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| Record Name(s) | OMYA Canada Tatlock Quarry - 1990, Steep Rock - 1974, Omega Marble Tile and Terrazzo Ltd. - 1962 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1990-Nov-09 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Aug-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Calcite, Marble (Building Stone)
Secondary Commodities: Limestone (Crushed Stones)
Township or Area: Darling
Latitude: 45° 9' 13.74" Longitude: -76° 29' 45.75"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 382404.99 Northing: 5001126.34 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F01NW
Point Location Description: approximate centre of quarry lot 6, con 6
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Highway 511 north from Perth to Lanark county road 9. East from intersection approx 2.4km to quarry
1962-71: Omega Marble Tile and Terrazzo Limited – in production. 1990-present: OMYA Canada - in production
Province: Grenville
Subprovince: Central Metasedimentary Belt
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Marble | 1 | Calcitic | Is |
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Mar 12, 2013 (C Papertzian) - Samples taken by the OGS from a marble belt which runs northeasterly through NE Darling and Lanark townships. Within the marble belt are several intrusives and metadedimentary units. In the area of sample # 1704 the marble also occurs as pods and bands within amphibolite units. The marble is mostly grey with minor impurities. 2 channel samples were also taken from this area. In the area of sample # 1716 the belt is made up of interbedded amphibolite and marble with discontinuous units of schist and paragneiss. The marble is predominantly light grey with minor impurities. The colour of the marble and the presence of other units reduces the potential for use as filler.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Graphite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Tremolite | Economic | Gangue |
Date: Mar 16, 2004
Geologist: C Papertzian
Notes: This quarry was visited on July 25th, 2003. Omya continues to mine this deposit to feed their plant in Perth. The quarry is being expanded once again. Annual production in 2000 was 250,000 tons and quarry reserves currently stand at over 5 million tons. In 2000, a 5-year expansion program was completed at both the quarry and the plant in Perth. Calcitic marble is mined to produce high-purity, fine-grind calcite for fillers, with terrazzo chips and landscaping stone as secondary products.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
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| Omya tatlock quarry | 2000 | Proven | 5000000 |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
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| 2000 | 250000 | the quarry annually produces approximately 250,000 ton of material |
Mono - Geochemistry of Grenville marble in southeastern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC028 Page: 116, 118-119 Date: 1989
Author: Grant W.T., Papertzian V.C., Kingston P.W.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 1: marble
Publication Number: MDC021 Page: 74-76 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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