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MARKETING OFFICE4O2 Ashmun Street

PO. Box 292Sault Ste. Marie. Ml 49783 telephone: (906) 635-9191

Fax: 1906) 635-0979

February 8, 1993 .r. i jr..'CM-- A v

FtB f fi 1993Edward R. Solonyka, SupervisorIncentives OfficeOntario Mineral Incentive Program f |^Ministry of Northern Development and Mines 'v "^ r. ": -v;4th Floor, 159 Cedar StreetSudbury, ONT P3E 6A5

Dear Ed:

It was nice talking with you on Tuesday, February 2nd.

Enclosed is our grant application for Ontario Trap Rock Limited 's work during 1992 for OMIP File No. OM92-079 for the period February 1992 through December 31, 1992. Eligible expenses approved were in the amount of $119,490 and the grant in the amount of $59,745.

The year 1992 was an excellent growth year for Ontario Trap Rock growing in production from approximately 40,000 tons in 1991 to over 300,000 tons in 1992. We can attribute much of the success to the Ontario Mineral Incentive Program grants that allowed us to test our material for various types of industrial uses and to conduct a more intense effort to market our stone. The results were positive and we thank you for making this possible.

The enclosed report is a continuation of the results since December 31, 1991. We placed greater emphasis on products that, through our marketing research, indicated the greatest potential for success.

A number of important successes occurred during 1992 which will be discussed in greater detail in the report. Highlights included:

1. The testing by Ministry of Transportation and subsequent approval of our stone for HL1 certification (high grade asphalt stone).

2. After a long development and testing period we were able to meet the specifications for asphalt stone for DFC (Dense Friction Coarse) smaller than the HL1. This occurred in mid summer. A mix design was developed by John Emery Geotechnical - approved by MTO - and a one mile test strip laid on Highway 401 just east of Windsor. Approval could come as early as this spring.

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3. Aggregate Permit areas approved by Ministry of Natural Resources to expand our first quarry 2 1/2 times larger which will encompass two separate quarry sites. In addition, a quarry permit was granted by the Ministry for a third quarry near the waterfront on our property.

4. After numerous tests for rail ballast we received approval from most of the major railroads including Canadian Pacific, Wisconsin Central, Canadian National and Soo Line. Contracts were secured with CPR and Wisconsin Central during 1992.

5. Partek Insulation renewed its contract for 1992 with Ontario Trap Rock as a designated supplier of raw material for the manufacturing of rock wool insulation.

6. The only negative in our report is the fact that our stone makes an extremely nice dimension stone and polishes well; however, the yield because of the fragmentation of our stone is limited. We had considerable dialogue and meetings with firms from Italy including on site visits during the testing period .

7. Rip Rap - better results were demonstrated here during our testing. We found that stone of 3 to 9 tons in weight could be produced with a yield of 301 or better. Stone of larger size can be produced in a limited quantity.

8. A truck road was completed to the dock from Highway 17. A dock storage area was developed to accommodate 15,000 tons on the shore with additional storage capacity for 50 - 70,000 tons within a few hundred meters.

9. The entire ship channel was mapped and buoys installed allowing the shipment of four barge loads of material in the Fall 1992.

10. In 1991 we tested and marketed a new material for electronic filter beds (air pollution control devises) with success. We expanded the market in 1992 with special emphasis in 1993. We now have our niche in the market providing stone to six major wood producers in the United States.

The above includes some of the highlights for 1992. These and others will be further amplified in the text of the report.

Best regard

MARKETING REPORT

FEBRUARY l, 1992 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1992

As a follow up on our marketing report one year ago, many positive

results have occurred and we will use the same format to show the

positive activity during 1992.

RAIL BALLAST

The Canadian Pacific Railroad approved our stone for use as rail

ballast in late 1991. With their approval and following many

meetings and telephone calls both to Toronto and Montreal, we

landed a very substantial rail ballast contract in the amount of

170,000 tons. This triggered an intense infrastructure development

including building a siding and loading facility on the CPR track

at Bruce Station, rebuilding of the main street in Bruce Station,

installation of hydro to our office and material testing lab,

installation of a scale, upgrading of our main roads into our

quarry and the expanding of our storage areas throughout the

guarry.

In the early spring of 1992 our material was successfully tested

by the Wisconsin Central Railroad and we secured a contract for the

season. The material was loaded in their cars which would be

hauled over the CPR line from Sault Ste. Marie to Bruce Mines,

filled and returned to Sault Ste. Marie where Wisconsin Central

would transport them into the States over the rail bridge. We will

be providing rail ballast for Wisconsin Central again in 1993.

We have been working closely with several other rail lines

including Canadian National and Soo Line and have successfully met

their approval for quality. We hope to have at least one

additional rail contract for 1993.

During the year we have been investigating the potential of

shipping rail ballast to key locations throughout the Great Lakes

to various rail lines. Most lines use limestone or other lesser

quality stone for rail ballast. A few of the major lines realize

the value of using stone of a better quality such as diabase that

has the hiqh wearing qualities that will last two to three times

longer than most other stone. Cracking this market is still a year

or two away, but many contacts including several meetings with key

officials from various rail roads have taken place during 1992 and

will continue during 1993.

We have worked with two railroad contractors and have a plan to

develop a rail spur into the quarry site. As volume increases, it

will merit this expenditure.

During 1992 we developed a rail siding in Bruce Station of over

half kilometer long to store rail ballast for loading rail cars.

The siding was over 50 metres wide and holds up to 20,000 tons of

rail ballast. Ontario Trap Rock loaded an average of 25-40 rail

cars daily from mid Hay 1992 through November 1992 for Canadian

Pacific Railroad and Wisconsin Central Railroad.

ASPHALT STONE

HL1 - COARSE AGGREGATE

DENSE FRICTION COARSE (DFC) - FINE AGGREGATE

As a follow up on the January 1992 report, a test pile of several

thousand tons of high grade aggregate (HL1) to be used in the

manufacturing of asphalt was crushed. Chris Rogers of Ministry of

Transportation Toronto made an on site visit and took samples for

testing at the MTO testing labs in Toronto. We passed the test and

are certified for HL1 (one of 25 in the Province). We conducted

extensive research and contacts with road builders throughout the

Province and landed several contracts. We shipped small quantities

of stone into Sarnia, Windsor and Port Colburn for road building

purposes. During 1993, this market will have expanded with,

hopefully, some of our product finding its way into the United

States. We are working with over 15 major contractors in southern

Ontario that are in the asphalt business.

