Aggregate Resources Inventory of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
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Aggregate Resources Inventory of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich and the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo Ontario Geological Survey Aggregate Resources Inventory Paper 161 1998 Aggregate Resources Inventory of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich and the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo Ontario Geological Survey Aggregate Resources Inventory Paper 161 By Ontario Geological Survey and Planning and Engineering Initiatives Limited 1998 E Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 1998 ISSN 0708--2061 ISBN 0--7778--7313--3 All publications of the Ontario Geological Survey and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines are available for viewing at the following locations: Mines and Minerals Information Centre Mines Library 900 Bay Street, Room M2-17 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level A3 Toronto, Ontario M7A 1C3 Sudbury, Ontario P3E 6B5 Telephone: 1-800-665-4480 (within Ontario) Telephone: (705) 670--5614 (416) 314-3800 Fax: (416) 314-3797 Purchases may be made only through: Publication Sales 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level A--3 Sudbury, Ontario P3E 6B5 Telephone: (705) 670-5691 Fax: (705) 670-5770 1-888-415-9847(toll-free) E-mail: [email protected] Use of Visa or Mastercard ensures the fastest possible service. Cheques or money orders should be made payable to the Minister of Finance. Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Aggregate resources inventory of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo (Ontario Geological Survey aggregate resources inventory paper, ISSN 0708-2061; 161) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-7778-7313-3 1. Aggregates (Building materials) — Ontario — Waterloo (Regional municipality) I. Ontario Geological Survey. II Planning and Engineering Initiatives Limited. III Ontario. Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. IV. Series. TN939.R68 1998 553.6’2’09713144 C98-964013-2 Every possible effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this report, but the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines does not assume any liability for errors that may occur. Source references are included in the report and users may wish to verify critical information. If you wish to reproduce any of the text, tables or illustrations in this report, please write for permission to the Team Leader, Publication Services, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, 933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level B4, Sudbury, Ontario P3E 6B5. Cette publication est disponible en anglais seulement. Parts of this publication may be quoted if credit is given. It is recommended that reference be made in the following form: Ontario Geological Survey and Planning and Engineering Initiatives Limited 1998. Aggregate resources inventory of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot, and Woolwich and the cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo; Ontario Geological Survey, Aggregate Resources In- ventory Paper 161, 64p. ii Contents Abstract .................................................................................. vii Introduction ............................................................................... 3 Part I -- Inventory Methods ................................................................... 4 Field and Office Methods ................................................................. 4 Resource Tonnage Calculation Techniques................................................... 4 Sand and Gravel Resources....................................................... 4 Bedrock Resources .............................................................. 5 Units and Definitions ............................................................ 5 Part II --Data Presentation and Interpretation..................................................... 6 Map 1: Sand and Gravel Resources........................................................ 6 Deposit Symbol ................................................................. 6 Te x t u r e S y mbo l ................................................................. 6 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Areas................................................ 6 Site Specific Criteria ............................................................ 7 Deposit Size ................................................................ 7 Aggregate Quality ............................................................ 7 Location and Setting.......................................................... 8 Regional Considerations......................................................... 8 Map 2: Bedrock Resources ............................................................... 8 Selection Criteria .................................................................... 9 Selected Resource Areas .............................................................. 9 Part III --Assessment of Aggregate Resources in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo.................. 10 Location and Population ................................................................. 10 Physiography and Surficial Geology........................................................ 10 Quality of Aggregates ................................................................... 11 Extractive Activity ..................................................................... 12 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Areas................................................... 12 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 1............................................... 13 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 2............................................... 13 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 3............................................... 13 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 4............................................... 13 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 5............................................... 14 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 6............................................... 14 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 7............................................... 14 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 8............................................... 14 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 9............................................... 14 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 10.............................................. 15 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 11.............................................. 15 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 12.............................................. 15 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 13.............................................. 15 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 14.............................................. 16 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 15.............................................. 16 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 16.............................................. 16 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 17.............................................. 16 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 18.............................................. 17 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 19.............................................. 17 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 20.............................................. 17 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 21.............................................. 17 iii Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 22.............................................. 17 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 23.............................................. 18 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 24.............................................. 18 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 25.............................................. 19 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 26.............................................. 19 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 27.............................................. 19 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 28.............................................. 19 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 29.............................................. 20 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 30.............................................. 20 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 31.............................................. 20 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 32.............................................. 21 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 33.............................................. 21 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 34.............................................. 21 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 35.............................................. 21 Selected Sand and Gravel Resource Area 36.............................................. 21 Resource Areas of Secondary Significance................................................... 22 Bedrock Geology ....................................................................... 23 Selected Bedrock Resource Areas...................................................... 26 Selected Bedrock Resource Area 1...................................................... 26 Selected Bedrock Resource Area 2...................................................... 26 Selected Bedrock Resource Area 3...................................................... 26 Summary .............................................................................. 26 References ................................................................................ 46 Metric Conversion Table ....................................................................