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MDI31G05NE00018
| Record Name(s) | Odell Brothers - 2000, O'Dell Bros - 2000 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1993-Mar-23 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Apr-29 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Gloucester
Latitude: 45° 23' 6.82" Longitude: -75° 41' 1.27"
UTM Zone: 18 Easting: 446477.329 Northing: 5025972.977 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 31G05NE
Point Location Description: Point 0.5 km N of Billings Bridge.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Circa 1906 : Odell Brothers (also O'Dell Brothers) operated a brickworks producing about 2 million bricks/year in 1906, 3 million in 1908. This was one of the oldest yards in the Ottawa area and had a large output.
Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - The clay is similar to that in other Ottawa brickyards - red on top, blue Leda below - they were mixed to produce red brick.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 5 | Clay | Economic | Ore |
Publication - Report on the mining and metallurgical industries of Canada, 1907-8; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 24
Publication Number: CMB Pub 24 Page: 671 Date: 1908
Author:
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/308119
Part - Clay and the clay industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV15-02 Page: 61 Date: 1998
Author: Baker M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
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