Because of our marketing efforts which have involved many on site

visits by various companies to our quarry, we are negotiating for

upwards of 50,000 tons of aggregate stone sales in 1993. A major

aggregate producer has expressed interest in distributing our stone

in a major portion of southern Ontario on our behalf. By spring,

agreements will be in place with a select number of contractors.

To produce a high quality aggregate for asphalt requires the mixing

of two different size stone (HL1 and DFC) which we worked on for

over a six month period before finally getting an approved mixed

design. We worked closely with John Emery Geotechnical from

Toronto who developed our mix design, and Dunn Paving from Windsor

who worked with us in developing a local mix design, and

ultimately, did our practical testing on our material. Ministry

of Transportation, during 1992, disallowed the use of slag for road

building material. This left only five quarries that were

certified to produce the Dense Friction Coarse material. We

received approval of our mix design in August, and in October Dunn

Paving laid a one mile test strip on Highway 401 just east of

Windsor. Early results are positive, however, approval from MTO

usually requires at least one year. They like to see how well the

material performs under heavy highway traffic. Everything is

looking positive at this moment for the DFC. However, we will be

selling HL1 independent of the DFC because many road projects

require only HL1 rather than the high strength mix (HLl and DFC

together).

We are monitoring all of the MTO contract specifications for

highway construction and all major contractors are aware of our

company. We will be bidding numerous highway jobs in the spring

and summer of 1993.

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STATE OF MICHIGAN

We have made a special effort to penetrate the Michigan market for

asphalt and cement stone. Michigan does not require the quality

of material that Ontario does, however, there are several special

projects that require high grade diabase stone which only we have

in northern Ontario. They are testing this stone in asphalt and

in concrete highway development. They have found that the

Europeans have been using diabase, or trap rock, for many decades

with outstanding results. Trap rock out lasts conventional

aggregates by two to three times. We have met with and been in

close contact with the Michigan Department of Transportation at the

highest level and have been assured that we will be on the bid list

for a major concrete highway test project in Detroit to be let in

April and for a stone-mastic asphalt test program to take place

also in the Detroit area in mid summer. During the past year we

have under gone testing with MOOT and meet all of their standards

for quality.

In addition to individual contractors, we are now either members

or in contact with the following associations:

1. Michigan Road Builders Association

2. Michigan Concrete Association

3. Michigan Concrete Paving Association

4. Michigan Civil Engineers

5. Michigan Architect and Design Engineers

6. Ontario Road Builders Association

7. Ontario Contractors Association

8. Ontario Asphalt Paving Association

9. Ontario Concrete Producers Association

We have completed direct mailings and telephone contacts with

hundreds of firms throughout the U.S. and Ontario which has caused

greater market awareness of our products. Contractors are now

calling us for quotes.

BREAKWATER STONE

During 1992, we received approval from the U.S. Corps of Engineers

for the use of our stone for breakwater use. We have been in

contact with dozens of marine contractors and are confident that

we will land several breakwater stone contracts in 1993.

In 1992 we opened up a second part of our quarry specifically to

test the methodology and size yield for dimension stone. This

involved the clearing of several acres of land east of our first

quarry (pictures enclosed to show detail), drilling and blasting

to develop a face and test drilling to determine yield for large

size stone. We found through using great variety of blast patterns

that our best yield was in the 6" to 3 ton range with up to a 3(^

yield when blasting for 3-9 ton stone. We were hopeful that we

could get a decent yield in large size stone of 11 - 19 ton. This

we found was not possible because of the heavy fragmentation of our

stone. The reason we were hopeful of being able to get large stone

is that there is a real void in the Great Lakes for stone of this

size. There is also an excellent market for stone of this size.

It is our intent to try other areas on our property to see if the

yield will be any better. It is our conclusion that we will

concentrate on stone of 6" - 9 ton size which we are confident that

there is a good market for. Our drill patterns will be enlarged

to accomplish this and we found that by blasting and sorting in

small quantities provided better control and less labour for

sorting. If we drilled and blasted in quantities of over 10,000

tons at a time as we do for rail ballast, it will be an impossible

job to sort out the breakwater stone.

DIMENSION STONE

Earlier tests indicate that our stone does cut and polish well and

our contacts with several Italian companies in the business

indicated a potential market. However, during our test drilling,

again because of the fragmentation of our stone, we found it very

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difficult, during the drilling operation, to find clear enough

stone to get the desired size blocks necessary for the dimension

market. We tried several locations at our east quarry which we

thought presented the best potential for dimension stone, and each

time we encountered fragmentation. We are sure that we can find

some areas where we could get dimension stone but it certainly

would not be cost effective for us at our current quarry that has

two faces. We have intentions of trying it again at our second

quarry which we will develop during 1993 located on the east

peninsula near the water. The stone seems to be less fragmented

there.

We do want to investigate the use of our stone for tiles and other

uses that would not require such large blocks of stone in the

future. For the time being, we have decided to put the dimension

market potential on hold.

ROCK WOOL RAN MATERIAL

In 1992 we finished our second full year of production with Partek

Insulation of supplying stone for their plant in Sarnia. Our

diabase has proven to be an excellent raw material in the

manufacturing of rock wool and we have signed a contract for 1993

with Partek to furnish raw material.

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE

We have been aware through our investigations that trap rock makes

a very high grade concrete stone. We found out in 1992 that two

of the locks at Sault Ste. Marie were built with stone from this

quarry in the early 1900's when Martin Trap Rock Company was in

full production. We also understand that tests were conducted

during that time indicating the superiority of this stone for

concrete aggregate. We also have found out that several major

office buildings in the Detroit area were made from stone from this

quarry including the Penopscott Building which stands today.

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We have engaged in the United States, the Alpena Community College

in Alpena, Michigan who have one of the foremost concrete testing

laboratories to test our material. They have consented to work on

a research program during the first four months of 1993 to compare

our aggregate to other products used today in the making of

concrete. They will conduct all of the chemical and physical tests

available in hopes of determining that our material is superior to

others. They will also compare the economics of using our

aggregates in various mix designs. In traditional concrete mixes,

many additives are necessary and it is our hope that as they design

various mixes, they will be able to reduce the number of additives

currently used that cause the price of concrete to be very

expensive.

