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Record: MDI41A14SE00028

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Wiarton Stone Quarry Inc - 9999
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Producing Mine
Date Created 2003-Jan-07
Date Last Modified 2024-Feb-22
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Amabel

Latitude: 44° 45' 12.55"    Longitude: -81° 10' 37.35"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 485986.56   Northing: 4955581.62    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A14SE

Point Location Description: Centre of quarry

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 1 km west of Wiarton on the north side of the Bruce County Road 21.



Exploration History

The quarry was develope/operated by Mike Ebel and the first production information received by the District Geologist was from the year 1999.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Subprovince: Michigan Basin

Geological Age: Paleozoic   Geochronological Age: MIDDLE SILURIAN   Geochron. Age Ref.: OGS MAP 2582



Geology Comments

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




Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Dolostone 1 Host

Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - Interbedded dark brown, laminated, bituminous dolostone and thin to medium-bedded, light to dark brown dolostone.




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
Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
1999 2000 Dolomite (Building Stone) 2000000
FLAGSTONE, LANDSCAPING STONE AND BUILDING STONE

References

MonoMap - Paleozoic Geology of the Central Bruce Peninsula

Publication Number: OFR5856 Date: 1993

Author: Armstrong D.K.

Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey

Location:


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

Location:


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