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| Record Name(s) | Kingston Silica Mines Ltd. Property - 1942 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Developed Prospect Without Reported Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1994-Jun-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-15 |
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Primary Commodities: Sandstone (Silica)
Township or Area: Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh
Latitude: 44° 22' 30.43" Longitude: -76° 21' 29.73"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 391791 Northing: 4914435 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31C08SW
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 3.0 km WSW of Washburn.
1943-47: Kingston Silica Mines Limited - in production
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Sandstone | 1 | Host |
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Feb 20, 2013 (A Wilson) - The Potsdam sandstone is composed largely of fine to medium grained sandstone which is commonly white, buff or red in colour. In places in Storrington Township the sandstone is decidedly ferruginous and has been worked on a small scale for iron. The sandstone is thin to medium-bedded.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 1947 | 36371 | ARV 57-2 p. 106 | total production 40,093 tons; 19,235 tons sold for abrasive sand, 18,566 tons sold for foundry sand, 2992 tons sold for fertilizer | |
| 1946 | 35077 | ARV 57-2 p. 106 | total production 38,666 tons between 1943-46 |
Part - Mines of Ontario in 1947
Publication Number: ARV57-02 Page: 105-106 Date: 1997
Author: Mines Inspection Branch
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mono - Silica in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR002 Page: 12-13 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Gananoque area, Ontario
Publication Number: M2054 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Compilation series, geology and mineral deposits, Kingston area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2611 Scale: 1:125,000 Date: 1985
Author: Kingston P.W., Papertzian V.C., Williams D.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Geological series, Paleozoic geology of the Gananoque-Wolfe Island area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2496 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Carson D.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Part - Sandstone as a source of silica sands in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: ARV55-05 Date: 1997
Author: Keith M.L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
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