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Record: MDI41A14SE00014

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Owen Sound Ledgerock-Senesun Quarry - 9999, Wiarton Quarry #2 - 1991, Owen Sound Ledgerock - Wiarton N. Quarry - 1991, Owen Sound Ledgerock - 1991
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Producing Mine
Date Created 1991-Jan-14
Date Last Modified 2023-Nov-28
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Amabel

Latitude: 44° 45' 46.92"    Longitude: -81° 11' 10.25"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 485265.848   Northing: 4956643.667    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A14SE

Point Location Description: Centre of the property's north end.

Location Method: Conversion from MDI

Access Description: 3 km west of Wiarton on the north side of the Bruce County Road 21.



Exploration History

Intermittent production since 1967.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Subprovince: Michigan Basin

Geological Age: Paleozoic   Geochronological Age: MIDDLE SILURIAN  



Geology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - Eramosa MB of Guelph Formation.




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolostone 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - Brown, aphanatic, bituminous, 5 to 30 cm thick-bedded dolomite which weathers light grey to buff.




Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
5DolomiteEconomicOre

Mineral Record Details

Classification
RankClassification            
1 Sedimentary
Characteristics
Rank Characteristic            
1 Layered

Mineral Zones - Size and Shape

Zone Name: Detour Lake - Rank 1
Shape Length Thickness Depth Strike Dip Plunge Trend Age Reference
Tabular MIDDLE SILURIAN OGS MAP 2582

References

Map - Geology, Cape Croker, Ontario; Geological Survey of Canada, Preliminary Map 19-1965

Publication Number: GSC 19-1965 Scale: 1:63,360    Date: 1996

Author: Caley, J F; Liberty, B A

Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada

Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/108603


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


Book - MNDM-SW DISTR.1988, RES.PROP.REPT.

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Book - MNDM-SW DISTRICT COMPANY FILE

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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Book - MNR 1987, OBM 10 17 4850 49550

Publication Number: N/A Date: 1996

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MonoMap - Paleozoic Geology of the Central Bruce Peninsula

Publication Number: OFR5856 Date: 1993

Author: Armstrong D.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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Mono - Stratigraphy and resource potential of the Eramosa Member (Amabel Formation), Bruce Peninsula, Ontario

Publication Number: OFR5662 Date: 1988

Author: Armstrong D.K., Meadows J.R.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

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