Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00481

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 00481


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00481

Official Name: Lake Shore Tailings

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017570053200

Date Mine Opened: 1918-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1965-01-01

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: 2013-05-08

Location Information

Township or Area: Lebel

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 042A01

Longitude (dd): -80.0099 | Latitude (dd): 48.11871

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 573687 | Northing: 5329969

Operational Access Description: Rehabilitation Undertaken By Mndm Amrp. See File. Access; In The Town Of Kirkland Lake Proceed South On Main Street To A Point That Is 150m South Of Birch Street. From This Location Proceed 1.5km To The Se Using Available Atv Trails To The South. Background; The Lakeshore Mill Operated From 1918 To 1965 Producing Over 17 Million Tonnes Of Tailings. Tailings Are Contained In Two Ponds, The Largest Of Which Is Contained At This Sites. Year 2000 Survey Reports 13 Tailings Dams; 1 Quarry;


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Quarry
Active
2000 Assessment; Rock S0urce For Dam Construction In Early 1990's.
17
573849
5331369
Tailings - Confined
Active
The Lakeshore Mill Operated From 1918 To 1965 Producing Over 17 Million Tonnes Of Tailings. Tailings Are Contained In 2 Ponds, The Largest Of Which Is Located 1.5 Km Southeast Of The Town Of Kirkland Lake. 2002 Amec Report; A Water Sample Was Collected
17
573251
5330475
Tailings Dams
Active
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Spillway Filled With Beaver Debris; No Emergency Spillway.
17
572398
5329741
Tailings Dams
Active
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1.
17
573393
5331064
Tailings Dams
Active
2017 Ir: Mature Trees Present Throughout Dam. Dam Holding Tailings And Not Water. 2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1.
17
573517
5331208
Tailings Dams
Active
2017 Dam Inspection: Previous Inspection Notes Significant Risk Due To Flooding, Beaver Materials Need To Be Removed. 2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1.
17
573659
5331149
Tailings Dams
Active
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1.
17
573790
5331239
Tailings Dams
Active
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1
17
573446
5331130
Tailings Dams
Active
2017 Dam Inspection:the Dam Is Not Retaining Any Water, The Tailings Are All Covered In Vegetation And Are Unlikely To Migrate 2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam With Spillway In Rock And Emergency Overflow Provision.
17
573847
5331486
Tailings Dams
Active
2000 Assessment; East Internal Tailings Dyke; Will Need To Reconstruct Spillways And Reslope Sections Of The Dyke.
17
573963
5330735
Tailings Dams
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To West End Of Tailings Area.
17
572510
5330694
Tailings Dams
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To West End Of Tailings Area.
17
572459
5330143
Tailings Dams
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1.
17
573210
5331099
Tailings Dams
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Tailing Dam; Access Roadway To Dam 1.
17
573320
5331041
Tailings Dams
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam; Access Roadway To West End Of Tailings Area.
17
572333
5329919

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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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