The Ministry of Transportation in Toronto is also conducting

similar tests and various concrete design mixes for high traffic

road work. This testing should be completed sometime in March.

The Europeans have been using our type of stone in their concrete

mixes for decades. It is our hope that we can encourage both U.S.

and Canadian contractors and governments to use a better material

that will last longer at a slightly higher price. We are confident

that we will be able to have our stone tested in both the U.S. and

Ontario in 1993.

DOCK CONSTRUCTION

In tandem with the development of breakwater stone, our game plan

for 1992 was to develop a road from Highway 17 south to the former

dock area, develop a storage area, and develop the old dock to a

point to allow our company to barge stone from our own property.

This we accomplished in the fall of 1992 (see pictures). Although

the dock requires a considerable amount of more work, we were able

to ship four barge loads of material from our own dock. We think

this was a major accomplishment. 1993 will bring further

development of the dock area, loading and storage facility.

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MEDIA INTEREST

During 1992 we had several articles in various newspapers and

journals which helped promote sales and awareness. The one we

appreciated most was a story in a national magazine, "Pit and

Quarry", which featured our quarry on the front cover. This is

enclosed.

ELECTRONIC FILTER BED STONE (EFB)

During 1992 we continued to expand our market for electronic filter

bed stone. We have added customers in several locations in the

United States including Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina,

Pennsylvania and Michigan. It is our intent to expand this market

at least two-fold in 1993 and automate our bagging operation.

DECORATIVE STONE

We have had several contacts regarding the use of our stone in the

decorative market (landscaping, etc.). At this point because of

the small volumes used, this will not be high priority.

INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS

During 1992 the following work was done on our quarry:

1. Road and bridge over creek to dock

2. Dock staging area developed

3. Quarry permit areas expanded. Second face developed east of

quarry l in spring 1992

4. Road built between east and west quarry

5. Storage area built between east and west quarry

6. Truck scale installed

7. Quarry office installed

8. Test lab installed

9. Road to Trunk Road developed

10. Bruce Station road developed

11. Rail storage and loading area developed at Bruce Station

12. Explosive storage area developed

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The aforementioned are shown in the pictures that are attached to

this report.

Ne have built a data base of over 900 contacts in product, service,

contracting, and governmental agencies with whoa we are working or

have contacted during 1992.

Local aggregate sales have increased substantially this year.

Stone have been used for various governmental and private projects

within a 100 kilometer radius.

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ONTARIO TRAP ROCK LIMITED ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION

AND PHOTOS

A. THE FIRST ATTACHMENT IS A COPY OF THE OCTOBER 1992 "PIT AND

QUARRY" MAGAZINE THAT FEATURED ONTARIO TRAP ROCK LIMITED ON

ITS COVER.

B. THE SECOND ATTACHMENT IS THE TEST RESULTS FROM DUNN PAVING OF

WINDSOR, ONTARIO OF THEIR MIX DESIGN FOR ASPHALT STONE. DUNN

PAVING IN OCTOBER LAID A ONE MILE TEST STRIP OF ASPHALT USING

OUR STONE ON HIGHWAY 401 JUST EAST OF WINDSOR.

C. THE THIRD ATTACHMENT ARE THE TWO NEW AGGREGATE PERMITS THAT

WE RECEIVED FOR OUR QUARRY IN 1992. EACH REQUIRED ENGINEERING

DRAWINGS, SURVEYS, ETC. FOR APPROVAL.

D. THE FOURTH ATTACHMENT IS A LETTER FROM THE MINISTRY OF

TRANSPORTATION APPROVING OUR STONE FOR HL1 USE FOR HIGH GRADE

ASPHALT.

E. THE FIFTH ATTACHMENT IS FROM THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION INDICATING THAT WE HAVE PASSED THEIR TESTING

FOR COARSE AGGREGATE 6AA.

F. THE SIXTH ATTACHMENT IS FROM LAKEFIELD RESEARCH SHOWING TEST

RESULTS FROM BOTH OUR EAST AND WEST FACE.

G. THE SEVENTH ATTACHMENT IS A LETTER FROM CLIFTON ASSOCIATES

TESTING LAB WITH RESULTS FROM TESTING OUR STONE FOR RAIL

BALLAST.

H. THE EIGHTH ATTACHMENT IS A SERIES OF PHOTOS DEPICTING THE

DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUARRY AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE

DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY OCCURRED TO CREATE THE EAST SITE AND

ROADS FOR OUR TESTING AS PART OF THIS GRANT.

1. PICTURE l SHOWS THE QUARRY DURING INITIAL TESTS IN 1991.

2. PICTURE 2 SHOWS THE SAME SPOT IN THE FALL OF 1992 AFTER

THE ROAD WAS COMPLETED TO THE EAST SITE AND THE EAST

QUARRY IN FULL PRODUCTION.

3. PICTURE 3 SHOWS MAIN ROAD INTO THE MAIN QUARRY.

4. PICTURE 4 SHOWS DOCK AREA PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT.

5. PICTURE 5 SHOWS DOCK AREA AS IT LOOK NEAR THE TURN OF THE

CENTURY.

6. PICTURE 6 SHOWS OUR WORK AT THE DOCK AREA CREATING A LOADING AREA.

7. PICTURE 7 SHOWS WORK AT THE DOCK AREA.

8. PICTURE 8 SHOWS CANADIAN PACIFIC OFFICIALS INSPECTING

SITE FOR RAIL SIDING.

9. PICTURE 9 SHOWS THE SAME SITE AT RAIL SIDING AREA - 18 -

20,000 TONS OF RAIL BALLAST -25-40 CARS LOADED DAILY

DURING 1992.

10. PICTURE 10 SHOWS THE CLEARING OF THE OVERBURDEN IN

DEVELOPING THE EAST FACE AS PART OF THIS GRANT. NOTICE

DRILL IN BACKGROUND.

