Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03031

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03031


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03031

Official Name: Cox

Site Classification: D

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2016450055100

Date Mine Opened: 1988-05-02

Date Mine Closed: 1988-05-06

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Surface

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-05-15

Location Information

Township or Area: Rickaby

District: Beardmore-geraldton

NTS Number: 042E13

Longitude (dd): -87.61373 | Latitude (dd): 49.75927

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 455797 | Northing: 5512047

Operational Access Description: Access; Travel 6km East Of Jellicoe Approx 24.5km North And West On Kinghorn Road And Approx 5.5km Sw On A Secondary Gravel Road To Just North Of Expansion Lake. Take A West Bound Fork For Approx 1km Using An All Terrain Vehicle And The Trenching Is Located Along The Roadside. The Year 1993 Survey Reports Numerous Shallow Dozer Stripped Areas Along The Roadside To A Maximum Depth Of 1m. Some 2m Deep Pits/trenches Were Also Identified.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Stripped Area
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Reverse "l" Shaped Striped Dozer Stripped Area.
16
455827
5512048
Stripped Area
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Site Consists Of Numerous Shallow Dozer Stripped Areas Along The Roadside.
16
455852
5512225
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Area Of Stripping And Shallow Trenching.
16
455902
5512325
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Two Older Pits Were Identified At The Southwestern Limit Of The Workings. A Third Shallower Pit Is Located Approx 15m East Of The Two Older Pits.
16
455804
5512046

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Contact

Emilie Trottier
Mine Hazards Technical Specialist
Mine Rehabilitation Group
Willet Green Miller Center - Level B6
933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury ON P3E 6B5
Email: emilie.trottier@ontario.ca
Phone: 705-280-8658


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