Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Gibson Township Quarry - 1976 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Gneiss
Township or Area: Gibson
Latitude: 44° 57' 35.79" Longitude: -79° 46' 52.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 596129.997 Northing: 4979223.005 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31D13NW
Point Location Description: quarry
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: From the intersection of Muskoka road 33 and highway 69, proceed south for 920m turning right and continue for 1000m to top of quarry.
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Gneiss-Unsubdivided | 1 | Anorthositic | Is |
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Jan 11, 2012 (A Wilson) - As of 1977 about 437,500 tons of foliated tonalite gneiss had been broken (but not all removed) from a quarry measuring 213 m by 91 m by 7.6 m high. The quarry was opened in 1976 and has been used as granular A, B, C and asphalt aggregate for road construction on Highway 69.
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 396893 | OFR5425 p. 105 | 437,500 tons extracted by 1977 |
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Algonquin region
Publication Number: OFR5425 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Martin W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Map - Precambrian Geology, Penetanguishene Area
Publication Number: P3410 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2000
Author: Lumbers S.B., Vertolli V.M., Schwerdtner W.M.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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