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  Friday, July 25, 2008

2005 Stone, Aggregate and Industrial Minerals Deposits not being Mined in the Kenora District 

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Abbreviations

AF ............................  Assessment Files                                   MLS ...........................  Mining Lands Section
CMH ..........  Canadian Mines Handbook                                   MR .......................................Mining Recorder
GR..........................    Geological Report                                   NM .................................  The Northern Miner
MDC ...............  Mineral Deposit Circular                                   OFR .................................  Open File Report
MDIR .. Mineral Deposit Inventory record                                   PC........................  Personal Communication
ROA …………………Report of Activities
 

 

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      NTS

 

MDI 2

 

Deposit Name/NTS

 

Commodity

 

Tonnage-Grade
Estimates and/or
Dimensions

 

Reserve
References

 

Status
(as of Jan 2005)

 

01

52 E/15SE

002

By-Pass Gneiss (W & E)

(52E/15SE & 52E/16SW)

Aggreg

Production: 2 sites used for the construction of Hwy 17A with unknown volumes.

Reserves: closed

 

Personal  Comm.

MTO Staff

Inactive sites,

Open Crown Land

02

52 F/09SE

006

Dyment Quarry

(52F/09SE)

Aggreg

Production: 1.29 Mt (1993-95)

Reserves: open

ROA 1993-1995

Inactive quarry, Patented land Lot 3 & Concession 5 of Melgund Twp.

 

03

52 E/16NW

003

Grindstone Lake Quarry

(52E/16NW)

Aggreg

Production: unknown

Reserves: open

MDC 27, p.22

Inactive Quarry,

Open Crown Land

04

52 E/09NE

003

Junction Granite

(52E/09NE)

Aggreg

Quarry: 250m x 35m x 15m

Est. Production : 131 250 m3

Reserves: none (used for road construction purposes only)

 

Personal Comm.

MTO Staff

Inactive , Patented land K5953

05

52 E/15SE

003

Quarry Island

(52E/15SE)

Aggreg

Quarry: 50m x 30m x 1-4m Est. Production: 3000 m3

Reserves: open

 

 

Site Visit by RGP Personnel 2000.

Inactive quarry,

Patented Land.

06

52 E/14NE

002

White Quarry

(52E/14NE)

Aggreg

Quarry: 650m x 120m x 20m

Est. Production: 4.2 Mt

Crushed Stone: 258 000 m3 on site (1993)

Reserves: open

 

AMIS Survey

1993 MNDM

Inactive quarry,

Patented mining land CL 743

07

52 L/02SW

003

Whitedog Quarry

(52L/02SW)

Aggreg

Production: unknown

Reserves: open

 

MDC 27, pg.45

Staked claim K1184320

08

52 F/13SW

013

Hawk Lake Quarry

(52F/13SW)

Aggreg.

Quarry: 400m x 200m x 30m

numerous crushed stone and sand piles on site (1993)

Est. Production: 6.5 Mt

Reserves: open

 

AMIS Study

1993 MNDM

Inactive Quarry,

Under OLL sites

(1242, 1255, 1262)

09

52 F/09NW

New

Avery Township

(Melgund Lake)

(52F/09NW)

Ballast

 

Quarry: 160m x 90m x 15m Est. Production: 648 000 tonnes

Reserves: open

 

OFR 5680, p.9

MDC 27, p.11

Inactive quarry,

Under W.L.L.

C-2311

10

52 G/06SW

004

Bonheur Quarry

(52G/06SW)

Ballast

Production: 3 quarry sites for 57 750 m3 (pre-1937).

Reserve : open

 

MDC 27, p.19

Inactive quarry,

Patent TT25

11

52 C/11NW

New

Rocky Islet

(CNR Quarry)

(52C/11NW)

Ballast

Production: 234 000 m3 (1970)

Reserves: open

MDC 27, p.11

Inactive quarry,

Patented land

G-729.

