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Raw materials, production and mining sites of the cement industry
Cement is a fundamental component for the manufacturing of concrete, one of the most widely used construction materials in Switzerland and around the world. This dataset shows the production and mining sites in operation and decommissioned. A national overview of the limestone and marl occurrences, the most important raw materials for cement, are shown at a scale of 1:500’000. Not shown are the occurrences of occasionally used secondary raw materials such as sand and clay. Occurrences of lesser components such as sand and clay are not displayed. <a href=" https://map.geo.admin.ch/?topic=georessourcen&lang=en&bgLayer=ch.swisstopo.pixelkarte-grau&catalogNodes=15165&layers=ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-gips_abbau_verarbeitung" target="_blank">Gypsum</a> is represented in a separate data set.
For detailed geological information at a scale of 1:25’000, please refer to the GeoCover dataset.
In case it is desired to develop a mining site, it is essential to conduct a detailed geological investigation on the location of interest.
The perimeters of the active mining sites are to be considered as indications. They are based on the Topographic Landscape Model (TLM) and SWISSIMAGE aerial photographs. For detailed information on mining activities, please contact the relevant cantonal authorities.
This map is periodically updated and does not claim to be exhaustive.
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Identification info
- Alternate title
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Cement raw materials
- Date (Creation)
- 2017-10-01
- Citation identifier
- ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-zement_abbau_verarbeitung
Citation identifier
- Presentation form
- Digital map
- Collective title
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Resources Information System
- Purpose
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Erstellung einer Datenbank zu den Gesteinsarten an historischen Bau- und Bildwerken der Schweiz. Visualisierung der Datenbank.
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
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Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
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+41 58 469 05 68
Address
- City
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Wabern
- Postal code
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3084
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
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264
- Website
- https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/landesgeologie ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
- Organisation Acronym
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swisstopo
Point of contact
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Georesources Switzerland Group
- Direct number
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+41 44 632 37 28
Address
- City
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Zürich
- Postal code
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8092
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
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georessourcen@eaps.eth georessourcen@eaps.ethz.ch
- Streetname
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Sonneggstrasse
- Streetnumber
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5
- Website
- https://georessourcen.ethz.ch ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
Appraisal AAP
- Duration of conservation
- 275
- Appraisal of archival value
- of archival value
- Reason for archiving value
- Evidence of business practice
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geocat.ch
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lithology
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opendata.swiss
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Conservation and archiving planning AAP - Confederation
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petrography
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GEMET
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built structure
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geotechnics
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Geology
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geocat.ch
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FSDI Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
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- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Denominator
- 10000
- Language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- F Geology, Soils, Natural Hazards
- F1 Geology
Extent
- Description
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Switzerland
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- Distribution format
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ESRI Shapefile (SHP)
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ESRI Shapefile (SHP)
()
- OnLine resource
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Preview map.geo.admin.ch
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MAP:Preview
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Preview map.geo.admin.ch
- OnLine resource
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ch.swisstopo.geologie-rohstoffe-zement_abbau_verarbeitung
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OGC:WMS
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WMS-FSDI service, layer "Cement raw materials"
- OnLine resource
- mat-min.ch ( WWW:LINK )
- OnLine resource
- Resources Information System ( CHTOPO:specialised-geoportal )
- OnLine resource
- Download (data.geo.admin.ch) ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-URL )
- OnLine resource
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RESTful API from geo.admin.ch
(
ESRI:REST
)
RESTful API from geo.admin.ch
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Statement
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Rohstoffinventar der Schweiz (1987-), Datenbank, Schweizerische Geotechnische Kommission.
Steine an historischen Bild- und Bauwerken, 1954–1983: Karteikartensammlung von Francis de Quervain.
- Reference system identifier
- CH1903
Metadata
- Metadata language
- Deutsch
- Character set
- UTF8
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-10-16T09:45:12.496Z
- Metadata standard name
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GM03 2+
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
- Position name
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Swiss Geological Survey
- Voice
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+41 58 469 05 68
Address
- City
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Wabern
- Postal code
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3084
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
- Streetname
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Seftigenstrasse
- Streetnumber
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264
- Website
- https://www.swisstopo.admin.ch/de/landesgeologie ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
- Organisation Acronym
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swisstopo
Metadata author
Responsible party
- Organisation name
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Georesources Switzerland Group
- Direct number
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+41 44 632 37 28
Address
- City
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Zürich
- Postal code
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8092
- Country
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CH
- Electronic mail address
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georessourcen@eaps.eth georessourcen@eaps.ethz.ch
- Streetname
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Sonneggstrasse
- Streetnumber
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5
- Website
- https://georessourcen.ethz.ch ( WWW:LINK )
- Role
- Owner
Legislation Information
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- Language
- French
- Language
- Italien
- Legislation Type
- Other legal text on national level
- Internal Reference
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510.620
- Alternate title
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Geoinformationsverordnung GeoIV
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-07-01
Legislation Information
- Country
- Switzerland
- Language
- German
- Language
- French
- Language
- Italien
- Legislation Type
- Other legal text on national level
- Internal Reference
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510.624
- Alternate title
-
Landesgeologieverordnung LGeolV
- Date (Publication)
- 2008-07-01
- Date (Creation)
- 2008-05-21
