Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Goderich Mine - 1981, Domtar Chemicals Ltd. - 1981, Dominion Salt Co. - 1981, Goderich Salt Co. - 1981, Sifto Salt - 1981, Sifto Canada Corp. - 1981 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Producing Mine |
| Date Created | 1981-Jul-17 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Apr-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Salt
Township or Area: Goderich
Latitude: 43° 44' 48.76" Longitude: -81° 43' 41.7"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 441365.41 Northing: 4844017.54 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario
NTS Grid: 40P12NE, 40P13SE
Point Location Description: Precise
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Township: Shaft is now within town of Goderich with mine workings beneath Lake Huron. 1866: The first North American discovery of a solid salt bed occurred in Goderich, Ontario, when Samuel Platt struck salt while drilling for oil.
Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins
Geological Age: Paleozoic Geochronological Age: LATE SILURIAN Geochron. Age Ref.: OGS, MAP 2582
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Salt | 1 | Is |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolostone | 2 | Adjacent |
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halite | Economic | Ore |
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Evaporite |
| 2 | Sedimentary |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stratiform |
| Shape | Length | Thickness | Depth | Strike | Dip | Plunge | Trend | Age | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tabular | 23 | 547 | LATE SILURIAN | OGS, MAP 2582 |
Date: Jan 11, 2023
Geologist: Mateo Dorado-Troughton
Notes: Mine tour for MINES staff - attended by the Regional Resident Geologist, District Geologist and NE GIS Data Specialist from the Southern Ontario RGP office. Discarded drill core and rock samples were collected. Rock samples were collected from stratiform salt layers and recrystallized salt dikes.
| Zone | Year | Category | Tonnes | Reference | Comments | Commodities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goderich Mine | 2021 | Inferred Mineral Resource | 148200000 | Compass Minerals International, Inc., Annual Report, January 2022, p. 33 | Salt 98 % | |
| Goderich Mine | 2021 | Measured + Indicated Resource | 1485710000 | Compass Minerals International, Inc., Annual Report, January 2022, p. 33 | Salt 98 % | |
| Goderich Mine | 2021 | Probable Mineral Reserve | 470030000 | Compass Minerals International, Inc., Annual Report, January 2022, p. 33 | Salt 98 % | |
| Goderich Mine | 2021 | Indicated Mineral Resource | 1485710000 | Compass Minerals International, Inc., Annual Report, January 2022, p. 33 | Salt 98 % |
| Year | Tonnes | Commodities | Reference | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 150000000 |
Salt |
OFR6386, p.6 | Mine is still in production as of 2022, with defined resources for an additional 120 years of production |
Book - CIM 1983, BULL. 76 NO.849, P95-104
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Book - CIM 1984, SPECIAL VOL.29, P143&147
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: 466, 468, 471 Date: 1963
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Publisher Name: Canada Bureau of Mines
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/247723
Map - Geology, Goderich, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Preliminary Map 29-1965
Publication Number: GSC Map 29-1965 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1966
Author: Caley, J F; Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108592
Publication - Geology of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 65-41
Publication Number: Paper 65-41 Date: 1966
Author: Liberty, B.A.
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/100935
Map - Geology, Bruce Peninsula area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, "A" Series Map 1194A
Publication Number: GSC Map 1194A Scale: 1:253,440 Date: 1969
Author: Liberty, B A
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108938
Publication - Paleozoic geology of the Bruce Peninsula area, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 360
Publication Number: GSC Mem 360 Page: 89 Date: 1971
Author: Liberty, B.A, Bolton, T.E
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/102382
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 DIST. 1983,RES.PROP.REPT.
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Book - MNDM-SW DIST. 1990,RES.PROP.REPT.
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Book - MNDM-SW DISTRICT COMPANY FILE
Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996
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Book - Northern Miner 80-01-17, Domtar Plans, p. A5
Publication Number: NMINER Date: 1996
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Publisher Name: Northern Miner
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Mono - Salt in Ontario
Publication Number: IMR006 Page: 30-33 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
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