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Record: MDI31F04SW00047

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s)	Faraday Lots 41-42 Hastings Road W - 1986, Hastings Road West - 1986
Related Record Type	Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status	Producing Mine
Date Created	1986-Jul-17
Date Last Modified	2022-May-27
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Marble (Building Stone)

Location

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.

Exploration History

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).

Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number	Online Assessment File Identifier	Online Assessment File Directory
2.8667	31F04SW9520	31F04SW9520

Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic

Geology Comments

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.

Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type	Rank	Relationship
Calcite Marble	1	Host
Dolomite Marble	2	Host
Breccia-unsubdivided	3	Contains

Mineral Record Details

Site Visit Information

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.

References

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.