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Record: MDI31G04NW00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) McElroy - 1993
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1993-Mar-24
Date Last Modified 2022-May-11
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Clay



Location

Township or Area: Goulbourn

Latitude: 45° 11' 18.41"    Longitude: -75° 50' .41"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 434527.214   Northing: 5004222.753    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31G04NW

Point Location Description: Point at Richmond.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

Circa 1886 : H. McElroy and Son made brick, presumably.




Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Clay, 30 ft thick and yellowish- brown, suitable for production of brick.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5ClayEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London, 1886: Descriptive catalogue of a collection of the economic minerals of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report no. 409

Publication Number: GSC SR 409 Page: 147  Date: 1886

Author:

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/216067


Publication - The mineral pigments of Canada; Geological Survey of Canada, Separate Report 913

Publication Number: GSC SR 913 Page: 35  Date: 1906

Author: Willimott, C W

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/297614


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