Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00489

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 00489


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00489

Official Name: Original Kerr Tailings

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017600053300

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2014-06-12

Location Information

Township or Area: Mcgarry

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 032D04

Longitude (dd): -79.5864 | Latitude (dd): 48.12736

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 605187 | Northing: 5331422

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed From Hw 66 In Virginiatown And Turn East On Webster Ave To Connell Ave. Turn Right On Connell And Proceed Sw For 0.5km To The Beach. Year 2000 Survey Reports Tailings;


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Tailings - Confined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; The Original Kerr Tailings Are Comprised Of Two Small Tailings Beaches On The Shore Of Northeast Arm (larder Lake) Located Between The Chesterville Tailings To The East, And The Lower Kerr Tailings To The West. The Beaches Are Se
17
605187
5331422
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; The Original Kerr Tailings Are Comprised Of Two Small Tailings Beaches On The Shore Of Northeast Arm (larder Lake) Located Between The Chesterville Tailings To The East, And The Lower Kerr Tailings To The West. The Beaches Are Se
17
605187
5331422

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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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