Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00023

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00023

Official Name: Faymar Mine

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017480053600

Date Mine Opened: 1935-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1942-01-01

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: 2006-07-06

Location Information

Township or Area: Deloro

District: Porcupine

NTS Number: 042A06

Longitude (dd): -81.25102 | Latitude (dd): 48.41003

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 481424 | Northing: 5361905

Operational Access Description: Year 2000 Survey Reports A Shaft, A Water Tower, A Mill, A Raise, A Trench And Two Crown Pillars On This Site. The Rehabilitated Status Of The Shaft And The Trench Was Taken From Previous Reports.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Crown Pillar
Active
2000 Assessment Did Not Report On This Feature. 2018 Crown Pillar Study Was Performed. October 2020 Company Is Securing The Crown Pillar Area And Are Looking At Different Options For For Permanent Rehabilitation, Including Installation Of A Fence To
17
481345
5362147
Crown Pillar
Active
2000 Assessment Did Not Report Any Details On This Feature. 2018 Crown Pillar Study Was Performed
17
481337
5362178
Mill, Mill Foundation
Rehabilitated
2000 Assessment; Some Of The Buildings Are Still Standing And Pose A Potential Hazard. The Foundations Are Concrete For The Most Part. 2016 Plant Site Reduced To Grade, The Site Was Then Contoured. Refer To Prr
17
481409
5361891
Raise To Surface
Rehabilitated
The Open Cut Near The Raise Is Open On Both Ends. From Previous Reports, The Raise Has Been Capped With Concrete Fixed. 2017 Raise Capped To Code. Refer To Prr
17
481442
5362138
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
From Previous Reports, The Shaft Has Been Capped With Concrete Fixed. 2017 Shaft Capped To Code. Refer To Prr
17
481404
5361955
Tailings - Confined
Active
2008 Tailings Report: Uncontained Into Swamp.
17
481317
5361802
Tailings - Confined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; The Site Contains Two Round-shaped Tailings Areas Separated By A Beaver Dam / Densely Vegetated Wetland. Both Basins Show Natural Rehabilitation From Adjacent Woodland Vegetation At The Margins. The Surfaces Of Both Tailings Area
17
481203
5361770
Trench
Rehabilitated
The Year 2000 Site Map Indicates That The Trench Is About 4-5 Metres Deep. It Is Referred To As An Open Cut. The Open Cut Near The Raise Is Open At Both Ends And Is Partially Filled With Water. The Sides Are 2-3 Metres Rock Faces. 2016 Trench Filled
17
481452
5362143
Water Tower
Rehabilitated
2000 Assessment; The Metal Water Tower Rises Approximately 40 Metres Above The Landscape. Some Of The Supports Are Deteriorating.
17
481429
5361877

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42A06NW00028


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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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