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| Record Name(s) | Gomoll Brick and Tile Works - 1942, D. Clark - 1906 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine With Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Apr-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Himsworth
Latitude: 46° 4' 9.83" Longitude: -79° 21' 5.12"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 627493 Northing: 5103079 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 31L03SW
Point Location Description: clay pit
Location Method: AMIS Site Visit
Access Description: At Powasson, the site is located 200m northeast of the three-way corner of Hwy 11, King Street and the Con 9/10, all at the south end of Powasson.
1906: D. Clark - brick making; production per season is from 1.5 million to 2 million red bricks. 1942-1971: Gomoll Brick Works - plant output was 300,000 drain tiles in the 6 month season; some brick also was produced.
Province: Grenville
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Illite | Varved | Is |
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Nov 23, 2015 (A Wilson) - The deposit is described as a 12 foot section of Saugeen clay, free from stone, but containing the usual amount of interbanded sand. The sand dug in with the clay renders the whole quite mild, making it an excellently workable deposit. A 1942 description identifies the clay as a varved clay. The observed feature is a clay pit with a reported depth of 1 m. The cross-section dimensions are 75m by 200 m. The feature is in overburden with sloped sides. The remains of a brick kiln about 25 feet in diameter lie northeast of the pit, adjacent to the railway.
Nov 23, 2015 (A Wilson) - An analysis of the clay returned: 65.42% SiO2 and16.06% Al2O3. The varved clay contains abundant illite and moderate amounts of chlorite and expanding minerals. The plant produced about 300,000 drain tiles in the 6-month working season. Brick was occasionally produced.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
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| 1 | Unconsolidated |
Part - Clay and the clay industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV15-02 Page: 26, 88 Date: 1998
Author: Baker M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - Mineral occurrences in Parry Sound District
Publication Number: ARV51-02 Page: 17-18, 52 Date: 1998
Author: Satterly J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR022 Page: 154-155 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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MonoMap - Geology of the North Bay area, districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound
Publication Number: R094 Page: 92-93 Date: 1971
Author: Lumbers S.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines and Northern Affairs
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