Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03779

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03779


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03779

Official Name: Big Dan

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017590052100

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1906-12-01

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: 2010-10-13

Location Information

Township or Area: Strathy

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M04

Longitude (dd): -79.77448 | Latitude (dd): 47.09158

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 593011 | Northing: 5216070

Operational Access Description: Access; East Road North Of Railway Line At East Side Of Hwy 11 At Milne Sherman Rd. East To Gravel Pit. Proceed Through North End For 2.3km (0.6km From Gravel Pit). Onr Rail 300m East. Look For Rock Dumps At North And South Of Road In Open Cut Area. The Year 2000 Survey Reports Past Producer With Two Shafts, An Adit And One Open Pit; Backfilled Shafts And Adit Reported In 1992; One Shaft And The Adit Have Since Become Potentially Hazardous For Possibly The Remediation Work Was Not Done To Specification; Commodity, Gold And Silver.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Adit/portal - Evidence Of Remediation - Can Access Adit To 5 Metres Depth. Unknown Stability Of Remediation Blockage - May Not Be Permanent.
17
593006
5216000
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Historical Records Indicate Lateral Workings. No Coordinates Available, Therefore Coordinates Taken Along Strike Between Shafts Located On Site Map.
17
593013
5215946
Open Cut
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Shallow Open Cut Filled With Rock. Feature Is Not Hazardous.
17
593013
5215981
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; 1 Compartment Inclined Shaft, Capped But Subsiding. Historical Depth Of Shaft Indicates 120 Metres. Feature Is Hazardous
17
593011
5216070
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Shaft Has Been Backfilled - Historical Depth Not Specified. Feature Is Not Hazardous.
17
593013
5215936
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Shallow Trench: Stripping Of Outcrop.
17
593004
5215959

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M04SW00023


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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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