Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

MINES (last updated: 2022-04-29 )

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08575

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08575

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08575

Official Name: David Galley

Site Classification: D

Primary Commodity: Amethyst

Long Name: 2016340053700

Date Mine Opened: 1976-01-01

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2006-04-06

Location Information

Township or Area: Macgregor

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052A11

Longitude (dd): -89.14943 | Latitude (dd): 48.5182

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 341279 | Northing: 5376129

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed From Highway 11/17 East Of Thunder Bay 3km North On Armstrong, Highway 527 To Mount Baldy Road. East Along Mount Baldy Road For 400m. The Site Is 100m In Bush, South Of Mount Baldy Road. History: Trench 2m Deep 1976.; Should Be Checked.; Commodity: Amethyst; Year 2000 Survey Reports Two Pits <3m Deep.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Trench

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Pit Dug In Overburden, Possibly As A Sump For Water, Located In Heavily Brushed Low Lying Area, Filled With Water, Now Resembles A Small Pond.

341279

5376129

Trench

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Shallow Pit Or Cut Blasted Into The Side Of An Outcrop.

341283

5376180

Mineral Deposit Identifier:

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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