Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Meldrum Bay - 1992, Wicketts Farm - 1992 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1992-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Sep-27 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone), Dolomite (Structural Material)
Township or Area: Dawson
Latitude: 45° 55' 22.85" Longitude: -83° 7' 11.78"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 335621.893 Northing: 5087679.194 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41G14NE
Point Location Description: QUARRY SYMBOL
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
PRODUCTION: AROUND 1892 USED TO PRODUCE LIME and BUILDING STONE, ANALYSIS: 1.43% SIO2, 30.05% CAO, 11.39% MGO, 46% CO2. SEE REF #1, P75, SAMPLE 2.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Dolomite | Economic | Ore |
Map - Meldrum Bay area, Manitoulin District
Publication Number: M2244 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1973
Author: Liberty B.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Page: 318 Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/75823
Part - The limestones of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV13-02 Page: 75, 76, 79 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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