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Record: MDI31K04NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Mackey Creek Quarry - 1978
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Developed Prospect With Reported Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Feb-04
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-05
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gneiss, Granite



Location

Township or Area: Head

Latitude: 46° 10' 2.84"    Longitude: -77° 49' 18.02"

UTM Zone: 18    Easting: 282174.998   Northing: 5116523.998    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Sudbury

NTS Grid: 31K04NW

Point Location Description: quarry

Location Method: AMIS Site Visit

Access Description: From highway 17, proceed south on Mackey Creek Roadd for 285m. Take old trail on right for 50m into quarry.



Geology

Province: Grenville

Subprovince: Central Gneiss Belt

Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Gneiss-Unsubdivided 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Jan 10, 2012 (A Wilson) - Former granite quarry with a maximum depth of 7.6m.




Mineral Record Details

Reserves or Resources Data
Zone Year Category Tonnes Reference Comments Commodities
Mackey Creek Quarry 1978 Unclassified 19440 The site has an estimated reserve of 72,000 yd3
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1978 182162 MDI 200,800 tons shipped

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