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MDI30M16NE00003
| Record Name(s) | McIvor Brothers - 2001, H. Hall - 2001 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-25 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Hamilton, Hamilton
Latitude: 43° 57' 50.25" Longitude: -78° 11' 4.55"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 725862.49 Northing: 4871723.488 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 30M16NE
Point Location Description: Point at Cobourg.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Pre-1906 : H. Hall produced brick (face and hard) for many years. 600,000 brick / season. c1930 : McIvor Brothers produced a red soft-mud brick but the clay contained 'quite a few pebbles' (which was not a problem unless they were limey, as some were) -the future of the plant was in doubt at this time. 500,000 brick / season.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - About 3 ft of red top-clay.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Clay | Economic | Ore |
Part - Clay and the clay industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV15-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Baker M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau 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:
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