12

52 G/14SW

001

Watcomb Ballast  Quarry

(52G/14SW)

Ballast

Production: 130 000 tonne per year from 1971-1991 (2.6 Mt)

OFR 5889 p.27

Inactive quarry,

Open Crown Land

13

52 E/10NW

015

Rush Bay Quarry

(52E/10NW)

Flag-stone

Quarry: 100m x 12m x 4 m

Estimated production: 4,800 m3 (1978-86)

Reserves: open

MDC 27, p.59 (86)

Inactive quarry,

Alienation 1516

(Rock Aggregate Permit)

 

14

52 K/01SW

009

Rainbow Quarry

(52K/01SW)

Mari-posite

Production: 500,000 tonnes at 28% Fe (1909-21).

 

GR 101, p.36

Inactive, Patented

claim HW 715

15

52 E/10NE

017

Northern Peninsula

Mariposite

(52E/10NE)

Maripo-site

Zone: Over 700m long x 8m thick and vertically dipping.

Produced: unknown (1972-76).

Reserves: open

 

MDC 27, p.63

Inactive, Staked claim 1178801

16

52 C/12SE

002

Arctic Peat Moss

(Peatland 52C-44)

(52C/12SE)

Peat

Area: 3225 Ha at 4.1m deep

Volume: 110.5 x 106 m3

Production : 15 575 tonnes

Reserves:  open

OFR 5489, Vol.7

p.1-25

GR 107, p.28

 

Inactive,

Open Crown Land

17

52 C/12NE

003

Barwick Peat (Arctic Peat)

(Peatland R-20/21)

(52C/12NE)

Peat

Area: 790 Ha at 2.85m thick

Volume: 22.5x106 m3

Production (78-83) : N/A

Production (93) : 164 t

OFR 5489, Vol.8, p.6-13

ROA 1979-1983

ROA 1994

 

Inactive operation, Patented land and Open Crown Land

18

52 D/16SE

002

Pinewood Peat

(Peatland 52D-32)

(52D/16SE)

Peat

Area: 1180 Ha at 3.8 m deep

Production : unknown

Volume: 36.9 x 106 m3

OFR 5489,Vol.4

p.1-22

Inactive, Patented land

19

52 F/11SW

007

Crystal Quartz Canada

(Crystal Quarries)

(52F/11SW)

Silica

Production: 25 759 t (91-95)

Reserves: unknown

ROA 1991-1995

Inactive, 8 claims

20

52 E/09NW

025

Gibbons Quarry

(52E/09NW)

Slate

Production: unknown

Reserves: open

MDC 27, p.58

Inactive quarry, Patent P156.

21

52 E/07NE

002

Coste Island Prospect

(52E/07NE)

Soap-stone

Zone: 600m long x 64m wide

Production: unknown

Reserves: open

 

MDF 52E/7NE

(Coste Island)

MDC 27, p.80

Inactive, OLL and Enhanced Land Management

22

52 F/11NW

002

Eagle Lake Soapstone Quarry

(52F/11NW)

Soap-stone

Production: 174 tonnes (1925-1926)

Production: 547.5 tonnes (1993-00)              

Reserves: open

 

MDC 27, p.81

ROA 1994-2000

Active, Patented  claim 1169628

23

52 C/15SE

006

Little Turtle Lake

Soapstone Quarry

(52C/15SE)

Soap-stone

Production: 17 tonnes (1922-1923)

Reserves: open

MDC 27, p.85

Inactive Quarry, Patented claim

HP 141

 

24

52 E/09NW

002

Pipestone Peninsula

Soapstone Quarry

(52E/09NW)

Soap-stone

Zone: Over 500m long x 23m wide.and vertically dipping.

