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| Record Name(s) | Naughton Quarry - 1907 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1980-Mar-20 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Feb-23 |
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Primary Commodities: Silica
Township or Area: Waters
Latitude: 46° 25' 5.79" Longitude: -81° 9' 50.41"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 487396.984 Northing: 5140535.609 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Sudbury
NTS Grid: 41I06NE
Point Location Description: Mineral occurrence at surface symbol (Map, GDIF144)
Location Method: Conversion from MDI
Access Description: The Naughton Quarry is located approximately 20 km west of Sudbury, in the northeast area of Waters Township. The area is crosscut by two east to Greater City of Sudbury Area y, in the central area of Waters Township. The area is crosscut by two east to west trending main roads: the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) and Highway 658. The quarry is located to the east of Santala Road approximately 1.0 kilometer north of highway 55, east of the town of Naughton. (GDIF144) (OFR 6109, p.1, 2)
1907: The Canadian Copper Company operated a quartz mine at this location, 2.4 kilometres northeast of Naughton Station, to provide quartz for a flux in smelting, and to line the converters. About 152 tonnes of quartz per diem were produced in 1907. (GDIF144) The quartz mine opened up by the Company on lot 8 in the fourth concession of the township of Waters has been in operation continuously. The new rock house has been completed, and the ore is crushed and screened before shipment to Copper Cliff. A shaft has been sunk on the vein and a quantity of quartz blocked out. About 152 tonnes of quartz is shipped per day to the smelters at Copper Cliff, where it is used as flux and for lining the converters. (ARV16, 1907, p. 64)
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Cobalt Basin
Supergroup: Huronian Supergroup
Formation Group: Elliot Lake Group
Geological Age: Paleoproterozoic
Apr 21, 2009 (D Scholtz) - The occurrence is in an area of Precambrian felsic metavolcanics. Silicified ryholite and quartz-feldspar porphyry are present. In 1907, the Canadian Copper Company operated a quartz mine to use as a flux for smelting and to line the converters. Several million tons were quarried in total. (MDC026, p. 31)
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Quartz-Feldspar Porphyry | 1 | Silicified Rhyolite, Quartz Feldspar Porphyry | Contains |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schist-Unsubdivided | 2 | Biotite-Hornblende Schist, Quartzite | Is |
Apr 21, 2009 (D Scholtz) - Stobie Formation metapelites; pillowed and massive basalt, mafic and intermediate pyroclastic rocks, wacke in the middle and upper parts. (GSC OF4570, 2005). Country rock: Huronian Metavolcanics: biotite-hornblende schist associated with quartzite. The host rock is biotite and hornblende schist (GDIF66).
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
Map - Waters Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: P0247 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1997
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Geology, Sudbury bedrock compilation, Ontario
Publication Number: OF 4570 Scale: 1:50,000 Date: 2005
Author: Ames, D E; Davidson, A; Buckle, J L; Card, K D
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/221501
Map - Sudbury mining area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2170 Scale: 1:63,360 Date: 1969
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Map - Denison-Waters area, Sudbury District
Publication Number: M2119 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1967
Author: Card K.D.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Folio - Waters Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF144 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Industrial minerals of northern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC026 Scale: Date: 1985
Author: Vos M.A., Abolins T., McKnight R.L.W., Smith V.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Folio - Waters Township, District of Sudbury
Publication Number: GDIF144 Scale: Date: 1997
Author: Sudbury RGO
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Mines Library, Sudbury; Geology Ontario
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