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  Marmora, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marmora is a village on the Crowe River in Hastings County, Ontario, located on Highway 7 east of Havelock.
Iron mining was an important industry in the area during the 19th century.
Gold and silver were also mined at nearby Cordova Mines, now a ghost town.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marmora,_Ontario   (203 words)

  
 Gabbro erratic by the Trent River, Campbellford, Ontario, Canada
There are numerous bodies of gabbro and associated rocks in southeast Ontario, including the Lavant mass north of Sharbot Lake, the Raglan Hills east of Bancroft, and several examples between Bancroft and Madoc, near the line of the Old Hastings Road (Easton, 1992; Wilson, 1994).
The deglaciation of southeast Ontario occurred roughly 12,500 to 11,500 BP (years before present), leaving the detritus of moraine deposits such as the Dummer moraine at around 12,000 BP (Terasmae, 1980).
CHAPMAN,LJ and PUTNAM,DF (1984) The Physiography of Southern Ontario.
www.turnstone.ca /gabbro.htm   (1362 words)

  
 Cordova - Ghost Town   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
While a number of early buildings remain occupied, a number of other buildings are gone and Cordova stands as a ghost of the mine fields.
Around the turn of the beginning of the 1900s, Cordova was one of Ontario’s leading gold producers.
By the 1940s all mining in the Cordova area had stopped and the mines closed.
www.ghosttowns.com /canada/ontario/cordova.html   (130 words)

  
 GOLD MINES IN MADOC AREA
One of the larger mines was financed by the brother of the man who invented the Gatling gun, and became known as the 'Gatling Five Acre Mine'.
The gold mines in the Madoc area were typically discovered because of visible native gold trapped in the surface rock.
The deepest gold mine in Eastern Ontario was the Cordova Gold Mine which was driven into a 12 foot wide white quartz vein that contained thready stringers and tiny globules of native gold.
www.ilap.com /bredberg/geo/madocgm.html   (3044 words)

  
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The Havelock hall operates one pumper fire truck, one pumper-tanker, one 4X4 command vehicle, and one rescue van.
The fire station is located on 7 King Street in the Village of Havelock, Ontario.
The fire station is located on the main street in the Hamlet of Cordova Mines, Ontario.
www3.sympatico.ca /michael.manning/personnel.html   (187 words)

  
 Figure 6   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Stromatolites in dolomitic marble, 5 km south of Bancroft in southern Ontario.
Domal stromatolites on an island on Belmont Lake, near Cordova Mines, 40 km south of Bancroft.
These reside in a dolomitic marble unit which is part of the Grenville Supergroup, and is older than the pegmatite dikes and calcite vein-dikes where Po halos are found.
www.csun.edu /~vcgeo005/gentry/fig6.htm   (105 words)

  
 Ghost Towns
A village of 300 flourished here during the corundum mining boom which lasted until a new synthetic substitute "Carborundum" forced the mine to close.
Evidence of the former mining and milling activities is scattered throughout the area.
A hundred and twenty-five years ago, Blairton was a thriving mining and railroad town with eleven streets and some 500 souls.
www.bancroftdistrict.com /Tourism/ghost_towns.php   (879 words)

  
 USGS, CA - San Diego Hydrogeology References   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Economic feasibility of OCS mining for sand and gravel; San Pedro shelf, offshore Los Angeles, and San Diego shelf, south of La Jolla canyon: The Author,.
California surface mining and reclamation policies and procedures,, S.P. California Division of Mines and Geology, Second Revision, Editor.
Clarke, M.P.K.a.S.H., Age of faulting in San Diego Bay in the vicinity of the Coronado bridge--an addendum to-- analysis of late quaternary faulting in San Diego bay and hazard to the Coronado bridge.
ca.water.usgs.gov /program/coastal/sd/refs.html   (14168 words)

  
 Track Records of Exxon and Rio Algom #1
The Crandon Mining Co. contends that the mine will be constructed in such a way as to ensure safe operation, while opponents fear negative impacts on surrounding groundwater and downstream waterways.
Crandon Mining Co. public relations official J. Wiley Bragg was at the forefront of similar but failed efforts to secure uranium leases in New Jersey and northeastern Minnesota in the early 1980s.
These mines were combined under Rio Algom mines in 1960, and over the next 30 years were identified with one of the world's most notorious controversies over radioactive contamination of the environment.
www.alphacdc.com /treaty/track-1.html   (2593 words)

  
 SW BC Guestbook
There was two HALL brothers and a sister one brother and a sister stayed in Ontario while the other went to British Columbia.
The brother that stayed in Ontario had a daughter in 1919 in Ontario her mother died when she was born or shortly after.
The Ontario HALL was employed in a management position and traveled with his job.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hills/1285/gb990629.html   (5372 words)