11. PICTURE 11 SHOWS THE EAST FACE IN THE FINAL STAGES OF CLEARING AND THE ROAD THAT WAS DEVELOPED FROM THE WEST

QUARRY TO THE EAST QUARRY. THIS ROAD HAS SINCE BEEN

EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A STOCKPILE AREA.

12. PICTURE 12 SHOWS THE DRILLING WITH TWO DRILLS OPERATING

TO CREATE THE NEW FACE.

13. PICTURE 13 SHOWS THE EAST QUARRY FACE SHORTLY AFTER THE TEST DRILLING FOR DIMENSION AND RIP RAP STONE WERE

COMPLETED.

14. PICTURE 14 SHOWS OUR DRILL MANAGER DURING THE CLEARING

OF THE EAST QUARRY - USING A FURAKOWA DRILL.

15. PICTURE 15 SHOWS DRILLING OPERATION ON TOP OF THE QUARRY

AFTER THE TREES HAVE BEEN CLEARED - USING A TAMROCK

DRILL.

16. PICTURE 16 SHOWS QUARRY OFFICE AND TESTING LAB

17. PICTURE 17 SHOWS THE INTERIOR OF THE TESTING LAB -

TESTING SUPERVISOR ON CALL 24 HOURS PER DAY.

18. PICTURE 18 SHOWS CRUSHING OPERATION AT WEST QUARRY.

19. PICTURE 19 SHOWS CLOSE UP OF CRUSHING OPERATION.

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After being closed for over 70 years, marketing team rebuilds quarry customer base from scratch

Ontario Trap Rock-the new kid on the blockBy Therese Dunphy

How does an operation suc cessfully break into a devel oped market?

Start with a quality product, add savvy businessmen, spe cialize job functions and reap the benefits of a pro- business government.

This simple, but success ful formula enabled Ontario Trap Rock to meet its five-year plan a mere year and a half after open ing the doors to its quarry in Bruce Mines, Ontario.

Despite its initial success, the marketing team had an uphill battle in winning over customers when the quarry reopened in 1990, after being closed for more than 70 years.

Getting startedPlans to reopen the Bruce

Mines quarry began as talk around a campfire. While on a hunting trip, Skip Hamilton, Ontario Trap Rock quarry man ager, and Jim Bourque, presi dent, discussed an insulation company seeking a stone suppli er that could meet its unique specifications. Hamilton knew of the basalt stone available at the old Martin Trap Rock quarry in Bruce Mines, Ontario, a turn-of- the-century quarry that closed in 1914. After some preliminary investigation, a group of Amer ican and Canadian investors reopened the quarry.

In an unusual move, the investors split marketing and quarrying operations in two offices on opposite sides of the American-Canadian border.

Bourque, a marketing special

ist, heads up the operation's mar keting office in

Sault , , Ste.

Marie, M i c h . Quarrying operations inBruce Mines are coor dinated by Hamilton, whose background is in industrial and heavy construction.

The permitting procedure to reopen the quarry went surpris ingly smoothly. A depressed economy in northern Ontario contributed to the warm welcome Ontario Trap Rock received when moving into the area.

There's not much new indus trial development going on across North Shore," says Dean Smith, Ontario Trap Rock marketing coordinator. The general public

Ontario Trap Rock's unique setup,

with its marketing offices in Sautt Ste. Marie, Mien., and its

quarrying operation in Bruce Mines, Ontario, gives its staff the

advantage of proximity to potential Great Lakes consumers in

the United States and the benefit of Canada's pro-business environment.

is tickled pink that we're putting people to work." The Canadian government

also extended the welcome matto the fledgling business.

"The Canadian business environment is very nice in that the government is very helpful to new businesses," says Smith.

Government assistance to new businesses may include planning and development grants and forgivable and low- interest conventional loans.

Technical assistance from all levels of government was also a key ingredient to the early suc cess of the company, according to Smith.

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Markets"We're sort of like the new kid

on the block in terms of supply ing stone in the Great Lakes," says Smith. "People became accustomed to using dolomite, limestone and traditional grav els. They forgot about traprock."

The marketing team is work ing on two basic approaches:* Supplying finished stone for

larger jobs (5,000 tons or more) of any particular size of stone;

* Shipping semi-processed stone to a broker who would reprocess it for local consumption. According to Smith, the mar

keting team is soliciting busi ness from both private contrac tors and stone brokers.

High-end usesSpecifications for Stone

Mastic Asphalt (SMA) and Canadian HL-1 increased con sumer awareness of the high strength and durability benefits of stone such as the basalt being quarried in the company's Bruce Mines location.

According to Smith, Ontario Trap Rock's quarry is one of only

Ontario Trap Hock l* currently transporting the majority of Its stone by rail, but plans to begin shipping by barge when reno vations on Its dock facility are completed sometime In the late faff or early spring.

a handful of quarries in Ontario certified by the Canadian govern ment to produce the stone used in HL-1 asphalt specifications.

The quarry has also begun the year-long process of becoming certified to produce stone for DFC (Dense Friction Coarse)-an

asphalt mixture using a very hard, wear-resistant stone. DFC is used in high traffic areas in Canada.

In addition to high-end aggre gate uses, the stone is also being marketed for use in high- strength concrete.

"Our stone is very strong," Smith says. "It has a very fine crystalline structure. Conse quently, it is used in high strength concrete, high wear- resistant concrete and high heat- resistant concrete."

Ontario Trap Rock has also gained certification from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for breakwater stone.

According to Smith, traprock's dense composition competes favorably with limestone and dolomite. Due to the porosity of limestone and dolomite, they don't stand up to the freeze/thaw process as well as traprock. Smith says.

Price vs performanceBecause of its high-end uses,

Ontario Trap Rock is sells on performance rather than price.

Because of traprock's hard nature, smaller blasting patterns and additional crushing ara needed to process the

stone, contributing to a slightly higher cost to the end-user.

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Educating the consumer is the key to selling his performance-based product, Smith says, but it isn't always an easy task.

"We've really had an uphill job to educate people on the superior qualities of our stone," Smith says.

"Sometimes, it's difficult to get people to look at the long term instead of the short term situation."

Depending on the means of transportation, costs for rail ballast currently the quarry's primary product-may run even with or significantly more than limestone, its biggest competitor.

Over the lifespan of the product, however, the cost comparison is a different story.

