Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00010

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 00010


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00010

Official Name: Gold Hawk Prospect

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017500053700

Date Mine Opened: 1907-01-01

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2010-06-30

Location Information

Township or Area: Cody

District: Porcupine

NTS Number: 042A10

Longitude (dd): -80.94544 | Latitude (dd): 48.50394

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 504030 | Northing: 5372315

Operational Access Description: Access; Travel 4 Km South Of Highway 101 On North Peninsula Road To Bush Road That Branches South East For 1.4 Km To Site. The Bush Road Is Flooded At .7 Km And Blocked Off At Entrance. Alternate Route Is By Boat On Nighthawk Lake. History; 1907 To 1908-prospecting And Gold Island Shaft To 50 Feet. Small Mill Erected; 1919- Bald Island Shaft To 50 Feet With 50 Feet Of Crosscutting At 50 Foot Level; 1921 To 22-20 Holes, 3959 Feet Drilled; 1930-2 Tons Of Material Sent To Mines Branch Ottawa For Testing; 1934 To 1935-hollinger Gold Mines Optioned Property, Sank Shaft 180 Feet With A Station At 170 Feet On Mainland Sw Of Gold Island; 1945 To 50-hr2, No.1 Shaft Dewatered And 13 Feet Of Crosscutting Done On 170 Foot Level. Goldhawk Shaft Sunk To 641 Feet Levels At 225, 350, 475 And 600 Feet, Drifiting 2438 Feet, Crosscutting 1563 Feet, Combined Surface And Underground Drilling 27,438 Feet, Milling Test Of 636 Tons At Broulan Reef Mill. 1960 To 61-17 Holes Drilled Under Option By Mcwatters Gold Mines. The 2000 Survey Identifies A Large Pit With Two Shafts Sunken Within It, One Shaft On Bald Island And Another Shaft On Gold Island. The Pit Was Not Mentioned In Historical Reports.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; The Exploration Shafts On Bald And Gold Islands Are Backfilled With Muck And Present No Hazard. The Historical Depth Of This Shaft Was 15 Metres.
17
504288
5372236
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; The Exploration Shafts On Bald And Gold Islands Are Backfilled With Muck And Present No Hazard. The Historical Depth Of This Shaft Was 15 Metres.
17
504309
5372568
Open Pit
Active
2012 Assessment; Located On The Goldhawk Property Directly Adjacent To Nighthawk Lake. Slopes Around The Perimeter Of The Pit Are Steep In Some Areas. Goldcorp Is Planning On Moving Waste Rock And Grading The Slopes. 2000 Assessment; A Large Pit Was Mi
17
504075
5372317
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Active
Hollinger Shaft 2012 Assessment; According To The Cp, The Shaft Is Located In The Now Flooded Goldhawk Open Pit And Is Believed To Be Backfilled. 2000 Assessment; The Shaft Is Reported To Have A Concrete Cap And Believed To Be Under Water At The North
17
504050
5372315
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; The Shaft Has Two Compartments With A Concrete Cap On An Elevated Concrete Collar.
17
504099
5372364
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2012 Assessment; Located Along The South Side Of The Goldhawk Open Pit. Approximately 0.3ha In Size With About 20,000 Tonnes Of Waste Rock. Non-acid Generating. Concentrations Of Aluminum And Cobalt Were Elevated Above The Pwqo.
17
504030
5372315

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42A10SW00005


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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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