suppliers and Japanese foreign buyers Investment on changes included training, new technology, additional capacity and infrastructure development Collaboration with Europeans suppliers and Japanese foreign buyers
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Rational Quarrying Methods

Block production methods evolved from a nomadic potato style to permanent benching with bancatta system of block production that use wirecutting instead of the traditional drilling method.
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FROM
Drilling/Soft Blasting

TO
Wiresaw Cutting

Wooden Scaffolding
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Diamond Wiresaw

FROM
Drilling/Soft Blasting

TO
Wiresaw Cutting

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FROM
Old Quarry Look

TO
New Quarry Look

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FROM
Old Handling

TO
New Handling

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Handling

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1997
Asian Crisis and the resulting downturn of the Philippine Construction activity, pushed our company to export as much as we could This was achieved by year 2004

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Selective mining was undertaken

We had to abandon mines with very little recovery of high-grade materials and transformed them to limestone boulder operation .

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Active area of Kulasisi boulder quarry looking east.

Panoramic view of Kulasisi Quarry looking south.

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Philippine to Regional Asian Market

Teresa undertook, modernization of factory machines coupled with streamlining of process, to upgrade quality and increase effective output of the company. Sustained export marketing programs at key targets trade fairs, architects and designers, market sector The result was a shift from servicing the Philippine to the World Market.
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Accessibility to the Regional Market

Japan

Korea China ? Taiwan Hongkong Philippines Malaysia Singapore

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Quick Response Time to the Regional Demand

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Servicing the Regional Market

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Product Lines
Improved our market offering to the global end user by producing complimentary architectural products like mosaic, mouldings, fireplaces and chiseled finished. Selling of product shifted from only field material to lifestyle products What is good about this was that, it came from our plant waste, rejected tiles, slabs & scraps.

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Architectural Products

MOSAIC

MEDALLION
FIREPLACE
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Lifestyle

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Price Competition from 3rd World / Developing Countries

The company met head on competitive prices coming from the Middle East, China, Indonesia, but blended this effort with global marketing and distribution relationships

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Global Market

West to East Coasts, USA

Japan Hongkong Korea Guam Philippines Malaysia

Dubai

Singapore

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Analogy Between Marble Color and Food

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Sell the Whole Cow Strategy

Marble Blocks

Slab

Tiles

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Fireplaces Borders Furnitures Marble Powder

Fabricated Stones

Boulders

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Sustainable Mining
Sustainability Through Modern Technology Sustainability Through Oneness with Our Communities Sustainability Through Oneness with Our Nation
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Highlight of the evolution of tenements management are:

Conversion of 1976 lease contract to an MPSA in 1997 and 1998 Approval of EPEP and SDMP for Teresa Rizal operation in 2000 and 2005 respectively. Current regular monitoring of MMT group composed of representatives from the barangays, municipalities, provincial, DENR offices, as well as concerned NGOs.

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Community / Social Programs

Regular Medical and Dental Missions Sponsorship of Day Care Center in Pag-Asa Resettlement Area Since Mid 80s Street Lightings Feeding Program

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Fully grown trees at.

..Pamias quarry near Tagbak River.

..perimeter of the marble stock yard.

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..road leading to Buhay na Tubig.

Taxes Paid (VAT, Excise etc.) TMC Group of Companies

2005 24.6 M 2004 18.7 M 2003 12.7 M 2002 11.2 M

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HR Growth
2006 = 511 2005 = 361 2004 = 323 2003 = 295

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Rate of Extraction in Relation to Other Mining Operations

Marble Extraction 1 year Aggregate Extraction 1 month Metallic Extraction 4 days

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Thank you!!!

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