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| Record Name(s) | Canadian Salt Company - Ojibway Mine - 1981, Canadian Rock Salt Co. - 1981, Canadian Ind. Ltd. - 1981, Canadian Salt - 1981, Morton Salt Co. - 1981, Morton Thiokol - 1981, Windsor Salt Co. - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Salt
Township or Area: Sandwich
Latitude: 42° 15' 20.79" Longitude: -83° 6' 1.67"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 326739.09 Northing: 4680311.44 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40J06SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Township: Now part of the city of Windsor. 1893: Salt was discovered in the Windsor area and a plant was constructed. 1955: The Canadian Salt Company Ltd opened production at the Ojibway Mine. The mine's working level was established at its #1 shaft at the 965 ft level.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Salt | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolostone | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evaporite |
| 2 | Sedimentary |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | 7.6 | 290 | Late Silurian |
Book - 6TH CM&MC 1957, P208-215
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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File - Southern Ontario RGP deposit files - SWO section
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Location: Tweed RGP
Book - 6TH INT.SYMP.SALT 1983, V1,P131-138
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Book - CIM 1961, BULL V54 NO.588, P330
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Book - CIMM 1954, ANN. MEETING IN TOR. PAP
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Book - CIMM 1960, ANNUAL MEET. IN TOR. PAP
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Book - CIMM 1984, SPECIAL V29, P148-149
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Book - CMJ 1956, VOL. 77, P37-43
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Book - CMJ 1958, VOL 79 SEPT., P107
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Publication - The salt industry of Canada
Publication Number: CMB 716 Page: 40-41 Date: 1930
Author: Cole, L H
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/18468
Publication - The Canadian Mineral Industry in 1960; Mineral Report 7
Publication Number: CBM Min Rep 7 Page: 466, 468, 471 Date: 1963
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Publisher Name: Canada Bureau of Mines
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/247723
Publication - Palaeozoic geology of the Windsor-Sarnia area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 278
Publication Number: GSC Mem 278 Page: 5-6 Date: 1955
Author: Brady, W B; Sanford, B V
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101501
Map - Geology, Toronto-Windsor area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1263A
Publication Number: GSC Map 1263A Scale: 1:250,000 Date: 1969
Author: Sanford, B V
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109120
Publication - Distribution, thickness and three-dimensional geometry of salt deposits, southwestern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 401
Publication Number: OF 401 Date: 1977
Author: Sanford, B V
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129206
Book - MNDM-SW DISTRICT RES.PROP.REPT.
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Mono - Salt in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR006 Page: Chart E Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Mono - Salt in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR006 Page: 23-30 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Windsor-Essex and Pelee Island area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2396 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1981
Author: Telford P.G., Russell D.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Book - OML 1988, GROUND CONTROL AUDIT 8P
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