Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Dow Chemical - River Front Brine Field - 1991 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1991-Feb-04 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jun-14 |
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Primary Commodities: Salt
Township or Area: Sarnia
Latitude: 42° 56' 25.35" Longitude: -82° 26' 12.32"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 382778.29 Northing: 4755194.94 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40J16NW
Point Location Description: Precise, LOT: 25,26,28,29,30 CONC: R. F.
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
THICKNESS A-2 UNIT: A-2 SALT UNIT IS 46.4M THICK, BETWEEN 760.5M AND 807.1M DEPTH, THICKNESS B UNIT: B SALT UNIT IS 92M THICK BETWEEN 638.9 AND 730.9M DEPTH, THICKNESS F UNIT AND TOWNSHIP: F UNIT IS APPROXIMATELY 100M THICK, NOW PART OF THE CITY OF SARNIA.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Adjacent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | 2 | Is |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Halite | Economic | Ore |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 | MDI |
Book - CIM 1984, SP. VOL 29, P143-144
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Publication - The Canadian Mineral Industry in 1960; Mineral Report 7
Publication Number: CBM Min Rep 7 Page: 468, 471 Date: 1963
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Publisher Name: Canada Bureau of Mines
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/247723
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: 24 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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File - Petroleum Resources Well Card RF Lots 25-30
Publication Number: Date: 1996
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