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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI30M03NE00002

Record: MDI30M03NE00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hanson Brick - Niagara-on-the-Lake Quarry - 2006, Canada Brick Ltd. Niagara Quarry - 1984, Burnstein - 1984, F. R. Paxton - 1930, St Catherines Brick and Tile - 1984
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1984-Feb-15
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-04
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Shale (Structural Material)



Location

Township or Area: Niagara

Latitude: 43° 10' 14.35"    Longitude: -79° 7' 30.51"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 652394.83   Northing: 4781471.97    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 30M03NE

Point Location Description: LOT: 132

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

TOWNSHIP: NOW PART OF THE TOWN OF NIAGARA ON THE LAKE.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Subprovince: Niagara Escarpment

Geological Age: Paleozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Clay 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Aug 26, 2016 (A Wilson) - Burnstein Brick Limited of St. Catharines is the former St. Catharines Brick and Tile Company Limited (Guillet 1967, p.99-100), now owned by Canada Brick Limited. Bricks are made from shale quarried at St. Davids, one of the few places in this area where suitable shale is accessible.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ClayEconomicOre
1DolomiteEconomicGangue
2CalciteEconomicGangue
3QuartzEconomicGangue

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Sedimentary

References

MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR022 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Ceramic properties of selected shale and clay resources in south central Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5571 Scale:     Date: 1985

Author: Kwong J.K.P., Martini I.P., Narain M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5431 Scale:     Date: 1983

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Map - Paleozoic geology, Niagara, southern Ontario

Publication Number: M2344 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1976

Author: Liberty B.A., Feenstra B.H., Telford P.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV39-04 Scale:     Date: 1997

Author: Montgomery R.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


Mono - Geology and ceramic properties of selected shales and clays of southwestern Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5583 Scale:     Date: 1986

Author: Martini I.P., Kwong J.K.P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Publication - Preliminary Report on the Clay and Shale Deposits of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 142

Publication Number: GSC Memoir 142 Scale:     Date: 1924

Author: Keele, J.

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100854


MonoMap - Clay and shale deposits of Ontario

Publication Number: MDC015 Scale:     Date: 1977

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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