Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00846

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 00846

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00846

Official Name: Frances Iron Range

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 2016630053400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2010-07-09

Location Information

Township or Area: Killins

District: Wawa

NTS Number: 042C03

Longitude (dd): -85.1182 | Latitude (dd): 48.23425

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 639734 | Northing: 5344049

Operational Access Description: Access; This Showing Is Located 15.1 Kilometers Along The Magnacon Road From Highway #17. This Is An All-weather Gravel Road. The Magnacon Road Is Approximately 48.4 Kilometers North Of Wawa Along Highway #17. Shaft #2 Is 62 Meters Southeast Of The Magnacon Road, And Shaft #1 Is 172m South Of Magnacon Road. The Year 1992 Survey Reports 2 Shafts With Associated Rock Piles And 1 Pit.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft

Active

1992 Assessment; Shaft No.2 Is 140m North Of Shaft No.1. Reported To Be 19m Deep. Waste Rock Has Grown Over With Vegetation.

639777

5344026

Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft

Active

1992 Assessment; Shaft Is Obscured From View. Shaft Is 3 X 4m Telescoping To 2 X 2m At A Point 3m From The Surface. Reported To Be 31m Deep With ~43m Of Drifting To The North. Shaft Is Dry. Some Rock Waste ~19m Below Surface. Rock Pile On The Se Side Of T

639770

5343931

Trench

Not A Hazard

1992 Assessment; Pit 45m Ne Of Shaft No.1. Keyhole Shaped. Wide Section Is 5 X 6 X 3m Deep. Narrow Section Adjoining Is 5 X 1.5 X 1.5m Deep.

639782

5343959

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42C03NE00027

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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