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Record: MDI41A11SE00004

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Shallow Lake - 1969
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1984-Aug-21
Date Last Modified 2022-Sep-27
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Clay, Marl



Location

Township or Area: Keppel, Keppel, Keppel, Keppel, Keppel, Keppel

Latitude: 44° 36' 23.22"    Longitude: -81° 6' 2.9"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 492000.82   Northing: 4939238.59    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A11SE

Point Location Description: General, LOT: 5 - 9 CONC: 6, LOT: 6 - 10 CONC: 7

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

1889: The North American Chemical, Mining and Manufacturing Company – in production; 1900-1909: Owen Sound Portland Cement Company – in production; 1909- 1914: Canada Cement Company Limited – in production




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Clay 1 Marl Is

Lithology Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Shallow Lake occupies an area of 365 acres, much of which has been dredged for marl. Further reserves may be found in the low wooded area southeast of the lake.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ClayEconomicOre
2CalciteEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Both gastropod and plecypod shells are present in the marl in moderate numbers and Chara debris is common. Amabel dolomite is the bedrock. The marl is of fair quality. A 5-foot section averaged 87.0 CaCO3, 2.9% MgCO3, 0.34% Fe2O3, 2.9%MgCO3, 0.34% Fe2O3. The crude marl is 47.3% water, 870 pound of dry marl are contained in one cubic yard of the crude.



Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1900 1 MDI In operation 1900-1905.

References

Part - Mines of eastern Ontario

Publication Number: ARV09.004 Page: 108  Date: 1998

Author: De Kalb C.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

Location:


Part - The limestones of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV13-02 Page: 51  Date: 1998

Author: Miller W.G.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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Part - Cement industry of Ontario

Publication Number: ARV14-01.006 Page: 154-157,183  Date: 1998

Author: Gillespie P.

Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines

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MonoMap - Marl in Ontario

Publication Number: IMR028 Page: 58-60  Date: 1997

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

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Map - Quaternary Geology, Stratford Area

Publication Number: M2559 Scale: 1:50,000    Date: 1993

Author: Karrow P.F.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Map - Ontario marl deposits

Publication Number: M2183 Scale: 1:1,013,760    Date: 1969

Author: Guillet G.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines

Location:


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