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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00901

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00901

Official Name: Cline Lake Gold Mine

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2016690053500

Date Mine Opened: 1936-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1966-01-01

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: 2021-11-04

Location Information

Township or Area: Jacobson

District: Wawa

NTS Number: 042C08

Longitude (dd): -84.34449 | Latitude (dd): 48.31681

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 696865 | Northing: 5354922

Operational Access Description: Cp: C31 Access; Highway #17 Is Taken To Highway #519 And Then To Dubreuilville For A Distance Of 30.4km. At Dubreuilville, The Goudreau Road Is Taken For 14.1km To The Magino Mine Road. This Road Is Followed East For 8.5km, And For Another 0.2km To Site Entrance. Background; From 1936-1942 Shaft #1 Was Sunk To Some 365 Meters In Depth. Seven Levels Were Put In With 3727 Meters Of Drifting And 1932 Meters Of Crosscutting. In 1965 And 1966 Shaft #3 Was Sunk To 35m Depth With 146m Of Drifting And 48m Of Crosscutting. A Total Of 331,842 Tons Of Ore Was Mined From This Site (1938-1948); All Of Which Came From Shaft #1. A 200 Ton A Day Mill Was Erected Some 40m East Of Shaft #1. The Year 1992 Survey Reports 5 Shafts, An Adit, Mill Tailings, Transformer, Mill Foundation/remnants, Rock Dumps And Open Cut.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
1992 Assessment; An Adit Exists 130m Se Of Shaft No.3, And Is ~10m In Length. It Has A 1.5 X 1.5m Opening At The West End And A 1.2 X 0.5m Opening At The East End. This Adit Occurs At The West Side Of The A-zone Stripping.
16
696467
5355129
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1992 Assessment; A Transformer Station Is Found Some 50m South Of Shaft No.1. There Is Some Evidence Of Soil Staining At This Site. Asbestos Sheeting Was Identified At The Site.
16
696857
5354857
Open Cut
Active
1992 Assessment; The Open Cut Is 50m Nw Of Shaft No.1 Or 40m West Of Shaft No.2. It Is 58m In Length On The South Vein And 45m In Length On The North Vein. The Veins Come Together At The West End. There Is A 2.4m High Frost Fence Surrounding The Cut, Howe
16
696798
5354995
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1992 Assessment; 131m West Of Shaft No.3 Is A Rock Dump With Dimensions Of 18 X 24m. This Dump (~0.9m High) Covers Shaft No.5 Which Is Reported To Be 128m (n71w) From Shaft No.3.
16
696236
5355250
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1992 Assessment; Shaft No.4 Is 353m East Of Shaft No.3. It Is Unfenced And Is 1.5 X 2m. It Is A Vertically Cribbed Shaft And Is Water Filled To Surface At Least 5m Deep. The Rock Dump Beside This Shaft Is 12.1 X 18.2 X 0.m High.
16
696865
5354922
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1992 Assessment; Shaft No.2 Is Also Cement Capped. Shaft No.2 Lies 560m Se Of Shaft No.3. The Cap Is 2.5 X 5m X 15cm Thick With No Vent Pipe. It Is Cracked On The Southeast Corner.
16
696838
5354957
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1992 Assessment; Shaft No.3 Was Sunk To A Depth Of 35m With 146m Of Drifting And 48m Of Crosscutting. Shaft No.3 Is Cement Capped. A Rock Tailings Pile 12 X 7.6 X 1.2m High Is Located 20m To The South Of This Shaft. The Cap Is 2.5 X 4 X 0.2m Thick With On
16
696288
5355189
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1992 Assessment; Shaft No.1 Was Sunk To A Depth Of 365m. Seven Levels Were Put In With 3727m Of Drifting And 1932m Of Crosscutting. A Total Of 331,842 Tons Of Ore Was Mined From This Shaft (1938-48).
16
696857
5354717
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; The Tailings Area Is Downstream Of The Mill Foundation And Covered By A Variety Of Grasses And Shrub. A Site Access Road And Hydro Transmission Line Transect The Tailings. Dense Woodlands Are Situated Adjacent And Downstream Of T
16
696961
5354786
Trench
Not A Hazard
1992 Assessment; Several Other Trenches And Pits Have Been Documented In The Areas South Of The Adit, West Of Shaft No.4 And Nw Of The Open Cut.
16
696442
5355124

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42C08SW00009


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