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Record: MDI30M04NW00003

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Hamilton Pressed - 1984, Hamilton Brick - 1984, Collingwood Shale Brick & Supply - 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-May-24
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Shale (Structural Material)



Location

Township or Area: Barton

Latitude: 43° 14' 10.97"    Longitude: -79° 49' 35.35"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 595284.24   Northing: 4787733.49    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 30M04NW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

TOWNSHIP: NOW PART OF THE CITY OF HAMILTON, PRODUCTION: LIMITED FROM QUARRY ADJACENT TO PLANT, LATER GOT SHALE FROM NSP QUARRY BURLING.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ClayEconomicOre
10CalciteEconomicOre
15ChloriteEconomicOre
20DolomiteEconomicOre
25OrthoclaseEconomicOre
30PlagioclaseEconomicOre
35QuartzEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1984 0 MDI EXHAUSTED

References

Mono - The Clay and Shale Industries of Ontario

Publication Number: NSP005 Page: 49-53  Date: 1998

Author: Guillet G.R.

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Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV39-04 Page: 159  Date: 1997

Author: Montgomery R.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario

Publication Number: IMR022 Page: 80  Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Paleozoic geology, Grimsby, southern Ontario

Publication Number: M2343 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1976

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

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

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Mono - Mineral resources of south-central Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5431 Page: 18  Date: 1983

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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