MINERAL
INVENTORY FILE NO.
865
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PRODUCT
Lignite
NTS AREA
62F2SE
REF.
COL 5
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NAME OF PROPERTY
Powne Farm
OWNER OF
OPERATOR ADDRESS
Les Pawne
OBJECT LOCATED
Mine
MINING
DIVISION
__________
Latitude
49° 03'
Longitude
100° 33'
Uncertainty
(m)
___
UTM Zone
_____
Easting
_______
Northing
_______
L.S./Quarter
Section
2
Section
25
Township
1
Range
24 WPM
DESCRIPTION OF
DEPOSIT
Coal of the Tertiary Turtle Mountain Formation was mined at the Powne
Farm to be used as a source of fuel. The coal seam on the property is 0.75 m
thick, with a 45.7 cm layer of fire clay, with another 30.4 cm seam of
coal.
Chemical Properties: Analysis of coal from l.s. 15-24-1-24W yielded: 38.52% moisture; 24.80% volatile matter; 29.85% fixed carbon, 6.83% ash, and 0.43% sulphur.
Physical Properties: B.T.Y. per lb 6,450 (as received).
Use: Local source of fuel.
Chemical Properties: Analysis of coal from l.s. 15-24-1-24W yielded: 38.52% moisture; 24.80% volatile matter; 29.85% fixed carbon, 6.83% ash, and 0.43% sulphur.
Physical Properties: B.T.Y. per lb 6,450 (as received).
Use: Local source of fuel.
ASSOCIATED
MINERALS OR PRODUCTS OF VALUE
N/A
HISTORY OF
EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
The mine is located approximately 14.4 km south and 4.8 km west of
Deloraine.
1933: According to Doerksen (1971), Les Powne and Vic Mills sank a shaft into the creek bank at a slope of 1 in 3, and one counter shaft. A seam of coal 0.75 m thick was encountered, then 48.7 cm of fire clay, then about a 30.4 cm seam of coal. This would be cut off to level, and mine timbers were laid for a track made out of modified poplar logs. Car were constructed from larger poplar timbers with binder carriage wheels adapted for use on these cars. The coal was brought out by hand by winding a cable wind loss. A string spring of water was encountered and had to be pumped out day and night. A total of 63.5 tonnes of coal was produced during 1933.
1934: A total of 101.5 tonnes of coal was removed. Doerksen (1971) suggested that the mine was in operation for at least 2 seasons.
1942: An attempt to strip mine the coal from the SW 1/4 25-1-24W was made. No coal was mined due to adverse conditions.
1933: According to Doerksen (1971), Les Powne and Vic Mills sank a shaft into the creek bank at a slope of 1 in 3, and one counter shaft. A seam of coal 0.75 m thick was encountered, then 48.7 cm of fire clay, then about a 30.4 cm seam of coal. This would be cut off to level, and mine timbers were laid for a track made out of modified poplar logs. Car were constructed from larger poplar timbers with binder carriage wheels adapted for use on these cars. The coal was brought out by hand by winding a cable wind loss. A string spring of water was encountered and had to be pumped out day and night. A total of 63.5 tonnes of coal was produced during 1933.
1934: A total of 101.5 tonnes of coal was removed. Doerksen (1971) suggested that the mine was in operation for at least 2 seasons.
1942: An attempt to strip mine the coal from the SW 1/4 25-1-24W was made. No coal was mined due to adverse conditions.
HISTORY OF
PRODUCTION
1933-34: Les Powne and Vic Mills removed approximately 63.5 tonnes of
coal during 1933, and 101.5 tonnes of coal during 1934.
Shipping Point: Powne Farm
Carrier: Truck
Material Shipped: Coal
Destination: Local market
Shipping Point: Powne Farm
Carrier: Truck
Material Shipped: Coal
Destination: Local market
REFERENCES
Annual Report:
6th, p. 25.
Bamburak, J.D.
1973: The Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene Stratigraphy of Turtle Mountain, Manitoba; M.Sc. Thesis, University of Manitoba.
Bamburak, J.D.
1978: Stratigraphy of the Riding Mountain, Boissevain the Turtle Mountain Formations in the Turtle Mountain area, Manitoba; Manitoba Mineral Resources Division, Geological Report 78/2.
Bannatyne, B.B.
1978: Summary of available data on lignite deposits, Turtle Mountain, Manitoba; Manitoba Mineral Resource Division, Economic Geology Report 77/1, pp. 5, 8.
Bannatyne, B.B.
1970: The Clays and Shales of Manitoba; Manitoba Mines Branch, Publication 67-1.
Cameron, E.L.
1949: Coal (Lignite) in Manitoba; unpublished report Manitoba Mines Branch.
Doerksen, A.D.
1971: The Saga of Turtle Mountain Coal; 129p. D.W. Friesen & Sons Ltd., Altona, pp. 85-86.
Industrial Minerals Geologist Files, Manitoba Mineral Resource Division.
6th, p. 25.
Bamburak, J.D.
1973: The Upper Cretaceous and Paleocene Stratigraphy of Turtle Mountain, Manitoba; M.Sc. Thesis, University of Manitoba.
Bamburak, J.D.
1978: Stratigraphy of the Riding Mountain, Boissevain the Turtle Mountain Formations in the Turtle Mountain area, Manitoba; Manitoba Mineral Resources Division, Geological Report 78/2.
Bannatyne, B.B.
1978: Summary of available data on lignite deposits, Turtle Mountain, Manitoba; Manitoba Mineral Resource Division, Economic Geology Report 77/1, pp. 5, 8.
Bannatyne, B.B.
1970: The Clays and Shales of Manitoba; Manitoba Mines Branch, Publication 67-1.
Cameron, E.L.
1949: Coal (Lignite) in Manitoba; unpublished report Manitoba Mines Branch.
Doerksen, A.D.
1971: The Saga of Turtle Mountain Coal; 129p. D.W. Friesen & Sons Ltd., Altona, pp. 85-86.
Industrial Minerals Geologist Files, Manitoba Mineral Resource Division.
MAP REFERENCES
Map 62 F/2, Waskada, (Topography), Sc. 1:50 000, Surveys & Mapping
Branch, Ottawa.
Fig. 2a, Location of former lignite operations at Turtle Mountain, Sc. 1:42 240, in Bannatyne, 1978, p. 5.
Map 12, Industrial Minerals Producers (Index), Sc. 1:1 000 000, Manitoba Mineral Resources Division.
Fig. 2a, Location of former lignite operations at Turtle Mountain, Sc. 1:42 240, in Bannatyne, 1978, p. 5.
Map 12, Industrial Minerals Producers (Index), Sc. 1:1 000 000, Manitoba Mineral Resources Division.
URL
N/A
REMARKS
The lignite occurs in the Goodlands Member of the Turtle Mountain
Formation, as defined by Bamburak (1973, 1978). Outcrop sections are described
by Bamburak and Bannatyne (1970).
NOTES
N/A
Compiled/Revised
by:
CWJ KH
Date
08-79 06-96
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