1. We Will Rock You
September 13, 2012

2. Non-Renewable
Mineral Aggregate Resources
•Sand, gravel and stone
•Pit
•Quarry
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3. Building a foundation for our Human Needs
Facts:
• In 2009, Ontario used 153 million tonnes of aggregate
• 60% of aggregate production is used in roads
• 50% of aggregate used by the public sector
• Aggregate is used in manufacturing: glass, paint,
paper, fertilizer, insulation, plastics, flooring…
*State of Aggregate Resource in
3 Ontario Study (SAROS, February,

4. Building the foundation of our Economy
•Aggregate Industry directly creates 9,000 jobs
•In 2010, contributed $1.37 billion to Ontario’s GDP
•Ontario’s
construction industry consumes > 80% of
aggregate used in Ontario
• employs 250,000 people;
• generates $44.7 billion in economic activity
•No substitute for the aggregate resource
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5. State of Aggregate Resource in Ontario Study
Key Findings:
•Expectdemand to continue for primary
aggregate
•Publicis concerned about social &
environmental costs of extraction, but
appreciates infrastructure development
•Ontariohas abundant, high quality aggregate
deposits.
• 93% of unlicenced bedrock resources have
environmental, planning and agricultural
constraints
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6. “It’s no bed of Roses”
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7. Aggregate Resource Management Strategy
Resource Protection
• land use planning
Environmental Protection
• regulating extraction
Resource Conservation
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
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8. Provincial Policy Statement, 2005
Section 2.5 - Mineral Aggregate Resources
• Protection of long-term resource supply
• Rehabilitation
• Extraction in Prime Agricultural Areas
• Wayside Pits/Quarries, Portable Asphalt/ Concrete Plants
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9. Planning for Aggregate Resources
Aggregate Resource Constraint Modelling:
• Resource data
• Resource economics
• Socio-environmental constraints
A tool for determining
resource availability.
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10. “We are the Champions”
Aggregates:
• non-renewable resource, fixed locations;
• Basic necessity of our economy and society;
What is available for future use?
• protect resources & operations
• land use planning, legislation, resource conservation
Aggregate Resources Inventory Master Plan –
United Counties of Prescott and Russell
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11. Contact the Ministry of Natural
Resources:
mnr.gov.on.ca
ontario.ca/aggregates
Kemptville District Office
10 Campus Drive, Postal Bag 2002,
10 Campus Drive, Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0
(613) 258-8204
Anda Rungis, District Planner
613 258-8414
Anda.Rungis@ontario.ca
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