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MDI000000000609
| Record Name(s) | Nestorville Quarry - 1995, Smelter Bay Aggregates - 1995 |
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| Related Record Type | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 2008-Nov-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | A Wilson |
| Revised By | Sheree Hinz |
Primary Commodities: Trap Rock
Township or Area: Lefroy
Latitude: 46° 17' 24.82" Longitude: -83° 36' 23.71"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 299227 Northing: 5129597 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Grid: 41J05SE
Point Location Description: approximate centre of claim CL8900
Location Method: Data Compilation
1994: Smelter Bay Aggregates completed industrial mineral testing, drilling, blasting, sampling, prospecting. 1995-2009: Smelter Bay Aggregates Limited was in production. The product is shipped from the deep-water port at Thessalon. 2009: Production ceased
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.15538 | 41J05SE0007 | 41J05SE0007 |
| 2.24367 | 41J05SE2001 | 41J05SE2001 |
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Diabase | 1 | Diabase | Host |
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Nov 24, 2008 (A Wilson) - The quarry produces construction aggregate, abrasives and roofing granules from Nipissing diabase.
Mono - Report of Activities 1995, Resident Geologists
Publication Number: OFR5943 Scale: Date: 1996
Author: Baker C.L., Fyon J.A., Laderoute D.G., Newsome J.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Report of Activities 2009, Resident Geologist Program, Timmins Regional Resident Geologist Report: Timmins and Sault Ste. Marie Districts
Publication Number: OFR6247 Scale: Date: 2010
Author: Atkinson B.T., Pace A., Beauchamp S.A., Bousquet P., Butorac S., Draper D.M., Wilson A.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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