Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00853

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 00853


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00853

Official Name: Van Sickle Mine

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity:

Long Name: 2016660053100

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2018-07-05

Location Information

Township or Area: Mcmurray

District: Wawa

NTS Number: 041N15

Longitude (dd): -84.73439 | Latitude (dd): 47.96503

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 669114 | Northing: 5314897

Operational Access Description: Cp: S16 Access; This Site Is 7.7 Kilometers From Wawa Along Surluga Road. The Surluga Road Is Followed For 5.95 Kilometers To The Entrance Of The Property, And For Another 0.2 Kilometers To The Shaft Area. The Year 1992 Assessment Reports 2 Shafts, 1 Open Cut, 3 Pits, Rock Waste And Mobile Buildings.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Open Pit
Rehabilitated
Van Sickle Pit #2 2014 Assessment; This Pit Is Flooded To Surface And Does Not Require Any Further Remediation.
16
699202
5314884
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Shaft #2 2014 Assessment; Integrated With An Open Cut. The Shaft Area Has Flooded. Several Large Boulders And Vegetation Surrounding The Flooded Area Provide A Means Of Egress. 1992 Assessment; Second Shaft Located In The Bottom Of One Of The Pits (wh
16
669152
5314888
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Shaft #1 (smith Shaft) 2014 Assessment; Was Capped To Code With Concrete In 2009. 1992 Assessment; (s.b.smith Shaft) Water Filled To A Depth Of ~1.5m Below Surface. Workings Dip At -45 Degrees To The South. Shaft Has Been Fenced And Capped With Wooden
16
669097
5314883
Stope To Surface
Not Available
Open Cut 1992 Assessment; The Closest Stopes To Surface Are ~6m From Surface (west Of Shaft No.2). The Area Between Shaft No.1 And No.2 Has Been Stoped To Surface. Presently Water Filled.
16
669114
5314897
Trench
Active
Van Sickle Pit #3 2014 Assessment; This Pit Is Flooded To Surface And Does Not Require Any Further Remediation. 1992 Assessment; Pit No.3 Is 98m Nw Of Smith Shaft. It Is 2 X 3 X 4.5 Deep.
16
669225
5314892
Trench
Rehabilitated
Van Sickle Pit #1 2014 Assessment; This Pit Is Flooded To Surface And Does Not Require Any Further Remediation. 1992 Assessment; Pit No.1 Is 3 X 10 X 2m Deep With 1m Of Water.
16
669057
5314964

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41N15NE00012


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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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