Limestone has to be reworked 10 to 15 years after it has been laid down, compared with lifespan of 40 to 45 years for traprock, according to Smith.

"Labor is far more costly than the stone that's being laid. There's a greater savings in labor because you don't have to rework the traprock two to three times." Smith says.

Sometimes, it's difficult to get people to look at the long term instead of the short them situation.

Production costs"We're basically on the upper end of the aggre

gate quality scale," says Smith."That translates to a couple of different things," he

adds. ult translates to a little higher cost to the end user, but that's the result of higher extraction costs."

According to Smith, the harder stone requires smaller blasting patterns and doesn't crush as eas ily as softer stones such as limestone and dolomite.

To help contain costs, the quarry is in the process of opening a third face. The current faces will con tinue to be used for smaller stone. On one face, blasting patterns are set for rail ballast production with the smaller stone by-products being used for HL-1 and DFC specifications. A second face is used to produce stone for wool insulation. The third face will use low-impact blasting in larger patterns to produce rip rap and monument stone.

Planning for the futureIn addition to opening the third face, Ontario

Trap Rock is also renovating the old docksite.With an eye toward the rest of the Great Lakes

market. Smith says they hope to be shipping by barge in the late fall or early spring.

As improved asphalt technology migrates across the border. Smith says Ontario Trap Rock plans to play a major role in stone supply.

"Knowledge is being spread," Smith says. "I think some of the changes are in the wind." B

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Keeping up with Canada"Ontario is probably a little bit ahead of the United States because of their HL-1 and DFC specifications for heavily-travelled roads," says Dean Smith, marketing coordinator for Ontario Trap Rock. "In Michigan and Ohio, they're just starting to think about those things."

In 1991, five states including Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Missouri and Indiana began Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) demonstrations (See Pit & Quarry, September, 1991, 'Asphalt- mix technology puts emphasis on aggregate').

According to John Bukowski, Federal Highways Administration SMA project manager and highway engineer, domestic interest in SMA increased significantly in 1992.

Twelve test projects were planned for 1992, with several already in the works for 1993.

Tonnage increased from a total of 10,000 tons of asphalt used in 1991 to 75,000 tons of asphalt used in 1992.

Gradations, types of aggregates and the effect of stabilizers are all being evaluated.

"There are a lot of refinements that we want to make," Bukowski says. "We're trying to standardize the procedures as much as possible."

According to Bukowski, 1992 state projects are focusing on how to implement knowledge gained from European SMA technology, while utilizing domestic materials and production methods.

"The focus has opened up on making them in drum plants instead of batch plants like in Europe," Bukowski says. "We've also started to use domestic stabilizers."

Because domestic stabilizers cost only about one-third of their imported European counter parts, they can significantly reduce production cost for SMA. Use of domestic stabilizers would also reduce dependence on one product.

During 1992, state demonstration projects included multiple test strips, each using the same mix, but testing durability of various sta bilizers in different sections.

Bukowski says that continued state interest in SMA is a positive sign.

"A lot of times, we'll put down test strips and foget about them," he says. "This time, that's just not happening."

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Higtiwys 401 Region: SK

Job Nix Forauia Jiuwerj i 92-003-05

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Job MU Potnwb No.Dale Sampled Tbne Sampled

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NaturalR

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Ministers des

Richessesnaturelles

Aggregate

Resources

Act

Loi de 1989 sur les

ressources en

agregats

Aggregate P

ermit

Perm

is d'extraction d'agregats

Aggregate Permit No. N" du perm

is d'extraction d'agregats

AP

17094

Account No. N

' de compte

A44-5531

Pursuant to the Aggregate Resources Act and Regulations thereunder, and subject to the limitations thereof and to

the terms and conditions of this Aggregate Perm

it and the requirements of the site plan, this Perm

it is issued to: Confbrm

ement a la Loi de 1989 sur les ressources en agregats et a ses reglements, et sujet aux restrictions qu'ite

component, aux conditions d'octroi du perm

is et aux exigences du plan du site, le present permis d'extraction

d'agregats est delivre a :

ON

TARIO

TR

AP ROCK

L IMJ.IE

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Name

NomF\0. Box

105, Bruce

Mines, Ontario

Address Adresse

...Postal Code Code postal

to operate apour exploiter un/une

HARRY from

a JU

ttKK

JL-. sur le terrain de

pit i quarrypulls d'extraction ou carriere

hectare site situated in: o'6

0 —

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hectares situe a/au :

Part

of

Lots 2

and 3.

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3. (fo

rme

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Additio

nal,

Dis

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of

Algoma

(South

Quarry)

P i New Aggregate Perm

it'X l Nouveau perm

is d'extraction d'agregatsl—

| Renewal ofl -1 Aggregate Perm

it no. ,

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isd'extraction d'agregats n*

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mercial Aggregate Perm

it (single source) ' —

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mercials d'agregats (source

unique)l

i Comm

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ultiple source) L -l Perm

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erciale d'agregats (source m

ultiple)

l i Public Authority Aggregate Perm

it' —

' Permis d'extraction d'agregats - autorite publlque

r i Personal Aggregate Perm

it1 —

' Permis d'extraction d'agregats a des flns personnelles

Emplacem

ent faisant I'objet du permis

WC

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AS

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Royalty payment:

^ - cents per tonne

Paiement des redevances : Le titulaire du perm

is devra payer - -'--P

cents par tonneshall be paid by the Perm

ittee to the Treasurer of Ontario on or before the 10th day of each month for all m

aterialrem

oved during the preceding month unless paid at the tim

e of issuance of this permit.

au tresorier de ('Ontario pour le dixieme jour de cheque m

ois et ce pour tous les materiaux extraits pendant le m

oisprecedent sauf si ce m

ontan! a ete paye lors de la delivrance du present permis.

Rehabilitation Security to be deposited: Cautionnem

ent de rehabilitation :r—

i at time of issuance

' ' sera depose lorsde la delivrancedu perm

is

i waived ne sera pas pergu

. A Return on the form

provided showing the quantity ofaggregate and/or topsoil rem

oved In the previous month

.1100.0

0

A8

97

66

6

(91-1

1 -

28)must be subm

itted to the District Office of the M

inistry onor before the 10th day of each m

onth. The royalty paym

ent must be subm

itted with the Return. If no m

aterial has been removed a Return m

ust still be subm

itted showing "Nil" removal.

