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| Record Name(s) | Black Bay Mine and Quarry - 1890 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1996-Dec-14 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Dolomite (Building Stone)
Township or Area: Dorion
Latitude: 48° 45' 29.83" Longitude: -88° 34' 34.77"
UTM Zone: 16 Easting: 384148.55 Northing: 5401784.77 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Thunder Bay South
NTS Grid: 52A15SE
Point Location Description: Quarry
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: GENERAL LOCATION: The quarry is located approximately 52 km northeast of Thunder Bay in the west half of Lot 3, Conc. 4, Dorion Twp. ACCESS: The deposit lies approximately 400 m west of the railway on an ascending slope with granite hills to the north and south. The stone is 1.8 km from navigable waters in Black Bay, Lake Superior.
1890: Duncan McEachren discovered this marble deposit early in this year. With the hope of developing the property, he brought possible investors from Winnipeg and Duluth. 1891: The property was secured by the Black Bay Mine and Quarry Co. of Duluth. Test blocks were removed and shipped to the companies head office in Chicago. 1892: It was reported that the newly formed Lake Superior Jasper Company was going to have a lot of success with the Mahogany-Stone deposit. However, there are no reports on further development or sales from the site.
Province: Southern
Subprovince: Nipigon Basin
Formation Group: Sibley Group
Geological Age: Mesoproterozoic
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - GENERAL GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE: The area is underlain by Mesoproterozoic Sibley Group calcareous sediments that have been intruded by diabase sills and dikes. JOINTING: Near the surface, the company was able to quarry blocks that were 1 to 1.5 m thick, 1 to 1.5 m wide and 1.5 to 2 m long. COLOUR: The stone is a mottled light orange-red colour. TEXTURE: The stone is fine grained.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Dolostone | 1 | Calcareous | Fine Gr | Host |
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| Diabase | 2 | Diabase | Sills And Dikes | Adjacent |
| Granite | 3 | Adjacent |
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - JOINTING: Near the surface, the company was able to quarry blocks that were 1 to 1.5 m thick, 1 to 1.5 m wide and 1.5 to 2 m long. COLOUR: The stone is a mottled light orange-red colour. TEXTURE: The stone is fine grained.
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - JOINTING: Near the surface, the company was able to quarry blocks that were 1 to 1.5 m thick, 1 to 1.5 m wide and 1.5 to 2 m long. COLOUR: The stone is a mottled light orange-red colour. TEXTURE: The stone is fine grained. CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: Sample No. 85MCK-0013: 15.58 SiO2, 2.03 Al2O3, 0.56 Fe2O3, 0.35 MnO, 35.58 MgO, 44.78 CaO, 0.05 Na2O, 0.92 K2O, 0.05 TiO2, 0.09 P2O5. Analyses by Geoscience Laboratory, Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto.
Mono - Dimensional Stone Occurrences and Deposits in Northwest Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5890 Page: 61-63 Date: 1994
Author: Hinz P., Landry R.M., Gerow M.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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MonoMap - Geology of the Black Bay Peninsula area, District of Thunder Bay
Publication Number: R133 Date: 1976
Author: McIlwaine W.H., Wallace H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
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Part - Structural materials
Publication Number: ARV01.005 Page: 100 Date: 1998
Author: Blue A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
Publication - Limestones of Canada, their occurrence and characteristics, part IV, Ontario
Publication Number: CMB Pub 781 Date: 1938
Author: Goudge, M F
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location:
File - Industrial minerals geologist files
Publication Number: IMF Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Part - The limestones of Ontario
Publication Number: ARV13-02 Page: 112 Date: 1998
Author: Miller W.G.
Publisher Name: Ontario Bureau of Mines
Location:
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