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Record: MDI41A11SE00008

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Shallow Lake Quarry - 1902, The North American Chemical, Mining and Manufacturing Co. - 1889, Owen Sound Portland Cement Company - 1900, Canada Cement Company Ltd. - 1909
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources
Date Created 1991-Jan-14
Date Last Modified 2022-Mar-29
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Keppel

Latitude: 44° 36' 54.82"    Longitude: -81° 4' 42.73"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 493768.83   Northing: 4940211.61    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A11SE

Point Location Description: Precise

Location Method: Data Compilation



Exploration History

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




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolostone 1 Is

Lithology Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - The bedrock is Amabel Dolomite.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1ClayEconomicOre
2DolomiteEconomicOre
3QuartzEconomicOre

Mineralization Comments

Feb 24, 2017 (A Wilson) - Shallow Lake marl is of fair quality. A 5 ftoot section averaged 87.0% CaCO3, 2.9% MgCO3, 0.34% Fe2O3, and 1.96% insoluble. The crude marl is 47.3% water; and 870 pounds of dry marl are contained in one cubic yard of the crude.



Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1909 10 MDI

References

Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario

Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Scale:     Date: 1938

Author: Goudge, M F

Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/75823


Map - Geology, Wiarton, Ontario

Publication Number: Map 20-1965 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1966

Author: Caley, J F; Liberty, B A

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108583


Publication - Geology of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 65-41

Publication Number: Paper 65-41 Scale:     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

Publication Number: 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


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