Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00906

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 00906


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 00906

Official Name: Emily Occurrence

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity:

Long Name: 2016700053500

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2010-07-13

Location Information

Township or Area: Riggs

District: Wawa

NTS Number: 042C08

Longitude (dd): -84.20805 | Latitude (dd): 48.27711

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 707140 | Northing: 5350869

Operational Access Description: Access; The Emily Occurrence Is Accessible Only By Boat. The Site Lies At The End Of Emily Bay On The West Side Of Dog Lake. It Is Located Roughly 9 Km Southwest Of The Town Of Missanabi And Requires A Walk Of 0.5 Km Northwesterly From The North Shore Of Emily Bay. Numerous Trenches In Vicinity Of Shafts, But None Are Considered Hazardous. The Year 1992 Survey Reports Shafts, Pits And Trenches.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Active
1992 Assessment; Reported To Be Of Unknown Depth, But Now Filled By Water To Within 1.3m Of Surface. All The Shafts Were Overgrown, Filled With Water And Very Hard To Recognize Except For The Waste Rock Piles Around The Perimeter.
16
706944
5351041
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Active
1992 Assessment; Reported To Be 12m Deep, But Now Filled By Water To Within 1.3m Of Surface. All The Shafts Were Overgrown, Filled With Water And Very Hard To Recognize Except For The Waste Rock Piles Around The Perimeter.
16
707045
5350820
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Active
1992 Assessment; Reported To Be 12m Deep, But Now Filled By Water To Within 1.3m Of Surface. All The Shafts Were Overgrown, Filled With Water And Very Hard To Recognize Except For The Waste Rock Piles Around The Perimeter.
16
707034
5350850
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Active
1992 Assessment; Reported To Be 17m Deep, But Now Filled By Water To Within 1.3m Of Surface. All The Shafts Were Overgrown, Filled With Water And Very Hard To Recognize Except For The Waste Rock Piles Around The Perimeter.
16
706904
5351310
Trench
Not A Hazard
1992 Assessment; Several Overgrown Trenches Are Located Along A Mineralized Shear Zone. No Evidence Of Recent Acitivity.
16
707013
5350896

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42C08SE00006


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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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