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| Record Name(s) | G. Coultis and Son Ltd - Thedford Q - 1981, A. Elliott - 1981, W.S. Watson - 1981, Jade Hardwoods Inc - 2023 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1981-Aug-28 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-05 |
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Primary Commodities: Shale (Structural Material)
Township or Area: Bosanquet
Latitude: 43° 10' 32.11" Longitude: -81° 51' 14.21"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 430594.554 Northing: 4780667.632 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40P04NW
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
1931: Opened by G. Coultis & Sons, Ltd. 2023: Currently operated by Jade Hardwoods Inc.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Subprovince: Michigan Basin
Geological Age: Paleozoic Geochronological Age: MIDDLE DEVONIAN Geochron. Age Ref.: MAP 2582
Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - Geological section of the quarry: 1) St. Josephs Till (3m), 2) Hamilton Grp., Wider Fm Shaly Limestone (1.8m), 3) Hamilton Grp., Hungry Hollow Fm Limestone (1.7m), 4) Hamilton Grp., Arkona Fm Shale (7m).
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Mudstone | 1 | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - The Arkona Formation Shale: 1) the upper 4.4m consists of grey, uniform shale with local iron oxide staining, grading from soft to moderately hard with depth, 2) the lower 2.6m consists of medium grey to green grey, calcarious, soft to moderately hard, massive shale with local iron oxide staining.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Chlorite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Calcite | Economic | Ore |
Dec 07, 2005 (Q Unknown) - For more information, see IMR 22, pg 107.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 2 | Massive |
| 1 | Stratabound |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 7 | 7 | MIDDLE DEVONIAN | MAP 2582 |
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkona Shale | 1999 | Unclassified | 20000 | RG field notes | Shale (Structural Material) 100 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2000 |
Shale (Structural Material) 2000000 |
RG FIELD NOTES | PROVEN |
File - Deposit files & handwritten notes
Publication Number: Date:
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Tweed RGP archives
Map - Chart D-Paleozoic and Mesozoic depositional sequences and events in Ontario/Distribution of Paleozoic and Mesozoic depositional sequences
Publication Number: M2582 Date: 1992
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Lightweight concrete aggregates from clays and shales in Ontario; Canada Mines Branch, Technical Bulletin TB51
Publication Number: TB51 Page: 28 Date: 1963
Author: Wilson, H S
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/299938
Map - Geological series, Quaternary geology, Parkhill area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P1065 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1976
Author: Cooper A.J., Clue J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Publication - Ceramic clays and shales of Ontario; Canada Mines Branch, Research Report R175
Publication Number: CMB RR R175 Page: 5-75 Date: 1966
Author: Brady, J.G. and Dean, R.S.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/306770
Map - Parkhill, southern Ontario, Quaternary geology
Publication Number: M2402 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1977
Author: Cooper A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Devonian of southwestern Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir no. 34
Publication Number: GSC Mem 34 Page: 173-176 Date: 1915
Author: Stauffer, C.R.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100508
Map - Drift thickness series, drift thickness of the Parkhill area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P2452 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1982
Author: Cooper A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Palaeozoic geology of the London area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 237
Publication Number: GSC Mem 237 Page: 55-56 Date: 1943
Author: Caley, J.F.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/101608
Map - Bedrock topography series, Parkhill area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: P0290 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 1997
Author: Cooper A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Bedrock geology of Ontario, southern sheet
Publication Number: M2544 Scale: 1:1,000,000 Date: 1991
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Tectonic assemblages of Ontario, southern sheet
Publication Number: M2578 Scale: 1:1,000,000 Date: 1992
Author: Ontario Geological Survey
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - The Clay and Shale Industries of Ontario
Publication Number: NSP005 Page: 21-66 Date: 1987
Author: Guillet, G.R. and Joyce, I.H.
Publisher Name:
Location: Southwestern Ontario RGP/ MMIC
Map - Geology, Toronto-Windsor area, Ontario
Publication Number: 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
Part - Clay and the clay industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV15-02 Page: 75 Date: 1998
Author: Baker M.B.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Map - Huron, Ontario
Publication Number: Map 691A Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1942
Author: Caley, J F
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/107462
Part - The ceramic industry of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV39-04 Page: 132-133 Date: 1997
Author: Montgomery R.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - The clay products industry of Ontario
Publication Number: IMR022 Page: 105-108 Date: 1997
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
MonoMap - Clay and shale deposits of Ontario
Publication Number: MDC015 Page: 35-38 Date: 1977
Author: Guillet G.R.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Quaternary geology of the Grand Bend-Parkhill area, southern Ontario
Publication Number: R188 Page: 43-44 Date: 1979
Author: Cooper A.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - The Clay Products Industry and Shale Resources in Southern Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5842 Page: 48-52 Date: 1993
Author: Rutka M.A., Vos M.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Preliminary report on the clay and shale deposits of Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 142
Publication Number: GSC Memoir 142 Page: 26-27, 110 Date: 1924
Author: Keele, J
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100854
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