What To Do If You Find Gravel On Your Land
What To Do If You Find Gravel On Your Land
What To Do If You Find Gravel On Your Land
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A literal fortune could be under your very feetright nowif your land hosts a
significant sand or gravel deposit!
Have you ever bought a lottery ticket, and then a short while later, caught yourself
dreaming about what you would do with the money if you actually won? Have you
ever waited a long time after the winning numbers were drawn before you
checked your ticket and then had that quick panic attackwhat if my ticket was a
winner and Ive been sitting on the prize without claiming it?
Well, you may be sitting on a prize right now without even knowing it! If your land
hosts an economical sand or gravel deposit, you may be sitting on an untapped
source of wealth that you could turn into cash to help you create the type of
lifestyle that you dream about when you first buy that lottery ticket. We can help
you turn your winning sand and gravel ticket into cash. Heres how
My name is Albert Perras and I am the founder of Resource Development Experts
and I have been in the aggregate development and supply industry since
1982.
I have surrounded myself with a group of experts in the aggregate field, each with
3-4 decades of business experience and industry contacts, who serve as Advisors
to the Company.
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Development Experts
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This story goes back to my days with Alberta Transportation in the eighties. I
was out prospecting for gravel in an area in central Alberta where the
Government was looking to secure a source for future highway construction
work. I had responded to a call from a landowner who had an existing pit in a
quarter section, and wanted to have the property tested. While it was good
quality gravel, there was not a lot remaining in the deposit. However, while I
was there I noticed a For Sale by Owner sign on the property across the
road.
I had a quick look at the property and noticed that the ridge that I was testing
ran across the road and right through the quarter that was for sale. I called
the number on the sign and asked the owner if he had ever considered
looking for gravel on his property. The owner responded that he hadnt but
said if we wanted to have a look we could.
Over the years, this pleasantly surprised landowner sold hundreds of
thousands of tonnes off his place (easily over $1 million worth), and he still
has the land, which has more than doubled in value since. His sale price in
1984 was $60,000. Needless to say, he was glad I had a look that day and,
years later, wound up being a long term client of ours.
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Development Experts
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Development Experts
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Once you realize you have a viable product, you may prefer to just sign an
agreement with the small local operator, just because you know him and
hes in the community. Not to knock the small local operator, but most of the
time, they lack the sophistication and expertise to develop a pit and then
leave it reclaimed in a fashion that you and the authorities will be happy with.
They spend very little time and money on planning and adhering to
regulations of any kind. They also tend to do small volumes and their quantity
tracking systems are less than desirable, resulting in an erosion of your
potential revenue.
There are plenty of consultants and so called experts popping up now, along
with engineering companies, who provide services to the landowner to obtain
their permitting. Very few of them have any hands on experience actually
operating a pit. While they know which forms to fill out and can provide you
with adequate drawings to obtain your permits, they may not structure your
contract appropriately and you could miss out on hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
For example, we recently had a landowner/client who had hired a new
consultant to prepare his applications. He got a pleasant, yet inexperienced,
young tech to handle his file. His pit was in a rural area in Northern Alberta
where you have about a six month operating season (it was a wet pit
operation). His permit application, if approved, would have allowed him to
operate a crusher for only three weeks per season and would not have
allowed him to set up an asphalt plant. If your pit is in a rural market your
most likely clients are going to be road builders and the projects will come
around on a very intermittent basis. You need to have flexibility in your
permits that allow you to crush and process as much as possible, for as long
as possible, each year to take advantage of any opportunities that arise.
Luckily, he asked us to review his application before it was submitted and we
were able to catch this deficiency and make the necessary changes before
he got bound by the restrictive conditions.
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Development Experts
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Lab Testing
Prepare Permits,
Applications, Drawings
Present to County,
Open House for
Adjacent Landowners &
Interested Parties
Present at Public
Hearings & all Appeals
Develop Marketing
Program
Contract Negotiations
Hire Sub-Contractors
Clearing/Stripping and
Site Preparation
Dewatering
Crushing
Loading & Scaling
Submission of
Government Annual
Returns
Recieve Royalty
Payments
Process Payments from
Operation
Reclamation
The RDE team, with decades of experience in gravel, know their business and
are successful at helping others to be successful. Let us help you discover
your true potential with your new found resource.
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Development Experts
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Pipeline trenches
Dugouts / borrow pits
Ditch cuts on roads that cross a border on your property
Old historical pit workings
Excavations on old home or building sites
Seismic drilling projects
Badger / gopher / other varmint burrows
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Development Experts
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