Ontario Mineral Inventory

Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record: MDI41A08SW00002

Record: MDI41A08SW00002

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Maple Valley Bog - 1982
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Discretionary Occurrence
Date Created 1982-Aug-27
Date Last Modified 2022-Apr-20
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Peat



Location

Township or Area: Osprey

Latitude: 44° 16' 33.43"    Longitude: -80° 15' 55.86"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 558613   Northing: 4902785.27    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A08SE, 41A08SW

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Conversion from MDI



Exploration History

LOCATION: DEPOSIT IS AN IRREGULAR BOG MORE THAN 4.5 KM LONG AND 2.5 KM WIDE.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Lignite 1 Peat Is

Mineral Record Details

References

Publication - Evaluation of peat moss as applied to some bogs in southern Ontario; Canada Mines Branch, Technical Bulletin TB22

Publication Number: CMB TB22 Page: 24-29  Date: 1961

Author: Graham, R B; Tibbetts, T E

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/299911


Map - Paleozoic geology, Collingwood-Nottawasaga, southern Ontario

Publication Number: M2341 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1976

Author: Telford P.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines

Location:


Report an Error

We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.


Terms of Use

Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.


Ministry Contact Information

For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Southern Ontario Resident Geologist District Office