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Record: MDI31G05NE00024

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) O'Reilly - 1993, Oreilly - 2001
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1993-Mar-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-29
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Clay



Location

Township or Area: Gloucester

Latitude: 45° 22' 11.47"    Longitude: -75° 41' 44.28"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 445527.316   Northing: 5024272.948    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31G05NE

Point Location Description: Point 0.5 km SW of Hogsback.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

1896-1930 : in 1930 a red soft-mud brick was produced (about 11/2 million in a 5 month season) from a pit with a 20 ft face. At this time mostly 'inside common' brick were produced but they had been used as face brick for years.




Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - The top 4 ft is loam, underlain by 5 ft of sandy clay and 11 ft of blue Leda clay, all of which burn to a medium red. A blend from top to bottom was used for a soft-mud brick. There are a few stones and pebbles.




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 - Report on the mining and metallurgical industries of Canada, 1907-8; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 24

Publication Number: CMB Pub 24 Page: 671-672  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

Location:


Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV39-04 Page: 110-111  Date: 1997

Author: Montgomery R.J.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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