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Record: MDI41A14SE00031

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Arnold Property Quarry - 9999, Ebel Quarries - 2002
Related Record Type Simple
Related Record(s)
Record Status Producing Mine
Date Created 2003-Jan-07
Date Last Modified 2023-Feb-07
Created By
Revised By

Commodities

Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone)



Location

Township or Area: Amabel

Latitude: 44° 45' 29.71"    Longitude: -81° 11' 34.31"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 484735.6   Northing: 4956114.12    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Southern Ontario

NTS Grid: 41A14SE

Point Location Description: Entrance to property.

Location Method: Data Compilation

Access Description: 2 km west of Wiarton, 1 km north on the east side of Quarry Road.



Exploration History

2001: Quarry licensed and developed; 2002: commercial production commenced; 2023: Ebel Quarries Inc. was purchased by Polycor Inc.


Geology

Province: Paleozoic and Mesozoic Basins

Subprovince: Michigan Basin

Formation Group: Eramosa

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



Geology Comments

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




Lithology Comments

Dec 07, 2005 (M Barua) - Eramosa member dolostone.




Mineral Record Details

Production Data
Year Tonnes Commodities Reference Comment
2002 1000 ARMOUR STONE, BUILDING STONE, LANDSCAPE STONE. ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FIGURE

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:


Article - New owner of Ebel Quarries near Wiarton plans expansion

Publication Number: Date: 2023

Author: Dunn, S.

Publisher Name: The Owen Sound Sun Times

Location: https://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/news/local-news/new-owner-of-ebel-quarries-near-wiarton-plans-expansion


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