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MDI31F04SW00047
| Record Name(s) | Faraday Lots 41-42 Hastings Road W - 1986, Hastings Road West - 1986 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Jul-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2024-Aug-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Marble (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Faraday
Latitude: 45° 1' 26.03" Longitude: -77° 49' 34.6"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 277338.554 Northing: 4989491.462 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F04SW
Point Location Description: General, LOT: 41 CONC: W RANGE, LOT: 42 CONC: W RANGE
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: South of Marble Lake, on highway 62, the Spur lake road is followed to the west and then north, parallel to highway 62. At the first fork in the road turn to the left or west. Follow this road to the site of the lot 41, WHR quarry.
In 1994 Senator Stone Supply Ltd. carried out diamond drilling to test quarrying at 2 sites on the former Barker Marble Quarries. A test quarry was opened, which was approximately 10 meters long by 3.5 meters high. A number of 3 to 5 ton test blocks were shipped to Italy for testing purposes. In 1995 the quarry was enlarged and a second lift was started. Approximately 8 large test blocks were again quarried and shipped for testing purposes. The Barker Quarries operated intermittently from 1908 to the late 1930's. The marble was used in a number of government buildings in both Ottawa and Toronto. 2002: The property was brought to mining lease (OFR 6132, 2004).
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 2.8667 | 31F04SW9520 | 31F04SW9520 |
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - The quarry is situated in an attractive pink siliceous marble breccia. The marble is strongly silicious, ranges in colour from pink to grey to white, with rose and red patches as well as yellow and brown bands. Both calcitic and dolomitic marbles occur at this site.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Calcite Marble | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolomite Marble | 2 | Host | ||
| Breccia-unsubdivided | 3 | Contains |
Date: Mar 19, 2001
Geologist: C Papertzian
Notes: This quarry site was visited on May 8, 2000. The first lift of the Temagami Pink quarry had been cleared of all blocks. The second lift had some minor work completed on it. A large block, approximately 16 feet long, 8 feet wide and 7 feet high had been sawn, and moved approximately 4 feet on one side. This block was not cut anywhere else along its length. The quarry appeared to be inactive for some time - approximately 3 to 4 years.
Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Page: 107-108 Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/75823
Part - Geology of Dungannon and Mayo townships
Publication Number: ARV64-08 Page: 55-56 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F., James W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Geology of Cardiff and Faraday townships
Publication Number: ARV66-03 Page: 50 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological series, marbles of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1980 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1979
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 1: marble
Publication Number: MDC021 Page: 62 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Building stone potential in eastern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5706 Page: 480-484 Date: 1989
Author: LeBaron P.S., Verschuren C.P., Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W., Chevrier R.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Compend - Report of Activities 1992, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: MP161 Page: 382 Date: 1993
Author: Fenwick K.G., Pitts A.E., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1993, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5892 Page: 350 Date: 1994
Author: Baker C.L., Dressler B.O., Mason J.K., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1994, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5921 Page: 259 Date: 1995
Author: Baker C.L., Dressler B.O., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5943 Page: 335-336 Date: 1996
Author: Baker C.L., Fyon J.A., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Article - New Dimension-Stone Quarry Developments in Eastern Ontario
Publication Number: MP163.014 Page: 63-65 Date: 1994
Author: Kingston P.W., Papertzian V.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Report of Activities 2003, Resident Geologist Program, Regional Land Use Geologist Report: Northwestern, Northeastern and Southern Ontario Regions
Publication Number: OFR6133 Page: 4 Date: 2004
Author: Debicki R.L., Drost A.P., Fraser R.J., Rowell D.J., Yule G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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