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Record: MDI41A11NE00007

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Wiarton Marsh - 1905, Colonial Portland Cement Company - 1907
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1984-Aug-21
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Marl

Secondary Commodities: Clay



Location

Township or Area: Keppel, Keppel

Latitude: 44° 44' 36.39"    Longitude: -81° 5' 27.14"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 492805.9   Northing: 4954454.66    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A11NE, 41A14SE

Point Location Description: General

Location Method: Data Compilation





Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Clay 1 Clay Is

Lithology Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Marl was dredged from the area in 1907-1908 during the productive life of the Colonial Portland Cement Company.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ClayEconomicOre
2CalciteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - The marl is of fair quality. A 3-foot sample gave on analysis: 84.1% CaCO3; 3.5% MgCO3, 0.46% Fe2O3 and 2.98% insoluble. The crude marl is 53.6% water; 770 pounds of dry marl are contained in one cubic yard of the crude.



Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1908 1 MDI

References

Part - Cement industry of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV14-01.006 Page: 139-141,183  Date: 1998

Author: Gillespie P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


MonoMap - Marl in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR028 Page: 61-62, 134  Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Map - Quaternary Geology, Stratford Area

Publication Number: M2559 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1993

Author: Karrow P.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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