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Permanent Link to this Record: 04877
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04877
Official Name: Warwick Brine Field
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Salt
Long Name:
Date Mine Opened: 1914-01-01
Date Mine Closed: 1974-12-01
Mine Closure Reason:
Mine Closure Plan: Unk
Rehabilitation Plan: Unk
Mine Plans on File: Unk
Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act
Date Record Last Modified: 2018-06-08
Township or Area: Warwick
District: London
NTS Number: 40P04SW
Longitude (dd): -81.97372 | Latitude (dd): 42.97888
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 420606 | Northing: 4758929
Operational Access Description: Past Producing Salt Brine Field Typically Administered Under The Mnr Petroleum Resources Act But Included In The Mndm Mining Act; Buildings & Well Are Still On Site; First Opening Date Unknown; Commodity: Salt. Access: Highway 7 At Lambton County Road 8 (immediately S Of Hwy 402 Interchange 34); East To Warwick Sideroad 6-7. Brine Well And Pump Lie S And E From Intersection. Evaporation Plant Building Is Orange Metal-clad Structure To Se. The Property Was Developed By Arthur Johnstone Kingstone And Carried On By His Sons Charles & Fred (~1885). By 1933 It Was Known As The Warwick Pure Salt Company Which Went Bankrupt. The Property Was Acquired By United Salt And Chemicals (1964) Which Became New United Salt Mines In 1969. The Latter Company Attempted To Bring The Site Back Into Production. The Site Has Considerable Historic Value As This Was The Longest Surviving Of The Independent Producers. In Addition The Wooden Pump Beam And Sheaves Deserve Preservation In A Museum Setting (petrolia?)
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI40I13NW00002
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Emilie Trottier
Mine Hazards Technical Specialist
Mine Rehabilitation Group
Willet Green Miller Center - Level B6
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury ON P3E 6B5
Email: emilie.trottier@ontario.ca
Phone: 705-280-8658
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