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| Record Name(s) | J.E. Waite Clay Pit - 1898, J. Johnston Brick Plant - 1895, Forester's Falls Brick - 1986 |
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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-22 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Ross
Latitude: 45° 40' 28.12" Longitude: -76° 45' 18.88"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 363293 Northing: 5059378.99 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F10NW
Point Location Description: pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Intersection of Broomes Creek and road through Millars Corner.
1895-1900: in production.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Is |
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May 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - The clay was reportedly 50 feet thick and was underlain by sand. The clay is described as part of the Champlain clay and is uniformly stratified yellow-brown silt and fine sand, and olive-grey clay and red clay. The layers range in thickness from 2.5 to 5 cm. The clay fraction decreases towards the top. Folded and crumpled bedding with bodies of coarse brown sand is common near the base.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Clay | Economic | Ore |
May 07, 2013 (A Wilson) - Both brick and tile were made from the clay at this site. The normal production of tile was 30,000 to 50,000 in a 4 month season. The lay was mixed with sand to produce the bricks and tile. The colour of the burned ware was only a fair red.
Publication - Report on the mining and metallurgical industries of Canada, 1907-8; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 24
Publication Number: CMB Pub 24 Page: 746 Date: 1908
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/308119
Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV39-04 Page: 153 Date: 1997
Author: Montgomery R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 24 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Clay and shale deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC015 Page: 48-50, 53-54 Date: 1977
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Industrial minerals of the Pembroke-Renfrew area, part 2
Publication Number: MDC022 Page: 24-25 Date: 1981
Author: Storey C.C., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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
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
Location:
Map - Cobden, Precambrian geology
Publication Number: M2460 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Summary of metallogeny, Renfrew County area
Publication Number: R212 Date: 1983
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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