Ontario Geological Survey
Permanent Link to this Record:
MDI52A10NE00040
| Record Name(s) | C.P.R. Quarry - MacKenzie - 1883 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Related Record(s) | |
| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1996-Dec-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
| Created By | |
| Revised By |
Primary Commodities: Granite
Township or Area: Macgregor
Latitude: 48° 32' 32.31" Longitude: -88° 59' 42.34"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 352745 Northing: 5378500 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A10NE
Point Location Description: Quarry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: GENERAL LOCATION: The quarry is located in MacGregor Township, in the southeastern corner of Mining Location 5B. ACCESS: The quarry can be accessed by road from Highway 11/17 at a point 14 km east of Highway 527. The hamlet of MacKenzie is approximately 2.5 km north on this road. Park at the railroad tracks at MacKenzie and walk west along the tracks for approximately 1.5 km. The quarry face lies within a cliff that is about 60 m south of the tracks.
1880s: There is very little information available on this quarry. It is reported that during the early 1880s, 55 men were employed at the site to extract 800 to 900 cubic yards of material per month. The stone was used primarily by the C.P.R. in bridge construction. No assessment reports found on file.
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - 6) GENERAL GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE: The quarry is located within an Early Precambrian felsic intrusive body called the MacKenzie Granite. Scott (1990) described the McKenzie Granite: The Mackenzie Granite is situated in the southern potion of MacGregor Township and occupies an area from Mount Baldy in the west to Birch Beach on Thunder Bay to the east, a distance of about 22 km. The Mackenzie Granite has been faulted and generally attenuated in the area 1.6 km northwest of Mary Harbour, but where not faulted, the granitic body is in the order of 3.2 km wide.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Coarse Gr | Host |
|---|
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - JOINTING: Well developed, regular joint sets are oriented 170 degrees, 160 degrees, 240 degrees and 040 degrees. There are some other randomly oriented minor joints present. COLOUR: The stone is pink to slightly greenish in colour. TEXTURE: The stone is medium to coarse grained.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microcline | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Oligoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Sericite | Alteration | Sericitization | 1 | Unknown | Disseminated | ||
| Epidote | Alteration | Epidotization | 2 | Unknown | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - MINERALOGY: The stone is composed primarily of microcline, oligoclase, quartz,and biotite. Accessory minerals include apatite and opaque minerals and secondary minerals include sericite and epidote. JOINTING: Well developed, regular joint sets are oriented 170 degrees, 160 degrees, 240 degrees and 040 degrees. There are some other randomly oriented minor joints present. COLOUR: The stone is pink to slightly greenish in colour. TEXTURE: The stone is medium to coarse grained. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: , Sample No. 85MCK-0007: 71.10 SiO2, 15.80 Al2O3, 1.84 Fe2O3, 0.05 MnO, 0.75 MgO, 1.24 CaO, 4.18 Na2O, 4.66 K2O, 0.32 TiO2, 0.04 P2O5.
File - Industrial minerals geologist files
Publication Number: IMF Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Mono - Dimensional Stone Occurrences and Deposits in Northwest Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5890 Page: 64-65 Date: 1994
Author: Hinz P., Landry R.M., Gerow M.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
MonoMap - Geology of MacGregor Township
Publication Number: OFR5719 Page: 30 Date: 1990
Author: Scott J.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Thesis - The Southeastern Margin of the MacKenzie Granite, Northwestern Ontario
Publication Number: BSc Thesis Date: 1979
Author: Rogers, J.A.
Publisher Name: Lakehead University
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
We are continuously updating our assessment file / technical report information. If you notice errors in the data, please contact us.
Please review our Terms of Use agreement for this data product.
For detailed information regarding this mineral record please contact the Thunder Bay South Resident Geologist District Office