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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 01013

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 01013

Official Name: Renabie Mine

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name:

Date Mine Opened: 1920-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1991-09-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: Yes

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2011-12-28

Location Information

Township or Area: Leeson

District: Wawa

NTS Number:

Longitude (dd): -83.873 | Latitude (dd): 48.37559

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 287258 | Northing: 5362036

Operational Access Description: Renabie Mine Was The First Post War Gold Mine And Consisted Mainly Of Two Shafts, Numerable Lateral Workings, A Mill And Related Structured, And A Large Open Pit. A Maximum Production Rate Of 584 Tonnes/day Of Gold Was Reached In 1961. During Its 50 Years Of Intermittent Activity, Renabie Mine Processed An Estimated 5.6 Million Tons Of Ore At An Average Recovered Grade Of 0.19 Ounces Per Ton To Produce 1.1 Million Ounces (31 Tonnes) Of Gold. The Renabie Mine Site Can Be Accessed By Highway 651 Leading From Highway 101 Between The Towns Of Wawa And Chapleau, Northward To The Town Of Missanabie. Renabie Mine Is Situated 80km Northeast Of Wawa And 20km East Of Missanabie. Since Rehabilitation The Mine Site Area Is Continuing To Experience Successful Natural Revegetation. The Renabie Mine Site Is Under The Closure Plan R03.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Crown Pillar
Rehabilitated
2014 Ir- There Are Four Surface Crown Pillars At The Renabie Mine Site. (a,b,d,e) A Long Term Stability Assessment Completed In June 1992 Concluded There Was A Very High Probability Of Long-term Crown Stability, However The Crwon Pillar Experienced A Part
17
287521
5362193
Lateral Workings
Not Available
Lateral Workings N0.1 And No.2 Were Developed To Connect The Main Orebody And The C Reef To Shaft No.1. Lateral Workings No.2 Is Located At A Depth Of Approximately 76m (250ft).
17
287258
5362036
Lateral Workings
Not Available
Lateral Workings N0.1 And No.2 Were Developed To Connect The Main Orebody And The C Reef To Shaft No.1. Lateral Workings No.1 Is Located At A Depth Of Approximately 38m (125ft).
17
287258
5362036
Lateral Workings
Not Available
19 Lateral Workings Are Located Between The Depths Of 114m (375ft) And 946m (3105ft), And Are Connected To The No.2 Shaft.
17
287258
5362036
Mill, Mill Foundation
Rehabilitated
The Mill Structure Has Been Removed.
17
287147
5361975
Not Available
Rehabilitated
Glory Hole Is Covered By A Steel Grate.
17
287258
5362036
Open Pit
Active
An Open Hole Is Located South Of The No.1 Shaft. Water Level In The Hole Is Approximately 1m Below Surface.
17
287172
5361819
Open Pit
Rehabilitated
"c" Pit Is Approximately 76m Deep And Has Been Fenced And Signed Adequately. Water Level Is Approximately 15m Below The Vertical Walls Of The Pit. 2014 Ir- The Fencing Installed Around The C Pit Open Pit Is Still In Very Good Condition. Barri
17
288009
5362107
Ponds
Active
Polishing Pond The Tailing Management System Consisted Of Solid Tailings At The Head Of The Valley, A Tailings Pond At The Foot Of The Valley And A Polishing Pond Which Drained West Into Renabie Lake. 2014 Ir- Samples Taken In 1991 And 2001 Conclude
17
287258
5362036
Raise To Surface
Rehabilitated
Vent Raise Has A Concrete Vented Cap To Standard.
17
287473
5362089
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Shaft No.2 Was Sunk To A Depth Of Approximately 1029m (3375 Ft.). It Has A Concrete Vented Cap To Standard That Is Buried Beneath Waste Rock, Which Has Naturally Revegetated. Subsidence Is Visible Where Rock Settles Into Vent Pipe. Shaft No.2 Connected
17
287473
5362089
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Shaft No.1 Was Sunk To A Depth Of 76m (250 Ft.). It Has A Concrete Vented Cap To Standard That Is Buried Beneath A Layer Of Waste Rock That Has Naturally Revegetated.
17
287679
5362072
Tailings - Confined
Rehabilitated
The Renabie Mine Tailings Are Deposited In A Natural Valley To The Southeast Of The Mill. Between 1978 And 1982, When The Mine Was Operated By A Different Company, Several Tailings Dam Breaches Resulted In Tailings Settling In Renabie Lake. Since Then, Th
17
287966
5361608
Tailings - Confined
Rehabilitated
The Renabie Mine Tailings Are Deposited In A Natural Valley To The Southeast Of The Mill. Between 1978 And 1982, When The Mine Was Operated By A Different Company, Several Tailings Dam Breaches Resulted In Tailings Settling In Renabie Lake. Since Then, Th
17
287790
5361807
Tailings Dams
Active
Dam #6 Is Located At The Northeast End Of The Polishing Pond And Is The Final Discharge Point Into Renabie Lake. 2014 Ir-there Is A Spillway Through Dams 6, 6a And 7 (in Place) Draining The Pond Water To Renabie Lake. The Dam #6 Spillway Appears To
17
288866
5362007
Tailings Dams
Active
Dam 4 2014 Ir: There Is A Spillway Between Dams 4 And 5 9in Place) Draining Tailings Pond Water From Tailings Pond 4 Into The Former Polishing Pond. Barrick Had Just Cleared A Beaver Dam Constructed In The Spillway At Dam 4 This Spring, Which Beaver Ha
17
288631
5361535
Tailings Dams
Active
The Nudalaa Dam Was Constructed To Pond Water In The Crown Pillar Area And To Help Flood The Underground Workings Quicker. Beavers Have Constrcuted A Dam On The North End Of The Flooded Area Near The Nudalama Spillway.
17
288968
5361965
Tailings Dams
Active
Dam 3 2014 Ir: Dams 1 Through 3b Were Flattened And Resloped For Closure. 2011 Ir; Dam Flattened And Re-sloped
17
288056
5361526
Tailings Dams
Rehabilitated
2014 Ir: Dams 1 Through 3b Were Flattened And Resloped For Closure. 2011 Ir; Dam Revegetated Following Disturbances In The Summer/fall Of 2006, Dams No.1 And No.3 Have Been Repaired. The Spillway Channel Of Dam No.3, As Well As The Emergency Spillway
17
287611
5361966
Tailings Dams
Active
Dam 2 2014 Ir: Dams 1 Through 3b Were Flattened And Resloped For Closure. 2011 Ir; Dam Revegetated
17
287861
5361685
Waste Rock Dump
Rehabilitated
2014 Ir- Unvegetated Waste Rock Piles Exist Of Former Tailings Pond 4. A Sample Of The Drainage From Those Piles Was Taken And Analysed During This Inspection At The Sample Location Sw5. Results Showed Above Pwqo Levels For Aluminum.
17
287428
5362163
Waste Rock Dump
Rehabilitated
2014 Ir- Unvegetated Waste Rock Piles Exist Of Former Tailings Pond 4. A Sample Of The Drainage From Those Piles Was Taken And Analysed During This Inspection At The Sample Location Sw5. Results Showed Above Pwqo Levels For Aluminum.
17
287444
5362289
Winze
Not Available
No.3 Winze Is Located Between The Levels Of 946m (3105ft) And 1070m (3510ft), And Is 884m (2900ft) Sw Of The No.2 Shaft.
17
286672
5361473

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