Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04675

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04675

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04675

Official Name: Reed Lake

Site Classification: D

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015540054000

Date Mine Opened: 1937-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1937-12-01

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: 2006-06-05

Location Information

Township or Area: Bennett Lake

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052C16

Longitude (dd): -92.39694 | Latitude (dd): 48.75722

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 544323 | Northing: 5400643

Operational Access Description: Access; Via Highway 11 East From Mine Centre To The Little Turtle River Forest Access Road, Northwest 3.5km On This Road To The Abandoned Glenorchy Settlement On The Cnr. The Site My Be Reached On Foot By Traversing Approximately 1.6km East Along The Cnr Tracks To The I.r. 23 Boundary Line, Then 900m South To The Site. 1 Water-filled Test Pit Produced $2400 Worth Of Gold Ore; At Least 5 Trenches Also On Property; Commodity: Au; 1993 Assessment Reports 2 Test Pits And 8 Trenches.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Trench

Naturally Rehabilitated

The Site Consists Of Two Test Pits And Eight Trenches. The Test Pits Range In Size From 3 X 4.5m To 1 X 2m And In Depth From A Reported 8m To 0.5m. The Trenches Are Very Old And Now Are Shallow Linear Depressions Less Than 0.3m Deep, Overgrown And Not Haz

544176

5400632

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52C16SW00008

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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