  
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Campbell, Ian, 1931, The petrography of the Tonopah mining district, Nevada [Ph.D.]: Harvard Univ.
Cordova, Tommy, 1969, Active faults in Quaternary alluvium, and seismic regionalization, in a portion of the Mount Rose Quadrangle, Nevada [M.S.]: Univ. Nevada, Reno, 53 p., scale: 1:63,400.
Hansen, Spenst Mitchell, 1962, The geology of the Eldorado mining district, Clark County, Nevada [Ph.D.]: Univ. Missouri, Rolla, scale: 1:24,000.
www.nbmg.unr.edu /nvtheses.htm   (20416 words)

  
 PATK chapter 10 page 165
mining activity, its position astride the southern bound-
mines occur in that vicinity, and can be found with the
pit, which was created by the Marmoraton iron mine.
www.trentu.ca /geography/PATKch10p165.html   (649 words)

  
 Pollution Litigation Review - July 2002
The mines were operated by Pegasus Gold Corp. which forfeited $30 million of reclamation bonds when it declared bankruptcy.
On July 23, 2002, it was reported that the mining industry is facing mounting cleanup and reclamation costs as regulators are demanding the industry set aside multiples of the funds they recently put up to fund these activities and insurers that once provided reclamation bonds are now finding them too risky.
On July 17, 2002, it was reported that an Ontario judge refused to certify a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of residents of Port Colborne.
www.facworld.com /FACworld.nsf/doc/Pollitrev0702   (8624 words)

  
 The Book of the Fair : Chapter the Twentieth: Anthropology and Ethnology (Text)
On the opposite side of the main aisle Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, Colorado, and the Canadian province of Ontario, most of the former through their historical societies, and the latter as a government display, have large collections of pottery, implements, and weapons pertaining to prehistoric tribes.
A group of moose heads is a prominent feature in the Ontario section, and close at hand is a family of otter, one of them in the act of devouring a fish, the latter the work of a New York taxidermist.
On a mass of rugged rocks are displayed the birds and mammals of Pennsylvania, the birds among bushes or perched upon branches of trees, a fl bear protruding his snout from a cave, and squirrels, otter, mink, muskrats, and other animals, all in their natural habitats.
columbus.gl.iit.edu /bookfair/ch20.html   (12583 words)

  
 O.F.A.H. Ontario Angler Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A new record rainbow trout was submitted (and verified) this year as part of the O.F.A.H. Ontario Record Fish Registry.
The O.F.A.H. Ontario Angler Awards, in partnership with goFish Ontario, Canada, is a province wide program that officially promotes and recognizes recreational angling efforts in Ontario by both resident and non-resident anglers.
Anglers fishing in Ontario waters may now be recognized for their achievements.
www.ontarioanglerawards.com /index.cfm?A=Main   (377 words)

  
 Central Ontario Railway
In May 1891, the Ontario, Belmont and Northern Railway Company (OBandNR), a wholly owned subsidiary of the COR, was given authority to construct to iron ore mining properties owned by the syndicate in the Marmora area.
A nine mile line from Belmar (Marmora Junction) was opened to the Cordova mines in July 1896.
While mine profits never materialized to what the promoters had initially anticipated, they did provide stable traffic for the line for a number of years.
home.primus.ca /~robkath/railcent.htm   (780 words)

  
 Search MINFILE Database   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In 1933, the MORNING property was optioned to Dictator Gold Mines Limited and the shear zone traced for about 43 metres by a series of shallow pits, shafts and trenches.
A 1933 sketch map of the Lightning Peak area indicates that the CORDOVA showing is located to the west of the DICTATOR (082ENE023) Crown grant, and that the MORNING showing is north of the CORDOVA showing (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1933, page A152).
It may have been part or all of the production recorded for the WATERLOO mine in 1948, which amounted to 8.6 tonnes of ore with a gross metal content of 1.86 grams of gold, 7309 grams of silver, 735 kilograms of lead and 2094 kilograms of zinc (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1948, page A150).
www.em.gov.bc.ca /cf/minfile/search/search.cfm?minfilno=082ENE022   (1269 words)

  
 Adventist Review: News
In such cases, a service member is often given an assignment that supports his or her views, or is given an administrative discharge from the military.
Klimkewicz volunteered for two separate deployments where he would help clear land mines in Iraq, a task in which he would not have to carry a weapon, but superiors refused him.
He was charged with "disobeying a lawful order" from a superior, Major Kirk Cordova, executive officer of the Second Combat Engineers Battalion of the 2nd Marine Division, to carry a weapon.
www.adventistreview.org /2004-1551/news.html   (2192 words)

  
 Alaska Journal of Commerce: Acquisition expected to double Kinross Gold Corp.'s size 01/20/03
Fairbanks Gold Mining, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kinross, would supply half of the potential new company's gold.
In 2002 Kinross entered into merger agreements with TVX Gold Inc. and Echo Bay Mines Ltd. Kinross and TVX are based in Toronto, Ontario, while Echo Bay is based in Edmonton, Alberta.
By comparison, Denver-based Newmont Mining Corp. is the world's largest gold producer with more than 7.5 million ounces annually.
www.alaskajournal.com /stories/012003/loc_20030120016.shtml   (580 words)

