While the market demand for cement is a priority, raw materials to produce cement often can represent the single most valuable asset for a cement plant. Box conducts all aspects of raw material investigations which include volumetric estimates, site conditions and transportation studies, resource management, estimated capital expenditures, and alternative fuel technology strategies as required. Box has saved clients hundreds of millions of dollars providing solutions regarding locating, identifying and developing quarry plans for primary and secondary raw materials required to produce high quality clinker and cements. Box also addresses chemical and mineralogical properties for all raw materials that may be used to produce a quality clinker as well as the cement types required by the market in combination with the range of possible fuels and combustion technologies.