Natural Resources

Numerous Tribes have significant natural resources and a desire to put to use the abundant amount of sand and gravel found on trust lands. Blue Stone Strategy Group has experience with Indian-owned and reservation based manufacturing operations. We help value the market potential for produced products and identify target markets for on and off reservation sales. Management assessment, internal cost efficiencies, and labor productivity are taken into consideration.

Our team also reviews the technology underlying the products and can evaluate equipment and capital requirements. The result is a snapshot of operational health and set of recommendations moving forward.

Case Study

Our Tribal client operated a sand and gravel plant in the 1970s and 80s that eventually closed due to lack of revenue. The relaunch of this plant was initially investigated, but was halted when research revealed intense price pressure/competition and low market demand for the product. We recommended innovative alternative uses for the remaining equipment and raw materials, including green building supply.