  
 Boston-Alaska-Baja-Boston 2002
America turns out to be a land of paper mills, truck factories, sewage treatment plants, mines, quarries, etc. These are seldom seen by a motorist because they are far off the main roads and hidden behind forests.
Every now and then one flies over a mine or a handful of beach houses that sprout when a road touches the coastline but otherwise the place seems deserted.
Cordova was once the terminus of a railroad/highway that led from the Kennecott mine but the harsh weather and the 1964 earthquake wiped out both the road and the Million Dollar Bridge:
philip.greenspun.com /writing/ak-trip-2002   (11945 words)

  
 Open Directory - Society: Religion and Spirituality: Christianity: Denominations: Catholicism: Reference: Catholic ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Caltanisetta - The city is situated in a fertile plain of Sicily, on the River Salso, in the vicinity of the most extensive sulphur mines in the world.
Calumny - Etymologically any form of ruse or fraud employed to deceive another, particularly in judicial proceedings.
Carbery, James Joseph - Third Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario.
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 Ghost towns in Canada - Great photographs and stories on ghost towns in Ontario and Alberta,Canada - updated monthly.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ghosttownpix.com was started by Jeri Danyleyko and Susan Foster in 1998 as Ghosttowns of Ontario.
The name was changed in January 2000 to include the Alberta Ghost Towns section which was launched in June 2000.
Ghost towns & mining camps of Vancouver Islands
ghosttownpics.com   (338 words)

  
 The My Hero Project - Dr. Rosalie Bertell
Anti-Nuclear Nun
This internationally recognized expert in the field of radiation has been given the handle, "anti-nuclear nun," for her tireless activism on behalf of the most vulnerable and threatened by radiation: women and children, aboriginals and workers in uranium mines and nuclear facilities.
Rosalie Bertell, scientist and eco-feminist, is also one of 1,000 women peace activists from around the world that have been nominated, en masse, for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize.
She also serves as advisor to the Great Lakes Health Effects Program of Health Canada, and to the Environmental Assessment Board of Ontario.
www.myhero.com /myhero/hero.asp?hero=dr._rosalie_bertell   (2293 words)

  
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The restructurings of the Ontario and Manitoba operations are intended to make both operate on a positive cash flow basis in 1998, he said.
They are among Inco's older and highest-cost mines, and all were nearing the end of their ore life, a company official said.
Inco said yesterday that its 12 mines in Ontario will produce about 214 million pounds of nickel this year, while Manitoba will contribute 101 million and the PT Inco division in Indonesia will add 77 million for total production of 392 million pounds.
www.nanews.org /archive/1997/nanews05.048   (19152 words)

  
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 Cordova Mines Images   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Below are various mine buildings and to left, the church.
Many thanks to Bill Morrison for sharing his family photos of Cordova Mines and of his great-great-grandfather, James Morrison, who worked as a machinist for the mines.
For more information on Cordova Mines, be sure to visit our section on Cordova Mines Ltd.
www.ghosttownpix.com /ontario/img/cordoimg.shtml   (94 words)

  
 Alaska Journal of Commerce: Kinross, Placer Dome share operating costs 04/22/02
FAIRBANKS -- The owner of the Fort Knox gold mine north of Fairbanks has agreed to combine operations with another company in the Porcupine district of Ontario, Canada.
Buchan said the company wants to lower its operating costs and economically process a Parnour pit and other resources while exploring and developing other projects near Timmins in southeast Ontario.
"The Dome mine's 13,000 tons-per-day mill combined with Kinross' large, highly prospective land package will maximize the returns to the shareholders of both partners," said Taylor.
www.alaskajournal.com /stories/042202/foc_operating_costs.shtml   (324 words)

  
 Map of Cordova Mines, Ontario, Canada Canada | Multimap.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Map of Cordova Mines, Ontario, Canada Canada
View a printer friendly version of the map.
These locations are nearest as the crow flies, but may not be nearest by road.
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 SQUIRE & PACE
He was a travelling salesman, later ran the Cordova Mines General Store.
Later, ran a General Store at CORDOVA MINES, Ontario, when gold was mined there, remembered by IDA CHARD of CORDOVA MINES, ONTARIO.
HILL was a Canadian from an eastern Ontario farm family.
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 Pacific Book Auction Galleries Sale 138
The Land of Nome: A Narrative Sketch of the Rush to Our Bering Sea Goldfields, the Country, Its Mines and Its People, and the History of a Great Conspiracy, 1900-1901.
Detailed report not only on the population of Alaska but their occupations, mining industry, resources, livestock, etc., with a significant selection of photographs.
I of the Miscellaneous Publications of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines.
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Sensei Gagne has a bachelor's degree in pedagogy and mathematics.
Cordova Sensei began Aikido training in 1995 under Iris Ruiz Sensei (Goshinkan Aikido Dojo) in Puerto Rico.
  Cordova Sensei teaches children, youth and adult Aikido classes at the Tokushinkan Dojo.
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