Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03870

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03870


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03870

Official Name: Mcfinley Mine

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015440056600

Date Mine Opened: 1926-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1957-01-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2019-08-12

Location Information

Township or Area: Bateman

District: Red Lake

NTS Number: 052N04

Longitude (dd): -93.74114 | Latitude (dd): 51.12467

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 448134 | Northing: 5663950

Operational Access Description: Same Site As #08704, Covered Under Cp P02 Access; The Site Is Located 6km From The Community Mcmarmac Along Mcfinley Mine Road. A Locked Gate Prohibits Entrance To The Mine Site. Shaft Secured In Headframe; Mine/mill Site; Inactive Minesite; Security Is Present; All Buildings Secured; Tailings Dam Secured. The Year 1993 Survey Reports The Site Was Found To Be In Good Order. The Site Is Complete With A Mill, Headframe, Shops, Bunkhouses, A Tailings Pond, Secured Vent Raise, Storage Tanks, Mining Equipment And Ore Stock Piles At Surface. The Site Is Kept Under Surveillance And All Entrances To The Mill And Mine Buildings Are Locked. Ogs 2012 Red Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report States: Mcfinley Mine Was In Production In 1987 And The Amount Of Ore Milled Is Undetermined. Closure Plan # P02


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Decant Towers
Active
1993 Assessment; Decant Pond.
15
448184
5664000
Head Frame
Active
1993 Assessment; The Site Is Complete With A Mill, Headframe, Shops, Bunkhouses, A Tailings Pond, Secured Vent Raise, Storage Tanks, Mining Equipment And Ore Stock Piles At Surface. The Site Is Kept Under Surveillance And All Entrances To The Mill And Min
15
448130
5663950
Lateral Workings
Active
Historical Records Indicate (1956-57) Shaft To 129m With Levels At 46, 84 And 122m. Lateral Development On 1st And 3rd Levels Of 237m Drifting And 176m Crosscutting. Underground Dd Of 894m.
15
448130
5663955
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Bunkhouses, Rec Centre And Kitchen.
15
448059
5663915
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Tank And Berm.
15
447545
5663179
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; A Quonset Hut Over A Vent Raise.
15
447659
5663915
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Shop, Dry And Hoist.
15
448097
5663950
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Mine Office, Core Shack And Pulp Storage.
15
448130
5663900
Ore Stockpile
Active
1993 Assessment; Ore Pile.
15
448259
5663950
Raise To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Raise Covered By At 10x15m Quonset Hut.
15
447823
5663585
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Open Shaft Historical Records Indicate (1956-57) Shaft To 129m With Levels At 46, 84 And 122m. Lateral Development On 1st And 3rd Levels Of 237m Drifting And 176m Crosscutting. Underground Dd Of 894m.
15
448134
5663950
Tailings - Confined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Ta-01 Is A Large Tailings Pond That Extends From The Mine Site To The Southwest, Where It Is Contained By D-01. Pond And Wetland Vegetation Is Establishing Intermittently Around Shoreline Edges. A Settling Pond (ta-02) Comprised
15
447793
5663720
Tailings Dams
Active
Northeast Dam 2016 Assessment; The Newest Dam On Site. Built After A Moecc Director's Order Was Issued As Rubicon Minerals Entered Mine Production Prior To The Completion Of The Northeast Dam.
15
447938
5663786
Tailings Dams
Active
West Dam 2016 Assessment; The Dam Appears To Be In Good Condition. No Seepage Is Occurring
15
447748
5663952
Tailings Dams
Active
South Dam 2016 Assessment; The Dam Appears To Be In Good Condition. No Seepage Is Occurring.
15
447639
5663567
Tailings Dams
Active
East Embankment 2016 Assessment; The Dam Appears To Be In Good Condition. No Seepage Is Occurring. 2008 Tailings Assessment D-01 Is A 8 M High Earth Fill Dam With A Rock Armor Downstream Slope. The Crest Serves As A Site Access Road. The Crest Is Spar
15
447938
5663785
Tailings Dams
Active
Northwest Dam 2016 Assessment; The Dam Appears To Be In Good Condition. No Seepage Is Occurring.
15
447805
5664064
Trench
Not Available
15
448134
5663950

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52N04SE00005



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