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Record: MDI31G05SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Johnston Quarry - 2001, Johnston Corners - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Jan-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-19
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Limestone (Crushed Stones)



Location

Township or Area: Gloucester

Latitude: 45° 17' 33.54"    Longitude: -75° 36' 5.18"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 452839.313   Northing: 5015636.909    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 31G05SE

Point Location Description: Point 0.6 km N of Johnston Corners.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: On the Metcalfe road.



Exploration History

Circa 1917 : a quarry, owned by M. Johnston, produced stone used extensively on the Metcalfe road.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (C Papertzian) - Beekmantown limestone. Overburden of 3-6 ft.




Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Road material surveys in Ontario and Quebec; Geological Survey of Canada, Summary Report 1915

Publication Number: GSC SR 1915 Page: 150-151  Date: 1916

Author: Reinecke, L

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/104465


Publication - Road material surveys in 1915; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 99

Publication Number: GSC Memoir 99 Page: 44  Date: 1917

Author: Reinecke, L

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101678


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