Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04232

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04232


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04232

Official Name: Campbell-blomfield

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 1018290049300

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1938-12-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2013-05-09

Location Information

Township or Area: Marmora

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031C05

Longitude (dd): -77.61285 | Latitude (dd): 44.49976

UTM Zone: 18 | Easting: 292282 | Northing: 4930703

Operational Access Description: Access; From The Centre Of Marmora Drive East 6km To Access Road To Old Hwy 7, Walk Se Past Campbell Blomfield Mine. Au. Occ. Worked Intermittently; Some Difficulty Determining Number Of Shafts And Their Status. Mndm Mid 1980's Site Visit Reported That Shaft (main Or All?) Has Been Filled By Bulldozer; Shallow Pits Or Trench Still Visible On Property. 2 Tailings Areas. Possibly Duplicate Of Malone (amis 4233). The Year 2000 Survey Reports Visit Located What Is Thought To Be The Location Of Three Shafts And The Mill Foundations. One Of The Filled Shafts Has Considerable Subsidence, Up To 1m. A Second Shaft Needs More Filling, The Third Seems Stable. 2002 Amec Report;no Tailings Or Associated Containment Structures Were Observed. 2004 Assessment; Located Two Waste Rock Piles, Two Shafts, And A Well.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Chemical Wastes
Active
Former Arsenic Dump - Due To Association With The Deloro Mine Site, Rehabilitation Will Be Carried Out By Moe (summer 2014).
18
292425
4930324
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
Shaft Is Historic No. 1 Vent Raise For The Ackerman Mine. 2000 Assessment; Visit Located What Is Thought To Be The Location Of Three Shafts. A Second Shaft Needs More Filling, The Third Seems Stable. No Utm Coordinates Or Dimensions Provided.
18
292282
4930703
Lateral Workings
Active
Historical Records Indicate Major Workings Consist Of A Two Compartment Shaft, 207' Deep, Opening Along A 45 Degree West Incline. At The 170' Level, Drifts Were Opened Along The Vein 257'n And 282's Of The Shaft
18
292282
4930703
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
2000 Assessment; Mill Foundations Are Identfied East Of The Subsiding Shaft. No Dimensions Or Utm Coordinates Provivded.
18
292282
4930703
Not Available
Active
2004 Assessment; A Previously Unidentified Open Hole Was Located Adjacednt To The Moira River. It Is Currently No Known If This Feature Is An Open Shaft Or A Well. The Shaft/well Is Approximately 2.5m In Diameter, Has A Depth To Sediment Of 5m Is Water Fi
18
292282
4930703
Open Pit
Active
2002 Amec Report; Notes A Small Pit Situated Near Access Road To Site. No Dimensions Or Utm Coordinates Provided. 2000 Assessment; Second Pit Located South Of P01 And Possible Shaft Location (s01). No Utm Coordiantes Or Dimensions Provided. Blue Steel
18
292282
4930703
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Pit Measuring 2m X 2m X 1m, Located South Of Waste Rock Dump. No Utm Coordinates Provided. Blue Steel Post Located West Of Pit (89).
18
292282
4930703
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Shaft Is Historic Dean And Williams Shaft As Per The 1993 Moe Deloro Rehabilitation Project. 2004 Assessment; No Subsidence Exists At This Time In Any Of The Back-filled Features. There Is A Lack Of Documentation Pertaining To This Shaft, And Not Muic
18
292390
4930806
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Unknown
Active
Shaft Is Historic No. 1 Main Shaft Or Ackerman Shaft. 2004 Assessment; Historical Reports Measures Final Shaft Depth At 270 Feet. Some Subsidence Has Occured At This Location And The Depression Is At Present Approximately 1-1.5m In Depth. Inspection
18
292370
4930702
Tailings - Unconfined
Not A Hazard
2002 Amec Assessment: No Perceptible Tailings Were Observed At The Site. No Containment Dams Situated On Site. Drainage From The Site Area Flows Generally East To An Expansive North-south Trending Wetland, Which Is Part Of The Moira River Watershed. In Th
18
292264
4930702
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2004 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Measures 10-15m Long, 5-10m Wide, And Is Conical In Nature. It Is Possible That This Waste Rock Pile Is The Excess Material Typically Placed Over A Back-filled Shaft. The Waste Rock Composition And Lack Of Oxidation To Dat
18
292282
4930703
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2004 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Most Likely Represents A Tramway Bed, Is Approximately 110m Long, 20-25m Width At Base, And Has An Estimated Angle Of Repose Of 60 Degrees And Is For The Most Part Free Of Vegetation. 2002 Amec Report; Notes A Waste R
18
292282
4930703

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31C05NE00018


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Sudbury ON P3E 6B5
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