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Record: MDI31D09NW00039

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mto # B9-9 - 1993, FPL Aggregates - 2008, Fpl-3- - 2008
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1993-Mar-04
Date Last Modified 2024-Feb-26
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Cavendish

Latitude: 44° 41' 25.1"    Longitude: -78° 22' 34.7"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 707899   Northing: 4951897    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31D09NW

Point Location Description: Map symbol 'Q3', 1.0 km southwest of Mountain Lake

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1993. MTO - Quarry in operation; studies suggest that stone from this quarry is potentially suitable for the production of a wide range of aggregate products. 2007-2008: Floyd Preston Aggregates - prospecting of the Windover Property in the area adjacent to the quarry. As of February 2024, this property has no active licence or permit.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
Tweed File #149 Cavendish Tp., 2.36387 20000002515 20000002515
Cavendish/2.28530 31D09NW2036 31D09NW2036
2.39562 20000003584 20000003584

Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Gull River Formation.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Limestone 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Jan 17, 2017 (A Wilson) - An existing limestone quarry (historically operated by the Ministry of Transportation) is present within the southwest quarter of the subject property to the north side of an existing trail. Remnants of a second historical quarry operation appear to occur along an internal trail near the northwest corner of the subject property also.




Mineral Record Details

References

Map - Precambrian Geology of Cavendish Township and Environs, Grenville Province

Publication Number: P3605 Scale: 1:20,000    Date: 2010

Author: Easton R.M.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Aggregate resources inventory of Galway and Cavendish Township, Peterborough County

Publication Number: ARIP152 Page: 14, 18  Date: 1992

Author: Sedimentary and Environmental Geoscience Section

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


Mono - Limestone Industries of Ontario, Volume I -- Geology, Properties and Economics

Publication Number: NSP001 Page: 147  Date: 1998

Author: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

Publisher Name: Derry, Michener, Booth and Wahl, Engineering and Terrain Geology Section

Location:


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