Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Loach Quarry - 1987 |
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| Related Record Type | Compound |
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| Record Status | Prospect |
| Date Created | 1990-Dec-02 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Limestone (Chemical/Flux), Dolomite (Structural Material)
Township or Area: Harris
Latitude: 47° 34' 24.53" Longitude: -79° 36' 47.18"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 604305.003 Northing: 5269827.995 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 31M12SE
Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Limestone | 1 | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayey Siltstone | 2 | Shale | Adjacent |
Jul 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - Silurian Wabi Group rocks underlie the area and comprise the thin-bedded limestone and minor interbedded, blue-grey shale within thicker calcarenite beds. These beds are up to 30 cm thick and make up to 50% of the section.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Ore |
Jul 07, 2010 (A Wilson) - An estimated 500 tons of material was removed from the site. Samples collected by the OGS in 1987 returned 49.5% CaO, 1.26% MgO and 4.56% SiO2.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Industrial |
Map - Geological series, an evaluation of the Lake Timiskaming Paleozoic outlier, for potentially exploitable limestone and dolostone deposits, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: P3101 Scale: 1:20,000 Date: 1987
Author: Grant W.T., Owsiacki L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - An evaluation of the Lake Timiskaming Paleozoic outlier for potentially exploitable limestone and dolostone deposits
Publication Number: OFR5661 Scale: Date: 1987
Author: Grant W.T., Owsiacki L.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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