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| Record Name(s) | Emig Clay Products - Chatham Clay Pit - 1984 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1984-Feb-24 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-03 |
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Primary Commodities: Clay
Township or Area: Harwich
Latitude: 42° 24' 48.01" Longitude: -82° 10' 24"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 403458.09 Northing: 4696336.83 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40J08NE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
DEPOSIT: A SECOND CLAY PIT LOCATED IN L12 C4, N OF HWY 2, 10 KM SW IN RALEIGH TOWNSHIP.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Clay | 1 | Clay | Is |
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| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Clay | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 10 | Calcite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 15 | Chlorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 20 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 25 | Orthoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 30 | Plagioclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 35 | Quartz | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 | MDI |
Publication - Lightweight concrete aggregates from clays and shales in Ontario; Canada Mines Branch, Technical Bulletin TB51
Publication Number: TB51 Scale: Date: 1963
Author: Wilson, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/299938
Part - Clay and the clay industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV15-02 Scale: Date: 1998
Author: Baker M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV39-04 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Montgomery R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR022 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Mapset - Bedrock topography data, plots of Wallaceburg, Chatham, and Romney areas, southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5238 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1978
Author: Cooper A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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