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| Record Name(s) | Horne Granite - Butler Station - 1987, Butler - 1987, Butler Station - 1987, W. Horne - 1987, Butler Quarry - 9999 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Past Producing Mine Without Reserves or Resources |
| Date Created | 1987-May-05 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-May-18 |
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Primary Commodities: Granite
Township or Area: Bradshaw
Latitude: 49° 27' 41.02" Longitude: -91° 48' 58.08"
UTM Zone: 15 Easting: 585787.512 Northing: 5479422.467 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kenora
NTS Grid: 52G05NW
Point Location Description: Quarry
Location Method: Field Visit
Access Description: The quarry is located in Bradshaw Township, District of Kenora. It is 7.7 km west of the town of Ignace on the north side of Highway 17, adjacent to the C.P.R. right of way. The quarry is accessible by a short road extending north from Highway 17 at a point 7.7 km west of Ignace.
1888: The C.P.R. opened a quarry 1.5 miles west of Ignace. 1892 - The C.P.R. quarry shipped 4 to 5 car loads of stone per day. 1898 The C.P.R. had a number of quarries operating by this time. Eighty-five car loads of stone was being shipped daily to Calgary for construction of the Bow River Bridge. 1912 Messrs. Bannerman and Horne opened a quarry in Ignace to supply two million yards of crushed stone for railway ballast. Almost one hundred men were hired from Wisconsin to work the quarry. A large ballast quarry also operated at Bonheur in Burk Township. 1913 Operations ceased due to recession. 1914 Operations resumed with a reduced work force, 20 to 60 men. The stone was used in the construction of the Port Arthur Armoury. 1915 William Horne purchased Mr. Bannerman's shares in the quarry. The quarry opened and was operated by William Horne and subsequently his son Cecil. Paving stone and building stone were produced with the majority being sold in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The steps for the Manitoba Legislature building were produced from this quarry. The City of Winnipeg used blocks to make a bed for its street car tracks. Stone from this quarry was also used for railway ballast (around 1935) when it was shipped to a crushing plant at Hawk Lake. 1915 A gang of 6 to 12 men were employed to extract the stone from mid-May to the end of October. Buildings erected at the quarry included a blacksmith shop, a bunkhouse, a stone shed, and a cabin. 1943 Operations ceased due to the Second World War when Cecil Horne served in the Canadian Armed Forces. 1946 Operations resumed. 1952 Operations ceased due to a lack of market and capital required to modernize the operations.1987 Cecil Horne transferred ownership to his stepdaughter, Eileen Hepp (Moroni) and James Hepp.1988 Nelson Granite retained as quarry operator to re-open quarry. Produced 633 cubic metres of stone in 1989.
Province: Superior
Geological Age: Archean
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - Storey (1986) described the geology of the property: The rock is massive, light grey to white, biotite granite (approximately 5% biotite). There are local variations in grain size and resultant colour variations. There are a few minor patch pegmatites. A very weak foliation trends north-northwest. There are no obvious knots or inclusions in the granite but there are occasional rusty weathering spots on the weathered surface. Some of the waste blocks have a 2 to 5 mm rind of rusty coloured material. The rusty colour is associated with the biotite. The rock polishes well with no plucking of the biotite.
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Granite | 1 | Biotite Granite | Equigranular, Med-Crs Grained | Host |
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Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - By point count analysis the rock is identified as a quartz monzonite. Mineral components include: 40% plagioclase (3% of which is myrmekitic); 29% quartz; 28% potassium feldspar (microcline and orthoclase); 3% biotite; trace magnetite and rare epidote and chlorite. The predominant joint set in the granite is oriented 110 degrees with lesser sets at 045 degrees and 070 degrees. The former are wide spaced (5 m or more) while the latter are 1 to 2 m apart.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Plagioclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 3 | Orthoclase | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Biotite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Chlorite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Epidote | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| Epidote | Alteration | Saussuritization | 1 | Weak | Disseminated |
Dec 07, 2005 (W Bellinger) - By point count analysis the rock is identified as a quartz monzonite. Mineral components include: 40% plagioclase (3% of which is myrmekitic); 29% quartz; 28% potassium feldspar (microcline and orthoclase); 3% biotite; trace magnetite and rare epidote and chlorite. The predominant joint set in the granite is oriented 110 degrees with lesser sets at 045 degrees and 070 degrees. The former are wide spaced (5 m or more) while the latter are 1 to 2 m apart. 8) PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Compressive Strength: 26,125 psi (180.1 MPa), Absorption: 0.28%, Bulk Specific Gravity: 2.61, Density: 163 lbs/ft3 (2607.4 kg/m3), Abrasive Hardness: 58. Testing conducted by Geoscience Laboratories, Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto. 9) CHEMICAL ANALYSIS: . 73.30 SiO2, 14.50 Al2O3, 0.77 Fe2O3, 0.00 FeO, 0.02 MnO, 0.00 MgO, 1.17 CaO, 4.08 Na2O, 4.52 K2O, 0.06 TiO2, 0.00 P2O5 Analyses by Geoscience Laboratory, Ontario Geological Survey, Toronto.
File - Industrial minerals geologist files
Publication Number: IMF Date: 1996
Author:
Publisher Name:
Location: Thunder Bay RGP
Book - A SAGA OF THE SHIELD; PRAIRIE PUBL. CO., WINNIPEG,MAN. 212 PG.
Publication Number: GP Date: 1979
Author: Barr, E. and Dyck, B.
Publisher Name:
Location: PUBLIC LIBRARY
Publication - The granite industry of Canada; Canada Mines Branch, Publication 846
Publication Number: CMB Pub 846 Date: 1955
Author: Carr, G.F.
Publisher Name: Canada Mines Branch
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/307982
Mono - Building stones of Ontario, part 5, granite and gneiss
Publication Number: IMR019 Date: 1997
Author: Hewitt D.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Dept. of Mines
Location:
Article - Northwestern Region Industrial Minerals Program - 1987
Publication Number: MP138.007 Date: 1997
Author: Kennedy M.C., Sherlock E.J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
File - Resident Geologist files
Publication Number: RGF Date: 1996
Author: Hinz, P.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kenora RGP
Mono - Heap leaching metallurgical studies on several Ontario gold ores
Publication Number: OFR5358 Page: 154-155 Date: 1981
Author: Witte M.K.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Building and ornamental stone inventory in the districts of Kenora and Rainy River
Publication Number: MDC027 Date: 1986
Author: Storey C.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Publication - Report of the section of chemistry and mineralogyGeological Survey of Canada, Annual Report vol. 13, (1900), pt. R
Publication Number: GSC AR 13R Date: 1903
Author: Hoffmann, G C
Publisher Name: Geological Survey of Canada
Location: https://doi.org/10.4095/295065
Mono - Dimensional Stone Occurrences and Deposits in Northwest Ontario
Publication Number: OFR5890 Date: 1994
Author: Hinz P., Landry R.M., Gerow M.C.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Book - THE GRANITE INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Publication Number: PUB846 Date: 1955
Author: Carr, G.F.
Publisher Name:
Location: Kenora RGP
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