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| Record Name(s) | L.G. Fraser Plant - 1944, J. Johnson Property - 1908 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-May-29 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-17 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Stafford
Latitude: 45° 41' 26.06" Longitude: -76° 58' 54.49"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 345692 Northing: 5061579 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F10NW
Point Location Description: trench
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: Near SE corner of township.
1908-?: J. Johnson: brick plant in operation. ?-1938: L.G. Fraser: brick plant was operated intermittently up to 1938
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Is |
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May 13, 2013 (A Wilson) - Saugeen clay was used to produce the bricks. Approximately 12 feet of exposed clay was observed in the pit. The clay reportedly had more stones intermixed within the deposit and the deposit was underlain by gravel.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Montmorillonite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Illite | Economic | Ore |
May 13, 2013 (A Wilson) - The yard produced approximately 400,000 bricks per season using horse-powered equipment by the 1930’s approximately 100,000 red, soft mud bricks were produced in a 3-month season. The clay was noted as being red-burning. A sample of the clay assayed by the ODM in 1906 returned 62.30% SiO2, 5.65% Fe2O3, 16.51% Al2O3, 0.09 Ca3(PO4)2, 3.16 CaCO3 and 2.68% MgCO3, 2.25% soda and 2.61% potash.
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
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Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV39-04 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Montgomery R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Pembroke, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2459 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Renfrew area, Province of Ontario
Publication Number: ARM53B Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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Map - Geological series, industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2209 Scale: 1:126,720 Date: 1980
Author: Vos M.A., Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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