On dolt rem

plir le releve annexe en indiquant la quantite d'agregats et de terre arable extraits pendant le m

ois precedent et le presenter au bureau de district du m

lnistere pour le dixieme Jour de cheque m

ois. Les redevances dolvent etrejolntes au releve. M

emo si

aucun materiau n'a ete extralt, on dolt presenter le releve

en y Indiquant 'aucune' extraction.i annually ) sera depose

cheque annee

JUN

E

1,

19

92

Effective date " Date d'entree en vigueur

0037 (89/08)

MAJ J

1 ,Date ol expiry Dale d'expiration

1993latural Resources

is Richesses naturelles

This Aggregate Permit does not convey any right of

ownership or title to the site.Le present perm

is d'extraction d'agregats ne confereaucun drolt nl titre de propriete envers /'em

placement

mentionne.

This permit is subject to the attached conditions.

Le present permis est assujettl aux conditions cl-Jointes.

Ontario

ministry of .atural

Resources

Ministere des

Rlchesses

naturelles

Aggregate

Resources

Act

Lot de 1989 sur les ressources

en agregats

Aggregate r

mit

Permis d'extractlon d'agregats

Pursuant to the Aggregate Resources Act and Regulations thereunder, and subject to the limitations thereof and to

the terms and conditions of this Aggregate Perm

it and the requirements of the site plan, this Perm

it is issued to: Conform

ement a la Lot do 1989 sur les ressources en agregats et a ses regtem

ents. et sujet aux restrictions qu'ite com

ponent, aux conditions d'octroi du permis et aux exigences du plan du site, le present perm

is d'extractlon d'agregats est delrvre a :

ONTARIO TRAP

ROCK LIMITED

Nam

eNom

AddressAdresse

P.O

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ox 105,

BRUCE M

INE

S,

On

tario

POR

1COPostal CodeCode postal

to operate a Q

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pour exploiter un/unepit l quarrypults d'extractlon ou carrier* from

a -

sur le terrain de3.96

hectare site situated in: hectares situe a/au :

South half

of Lot '4,

Concession 3,

Township of

Plummer Additional

Permit location

Emplacem

ent falsant I'objet du permis

Type of material:

Tra

p

rock (d

iab

ase

) Type de m

ateriaux: —

——

-——

——

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Permit fee:

Droit de permis:

100. 00A897799

Feb. 03/92

SO 25

cents per tonneRoyalty paym

ent: ,

w. til

Paiement des redevances : Le titulaire du perm

is devra payer ——

——

——

— —

cents par tonne

shall be paid by the Permittee to the Treasurer of O

ntario on or before the 10th day of each month for all m

aterialrem

oved during the preceding month unless paid at the tim

e of Issuance of this permit.

au tresorier de ('Ontario pour le dixieme jour de chaque m

ois et ce pour tous les materiaux extraits pendant le m

oisprecedent sauf si ce m

ontant a ete paye lors de la delivrance du present permis.

Rehabilitation Security to be deposited: |—

| at time of issuance r—

| waived Cautionnem

ent de rehabilitation :l - J sera depose lors

de la delivrance du perm

is

LJne sera pas percu

i annually ' sera depose chaque annee

March 1,

1992Effective dateDate d'entree en vigueur

February 28.

1993. ^

Date of expiry r

D istrictDate d'expiration

r

|p/"*Chef

latural Resources Richesses naturelles

Aggregate Permit No.

N* du permis d'extractlon

d'agregatsA

P

17096

Account No. N* de com

pteA44

5531\

AP10411

p-1 New

Aggregate Permit

LJ Nouveau permis d'extractlon d'agregats

r-™ Renewal ofL3 Aggregate Perm

it no.Renouvellem

ent du permis

d'extractlon d'agregats n*

r—i Com

mercial Aggregate Perm

it (single source) us Perm

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mercial Aggregate Perm

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merclale d'agregats (source

multiple)

r—i Public Authority Aggregate Perm

itL-' Perm

is d'extractlon d'agregats - autorlte publlque

r—i Personal Aggregate Perm

itL

-' Permis d'extractlon d'agregats a des flns personnelles

. A Return on the form

provided showing the quantity of aggregate and/Or topsoil rem

oved In the previous month

must be subm

itted to the District Office of the M

inistry on or before the 10th day of each m

onth. The royalty paym

ent must be subm

itted with the Return. If no m

aterial has been removed a Return m

ust still be subm

itted showing 'Nil' rem

oval. O

n dolt rempllr le releve annexe en Indiquant la quantlte

d'agregats et de terre arable extraits pendant le mois

precedent et le presenter au bureau de district du m

inistere pour le dlxlemelour de chaque m

ois. Les redevances dolvent etrejolntes au releve. M

ime si

aucun materiau n'a ete extra!!, on dOH presenter le relevt

en y indlquant 'aucune' extraction.

. This Aggregate Perm

it does not convey any right of ow

nership or title to the site. Le present perm

is d'extractlon d'agregats ne confere aucun droll nl litre de propriete envers fem

placement

mentionne.

. This perm

it is subject to trie attached conditions.Le present perm

is est assujetti aux conditions cl-folntes.

DOS?

Ontario

MinistryofTransportation

MinisteredesTransports

Soils and Aggregates Section Engineering Materials Office 1201 Wilson Avenue Central Building. Room 311 Downsview. Ontario M3M 1J8

Tele: 416-235-3734 Fax: 416-235-4101

February 19.1992

FfleNo.: 3162-2-0-1H. James Bourque Ontario Trap Rock Limited 402 Ashmun Street P.O. Box 292Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan U.S.A. 49783

Dear Mr. Bourque:

Re: Your Qttany in Section A. Concession 4. Plummer Additional Township MTO MAIDB No. B18-O72

I sampled stockpiles of H.L.1 stone and crusher screenings at your quarry on January 9. We have completed testing of this material. The test results are shown in Table 1.

The H.L. l coarse aggregate produced from your quarry is approved for H.L. l coarse aggregate. Accordingly. Ontario Trap Rock Limited will be added to the ministry's Designated Sources List D.S.M. 3.05.25 for H.L.1 use.