Production: four carloads (~ 400 t)

Reserves: open

 

MDC 27, p.89

Inactive quarry, Open Crown Land,

W.L.L.C-2366

 

25

52 F/10NW

 

013

Trap Lake

(52F/10NW)

 

Soap-stone

2 Zones: Islands 246 (16.3 Ha) and 249 (0.3 Ha).

Resource: open

 

MDC 27, p.90

Inactive, Patented land K3829

 

26

52 F/10NE

002

Wabigoon Prospect

(52F/10NE)

Soap-stone

2 Zones: both are 15-20m wide by 600m long and vertically dipping.

Reserves: open

 

 

MDC 27, p.91

Inactive,  Patented mining claim

HW 133

27

52 G/05NE

002

Bannerman

and Horne Quarry

(52G/05NE)

Stone

Quarry 1: 60m x  5m (max)

Production: unknown

Reserves: open

 

MDC 27, p.18

Inactive quarry,

Patent  SN38

28

52 E/09NW

039

CPR Quarry Island

(52E/09NW)

Stone

Piers

Production: 30m long face

Reserves: open

 

MDC 27, p.21

Inactive quarry,

Patented Land.

29

52 L/01SE

002

Farlane

(52L/01SE)

Stone

Production:  unknown volumes (sites 1 & 2 for stone and sites 3 & 4 for aggregate).

Reserves : open

 

MDC 27, p.25

Inactive Quarry,

Open Crown Land

30

52 L/01SW

New

Forgotten Lake East

(52L/01SW)

Stone

Production: 5278 m3 (97-00)

Reserves: open

ROA 1998-2001

Active Quarry, Leases CLM 427 and 13 Claims

31

52 G/05NW

002

Gummeson Quarry

(52G/05NW)

Stone

Production: 50 ft3

Reserves: Open

 

MDC 27, p.22

Staked Claim 1185052

32

52 K/04SW

New

Havik Lake Quarry

(52K/04SW)

Stone

Production: 3388 m3 (97-99)

Reserves: open

ROA 1998-2000

Active Quarry,

Claims 1160899-1160901, 1160905

 

33

52 G/05NW

003

Horne Granite-Butler  Station Quarry

(52G/05NW)

Stone

Production from 1888-1989 and produced 633 m3 in 1989

By Nelson Granite.

Reserves: open

MDC 27, p.26

Inactive Quarry,

Patents K561, K562, K563, K599

and K600

 

34

52 L/01SW

New

Pine Green Quarry

(Palin Granite)

(52L/01SW)

Stone

Production: 6169 m3 (92-98)

Reserves: open

ROA 1993-1999

Inactive Quarry,

Lease CLM 418 and 13 Claims.

 

35

52 L/01SE

005

Red Deer  Quarry

(52L/01SE)

Stone

Production: 4851 m3 (96-00)

Reserves: open

ROA 1997-2001

Active Quarry, Leases 420, 9597, 9598, and 12 Claims

 

36

52 F/09SE

008

Revell Batholith

(52F/09SE)

Stone

 

Quarry: 12m x 4.5m x 1m

Est. Production: 54 m3

Reserves:  open

 

 

 

MDC 27, p.40

Inactive quarry, Patented land

Lot 8, Conc. 2

Revell Township

37

52 F/13SE

007

Scotstown Quarry

(52F/13SE)

Stone

Quarry: 140m x 50m x 10m

Est. Production: 70 000 m3  

Now amalgamated with the quarry south of the highway.

AMIS survey

1993 MNDM

 

Active Quarry,

Patents 594148, 11084 and 110885,

Leases CL8436 and 8734

Claims 855993-94.

 

38

52 L/01SW

New

Shepody Quarry

(52L/01SW)

Stone

Production: 71 m3 (2000)

Reserves: open

 

ROA 2001

Active Quarry,  Claim 1178164

39

52 L/02NE

004

Snook Lake Quarry

(52L/02NE)

Stone

Production: 368 m3 (2000)

Reserves: open

ROA 2000-2001

Active Quarry,   Claims 1003742 and 1003744

 

40

52 F/14SW

005

Vermilion Bay Quarry

(52F/14SW)

Stone

Production: 40 258 m3 (94-00)

Reserves: open

ROA 1995-2001

Active Quarry,

Patent K59147,

Lease CL4971,

Claim 1220637

 

41

52 L/02SW

New

Cygnet Lake Quarry

(52L/02SW)

Stone.

 

Production: 12 780 tonnes (1992-95)

Reserves: open

ROA 1992-1995

Inactive Quarry, Claims 1221219 and 1221220.

 

 


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