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Permanent Link to this Record: MDI40J03NW00002

Record: MDI40J03NW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) General Chemical-Anderdon Brine Field - 9999, General Chemical-Amherstburg Brine Field - 1991, Allied Chemical Canada - 1991, Henley Ground - 1991, Brunner Mond Canada - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Feb-04
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-08
Created By
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Salt



Location

Township or Area: Anderdon

Latitude: 42° 10' 14.87"    Longitude: -83° 5' 25.95"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 327326.08   Northing: 4670855.33    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 40J03NW

Point Location Description: Precise, LOT: 31,32,34,35,36 CONC: 1

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

THICKNESS: B SALT UNIT IS 60M THICK BETEEN 306 and 366M DEPTH, OPERATION: NEW FIELD COMMENCED PRODUCTION IN 1960 ADJACENT TO BRUNNER MOND BRINE FIELD.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolostone 1 Adjacent
Evaporite-unsubdivided 2 Anhydrite Adjacent

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5HaliteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1991 0 MDI PROVEN

References

Book - CIM 1984, SPECIAL PUB V29, P144

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Map - Geology, Toronto-Windsor area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1263A

Publication Number: GSC Map 1263A Scale: 1:250,000    Date: 1969

Author: Sanford, B V

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/109120


Publication - Distribution, thickness and three-dimensional geometry of salt deposits, southwestern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 401

Publication Number: OF 401 Date: 1977

Author: Sanford, B V

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/129206


Book - MNDM-SW DISTRICT, COMPANY FILE

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Mono - Salt in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR006 Page: 23  Date: 1997

Author: Hewitt D.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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