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| Record Name(s) | Shane Lime and Charcoal Company Quarries - 1944, J. Jamieson Property - 1900, Dowdall Quarry - 1912, Eaganville Quarry - 1914 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1986-Jun-27 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-19 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Chemical/Flux)
Secondary Commodities: Limestone (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Grattan
Latitude: 45° 31' 58.77" Longitude: -77° 5' 28.8"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 336707.001 Northing: 5044288.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31F11SE
Point Location Description: approximate
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: 2 quarries W of the CNR and 2 lime kilns E of the CNR, 3/4 ml from Eganville.
Circa 1900-1915: J.A. Jamieson - 2 quarries and 2 kilns in operation. 1915-1927: Standard Chemical Iron and Lumber Co Ltd: property in operation. 1927-1938: Shane Lime Co operated the property: properties in operation.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Calcitic | Is |
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Jun 09, 2011 (A Wilson) - The 2 quarries lie immediately SW of the CNR - the SE quarry is 550 x 200 ft and 18 ft deep, the NW quarry is 500 x 200 ft with 7-10 ft exposed above water (about 20 ft deep). The most easterly of the quarries exploited an 18 foot section of calcium limestone displaying beds up to 2 feet thick. The limestone is fine-grained, light brownish grey. Flat nodules of black chert and many silicified fossils are found in the top 3 feet of the quarry. Beneath this layer, the limestone is relatively pure. Veins of white calcite are present in some of the beds. A quarry is described just S of the Lutheran church, between the Bonnechere River and the road to the east of it - possibly that ascribed to Rev. P.H. Dowdall (1912). The stone here was used in construction of the bridge at Eganville and the church. It is from a higher horizon than that used in the lime kilns and turns blue then white on exposure. The quarry is 210 x 75 ft and was operated in 2 benches (2.5 and 4-6 ft), the lower being 15 ft above river level.
Jun 09, 2011 (A Wilson) - The quarry produced white lime. The lime produced was light brownish-grey and sold as quicklime, mainly for chemical and metallurgical uses. The stone is described as suitable for heavy structural work. Grab sample No 119 collected by M. Goudge in 1925 from 15 feet of the Chazy limestone returned 2.20% SiO2, 0.51% Fe2O3, 0.41% Al2O3, 0.07% Ca2(PO4)2, 93.31% CaCO3, 2.88% Mg CO3. Grab sample No. 119A, collected by M. Goudge in 1935 from calcium limestone close to dolomitized area returned: 1.54% SiO2, 0.26% Fe2O3, 0.34% Al2O3, 0.02% Ca2(PO4)2, 95.48% CaCO3, 2.15% Mg CO3. Grab sample No. 119B, collected by M. Goudge in 1935 from dolomitized area returned: 1.78% SiO2, 3.62% Fe2O3, 0.58% Al2O3, 0.02% Ca2(PO4)2, 56.82% CaCO3, 36.39% Mg CO3.
Publication - Report on the building and ornamental stones of Canada, vol. I; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 100
Publication Number: CMB Pub 100 Page: 194-195 Date: 1912
Author: Parks, W.A.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/19686
Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Page: 165, 178-179 Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in the Renfrew area
Publication Number: ARV53-03 Page: 102, 110 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV23-01.003 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV24-01.003 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mines of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV25-01.003 Date: 1998
Author: Sutherland T.F., Collins E.A., McMillan J.G., Bartlett J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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