The approval Is based on satisfactory test results and on the comparison of the petrographic nature of the coarse aggregate with similar coarse aggregate produced from Badgeley Island in 1971. It has been established that the performance of the trap rock coarse aggregate from Badgeley Island on an MTO H.L. l paving contract (71-145) was satisfactory.

I note that the coarse aggregate in your stockpile contained 2 I'M) flat and elongated particles. You should endeavour to reduce this in the future.

Best Wishes.

Chris A. Rogers. Head. Soils and Aggregates Section.

pc: Z.L. Katona G. Cautillo C.M. Bond S. Cheng J.I. McDougall J.R Morgenroth

D.F. Lynch P.G. Verok E.RMagnl T.R Graham T. Pepper J.P. Hacquoil CAR/Jlp

STATE OF MICHIGANTRANSPORTATION

COMMISSION

BARTON W LABELLE

RICHARD T. WHITE

WILLIAM c MARSHALL JOHN ENGLER. GOVERNORHANNES METERS. JR DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

IRVING J RUBIN MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

CHARLES W. YOB SECONDARY GOVERNMENTAL COMPLEX

LH a-4 n/91) POST OFFICE BOX 30049. LANSING. MICHIGAN 48909

PHONE: (517) 322-1087 FAX: (517) 322-5664

PATRICK M. NOWAK. DIRECTOR

September 14, 1992

Mr. Dean SmithOntario Trap Rock, Ltd.402 Ashrnun StreetSault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783

Dear Mr. Smith:

Testing has been completed on the sample of Coarse Aggregate 6AA obtained on April 8, 1992, from the Bruce Mines Pit No. 95-10 located near Bruce Mines, Ontario. The sample was tested for compliance with specification requirements for coarse aggregates for portland cement concrete and concrete freeze-thaw durability. Attached are the original report of test on laboratory sample number 92A-3050. Results which are effective upon receipt of this certified letter.

Test results indicate the material from this source, as produced, yields an aggregate with a freeze-thaw dilation meeting the department's basic specification requirement, however, the requirement may be changed for specific uses. It is assumed that coarse aggregates furnished to department projects will be of like quality to that represented by this test.

Nothing in this letter should be construed as acceptance of any material produced from this source. Each shipment must be tested for compliance with specification requirements.

Sincerely,

;/^Larry K. Heinig, P.E. Engineer of District Support

Enclosure

. LABORATORY. LANSING

File 3001804 REPORT OF TEST

Freeze-Thaw Durability In Concrete

Freeze-Thaw No.Job No.Laboratory No.Date

92FT-02GENERAL92A-3050Seotember 3, 1992

Report on sample of Coarse Aggregate (Crushed)—————.^-———.^-—-.— Date sampled_____Aorll 8. 1992______ Date received April 20. 1992Source of material. Sampled from-^—^ Submitted by.

Bruce Mines 95-10QuarryJim Dierck

Quantity represented.Intended use PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE Specificat i on Grade 6AA 1990 Std. Specs.

PROPERTIES OF COARSE AGGREGATEBulk Specific Gravity (dry basis) ! 2.85

Absorption, X 24 -Hour Soak Vacuum-SaturationCrushed Material in sample. XLos Angeles Abrasion. X of uear

| 0.370.36100

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Deleterious Particles (gradation range) Soft Particles, X Chert, X Sun of Soft i Chert. X

j 1"-3X8" j *40.00.0

! o.o !Unit Height of Agg. (dry, loose)

\ 97

CONCRETE MIX DATADate MadeStunp. InchesUnit Ueiqht of Concrete. Ib/ft**Actual Cement Content.Water-Cement Ratio, bvAir Content. X

Ib/vd0weight

—II-—II-—II-

1C1 1ii—II-

BATCH NUMBER1

05-05-922 1/2146.35070.497.7

j 2! 05-07-92

3.0! 146.0! 509j 0.49! 7.6

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305-13-922 1/2148.55150.497.3

i AverageJj 2 3/4j 147.1! 510! 0.49! 7.5

Compressive Strength, psi 7 days! 28 days

- 35404360

j 3730! 4540

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! 3720! 4570

Freeze- Thaw Durability, Expansion per 100 cycles, X

j Beam 1j Beam 2Beam 3

! Average

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REMARKS: Tested for InformationFreeze-Thaw Testing conducted in T-3 Equivalent durability factor = 100

cc: L. K. Heinig G. H. Grove J. Dierck, Dist. #2 J. S. Simpson A. Robords R. Nuethel R. Till/J. Staton T. Woodhouse

Signature.Structural Services - Supervising Engineer

Mr.Dean Smith3?

Ontario Trap Rock Ltd. BM P. O. Box 105 Bruce Mines, Ontario

CANADA POR ICO

asd

August 24, 1992

Re: Lakefield Research Project No. 8900-497

Dear Dean:

Please find enclosed hard copy report to cover facsimile of last week. As noted, I have

carried out the XRD investigation of the East and West Face samples to determine the

proportion of silica occurring as a silica polymorph including a-quartz, cristobalite and

tridymite. The results indicated a content of 3.0 and 3.5 wt 9fc alpha quartz, respectively,

with nil tridymite and cristobalite. Within diabases or basaltic rocks, silica contents of 45

to 55 wt 9fc occur primarily as silicate minerals including plagioclase feldspar and

amphiboles/pyroxenes. Free silica as a-quartz will only rarely exceed 5 wt 9fc.

Tridymite and cristobalite are metastable phases not typically associated with basaltic rock

compositions.

The invoice for the XRD and verbal reporting to yourself and R. Billau is attached.

Please call if there are any questions.

Best regards

LAKEFIELD RESEARCH

J.G. Davison, M.Se.

Project Manager, Mineralogy

Lakelield Research, a Division of Falconbridge Limned. P.O. Bag 4300. Lake-field.

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18 December 1992 File Rl.215.1

Ontario Trap Rock Ltd.402 Ashmun StreetP.O. Box 292SAULT STE. MARIE, Michigan49783

ATTENTION: Mr. Dean Smith

Dear Sir:

SUBJECT: Ballast Testing

One rock sample was crushed and subjected to petrographic and physical testing according to CP Rail Specifications for Ballast. The results are attached and summarized briefly below.

This sample is entirely composed of diabase. The rock is fine to medium grained massive, equigranular and has a tightly interlocking diabasic texture. The rock is composed of subequal amounts of slightly altered plagioclase feldpars and ferromagnesian ( amphibole and pyroxene) minerals.

The rock has a high hardness and toughness and will produce good quality ballast suitable for high tonnage track. The sample met all the physical test specifications. See attached Summary of Ballast Test Results.

Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to call.\

Yours truly,

CLIFTON ASSOCIATES LTD.

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Enclosure

REGINA SASKATOON CALGARY BATTLEFORDS MOOSE JAW

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VISUAL PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS

CLIENT: Ontario Trap Rock Ltd.

SAMPLE NO. L 5355

Visual petrographic analysis was completed on one sieved sample of crushed ballast material supplied by Ontario Trap Rock.

MATERIAL TYPE

Diabase

MINERALOGY

a) Diabase

The diabase is a dark grey to green, medium grained, equigranular rock type composed of equal amounts of plagioclase feldspar and ferromagnesian minerals (amphibole andpyroxene).

A compositionally similiar finer grained variety of diabase comprises approximately I61b of the total sample.

Saussuritization of the plagioclase feldspars is a minor form of alteration. Minor alteration of ferromagnesian minerals to chlorite is also present

Very few particles tellb) contained calcite fracture infilling.

TEXTURE AND STRUCTURE\

The diabase is massive medium grained, equigranular rock type with a tightly interlocking "diabasic" texture.

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

a) Hardness

The hardness of the diabase will be between 5 and 6 J5 due to the dominant mineral types, (feldspar 6-6.5 and amphibole and pyroxene 5-6).

b)

The tight interlocking texture and lack of structural features gives the diabase a high resistance to impact type stresses.

c) Shape

The diabase particle shapes are generally non-elongate and angular.

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d) Freeze-Thaw and Wetting-Drying

Effect of freeze-thaw processes will be low.

e) Fines and Permeability

Premature fouling of the ballast and resuldng loss of permeability due to the generation of fines is unlikely.

CHEMICAL WEATHERING

The main rock forming minerals are resistant to chemical weathering under normal environmental conditions. The diabase has a low potential for breakdown due to chemical weathering processes.

TESTS

A full suite of standard physical tests have been completed.

COMMENTS

The sample is composed of diabase. The mineralogic, structural and textural characterisitics of this rock type produces a ballast material with high hardness and toughness.

GREG HERASYMUIK, PROJECT GEOLOGIST 15 December 1992

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SUMMARY OF BALLAST TEST RESULTS

CLIENT:

PROJECT NO.:

CAL SAMPLE NOj

CLIENT S AMPLE NO:

Ontario Trap Rock SAMPLE RECEIVED: 92/11/04

RI .215.1 LOCATION: BRUCE MINES, Ontario

L5355 TRACK CLASSIFICATION: Main Line CWR

3rd Sample BALLAST GRADING: 4

TEST

Los Angeles Abrasion Loss (1)

Mill Abrasion Loss (*)

Abrasion No.

Specific Gravity

AbsorbtionW

Magnesium Sulphate Soundness Loss W

Fractured Faces W Minus 2" phis 11/2"

Minus 11/2" plus 1"

Minus 1" phis 3/4"

Minus 3/4" plus 1/2"

Minus 1/2" plus 3/8"

Shape Factor Minus 2" plus 1 1/2

Minus 1 1/2" plus 1"

.Minus 1" plus 3/4"

Sieve Analysis, Finer Than Sieve W) 2 1/2"

2"

1 1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2"

3/8"

*4

f 200

TEST IHE? VLTS

6.1

2.3

17.6

2.92

0.12

0.07

100.0

100.0

935

1.92

2.03

2.01

100.0

100.0

95.1

28.4

3.4

13

1.1

1.1

05

SPECIFICATIONS

45 max.

9 max.

65 max.

240 min.

0.5 max

1.0 max.

90

90

90

90

90

100

100

90-100

20-55

0-5

-

-

0-3

0-2

i

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PICTURE lSHOWS OUR QUARRY MANAGER, SKIP HAMILTON, AND TED LEAHY, NORDEV, LOOKING EAST FROM THE WEST QUARRY BEFORE DEVELOPMENT.

PICTURE 2SAME SPOT DEVELOPMENT.

FOLLOWING

PICTURE 3SHOWS MAIN ROADS AS THEY EXIST TODAY BOTH NORTH OF HWY 17 TO THE QUARRY AND SOUTH OF 17 TO THE DOCK.

PICTURE 4SHOWS THE DOCK AREA PRIOR TO OUR ACTIVITY.

PICTURE 5SHOWS MARTIN TRAP ROCK COMPANY AS IT LOOKED NEAR TURN OF THE CENTURY.

1'ICTURE 6SHOWS OUR WORK AT THE DOCK AREA CREATING A LOADING AREA.

PICTURE 7SHOWS ?. PIECES OF OUR EQUIPMENT DEVELOPING THE DOCK AREA.

PICTURE 8SHOWS THE RAIL BRUCE STATIONDEVELOPMENT.

SIDING PRIOR

AT TO

PICTURE 9SHOWS SAME AREA AFTER WE BUILT THL LOADING AKEA.

PICTURE 10SHOWS THE WORK CLEARING OVERBURDEN AT EAST QUARRY.

PICTURE 11LOOKING WEST FROM EAST QUARRY DURING DEVELOPMENT

PICTURE 1 2SHOWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF EAST QUARRY - DRILLING AND BLASTING.

PICTURE 13SHOWS EAST QUARRY DEVELOPMENT.

PICTURE 15SHOWS DRILL IN OPERATION.

PICTURE 14SHOWS DRILL RIG AT EAST QUARRY AND DEVELOPMENT OP STORAGE AND ROAD BETWEEN TWO QUARRIES.

PICTURE 16SHOWS QUARRY OFFICE AND TESTING LAB.

PICTURE 17SHOWS INTERIOR OF TESTING LAB.

PICTURE 18SHOWS CRUSHING OPERATION AT WEST QUARRY.

PICTURE 19SHOWS CLOSE UP CRUSHING OPERATION.

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