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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 02211

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 02211


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 02211

Official Name: Detour Lake Mine And Mill

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name:

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2015-06-16

Location Information

Township or Area: Sunday Lake

District: Porcupine

NTS Number:

Longitude (dd): -79.71192 | Latitude (dd): 50.01609

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 592281 | Northing: 5541215

Operational Access Description: Closure Plan Id: D04


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Crown Pillar
Active
2022 Ir: According To The Pending Cpa, Mining Through The Crown Pillar And Uppermost Stopes Has Been Completed Successfully. Mining Around The Historic Stopes And Underground Workings Is Handled Through The Use Of Collapse Blasts And Probe (confirmation)
17
592281
5541215
Landfill
Active
2022 Ir- Non-hazourdous Solid Waste Are Disposed Of Within A 6.15 Ha Landfill North Of The Main Pit That Was Approved In June 1984. There Is An Anticipated Seven Year Space Remaining In The Landfill For On-going Operations. A Recycling Program For Metals
17
590270
5542168
Landfill
Rehabilitated
Historic Landfill 2016 Assessment; Historic Landfill West Of The Airstrip Was Covered And Closed Around 1984.
17
592281
5541215
Open Pit
Active
Main Open Pit 2022 Ir: The Campbell Pit Has Now Been Fully Incorporated Into The Main Pit And Will No Longer Be Discussed In Subsequent Inspection Reports.at Closure The Pit Will Be Partially Backfilled With Waste Rock And Tailings. 2016 Assessment
17
591409
5540887
Open Pit
Active
Historical Open Pit (campbell Pit) 2022 Ir: The Campbell Pit Has Now Been Fully Incorporated Into The Main Pit And Will No Longer Be Discussed In Subsequent Inspection Reports. 2016 Assessment; At Closure It Was Left To Flood And Its Edges Were Slop
17
592373
5541207
Ore Stockpile
Active
North Rom Ore Stockpile 2022 Ir- Ore Is Trucked From The Main Pit Either Directly To The Primary Crusher, Or May Be Stored In The Rom Pile. The Foundation Of This Stockpile Was Prepared By Placing 6-10m Of Nag Waste Rock Followed By A 0.7m Lift Of Glac
17
592359
5540776
Overburden Stockpile
Active
Overburden (glacial Till) 2016 Assessment; Aba Analyses Indicates Overburden Is Not Acid Generating And Has Little Potential For Metal Leaching. Most Of The Waste Overburden Produced During Pit Stripping Is Being Used For The Construction Of The Tma Cell
17
593354
5542900
Ponds
Active
Sedimentation Pond 1
17
592281
5541215
Ponds
Active
Sedimentation Pond 2
17
591733
5542436
Portal Or Decline Ramp
Rehabilitated
Historic Portal 2022 Ir: The Historical Portal Has Been Consumed Within The Excavation Of The Main Pit And/or Was Purposefully Collapsed Through To Enable Safe Mining. 2016 Assessment; According To The 2010 Cp, The Opening Was Sealed With Concrete
17
592281
5541215
Raise To Surface
Rehabilitated
Historical Raises 2022 Ir: The Raise Has Been Demarcated For Safety Concerns. As The Raise Is Deep And Oriented Vertically/sub-vertically, And Will Continue To Be Encountered By Mining In The Main Pit. 2016 Assessment; All Raises Were Capped At Cl
17
592281
5541215
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Not Available
Historical Shaft 2022 Ir- The Shaft Has Been Demarcated For Safety Reasons. As The Shaft Is Deep And Oriented Vertically/sub-vertically, It Will Continue To Be Encountered By Mining In The Main Pit. 2016 Assessment; Located In The North Wall Once B
17
592281
5541215
Tailings - Confined
Active
2022 Ir- Cell 1 Has Been Built Over The Historic Tailings Storage Facility And Deposition Of Tailings In This Cell Began In 2013. Since Cell 2 Came In Operations In Late 2020, Deposition In Cell 1 Has Become Intermitent. Klg Is Not Currently Depositing In
17
595213
5542289
Tailings - Confined
Active
2022 Ir- Since Cell 2 Came In Operations In Late 2020, Deposition In Cell 1 Has Become Intermitent. Klg Is Not Currently Depositing In Cell 1 But Will Resume Deposition In The Summer To Try And Fill The Deep Areas To The North. Klg Anticipates That Deposi
17
594183
5544091
Tailings Dams
Active
Tailings Management Area Cell 1 - South Dam 2022 Ir: According To The Dsi, The Surface Of The Crest Appears Somewhat Uneven With Cross Depressions Along Both The Upstream And Downstream Sides. In Some Sections, A Depression Was Found Along The Upstream
17
595348
5541562
Tailings Dams
Active
Tailings Management Area Cell 1 - North Dam 2022 Ir: Dams Were Not Inspected During This Inspection. According To The 2021 Dsi The Crest At The North Dam Appears To Have A Relatively Even Crest With Minimal Depressions. However At Specific Sections The
17
594420
5543338
Tailings Dams
Active
Tailings Management Area Cell 1 - East Dam 2022 Ir- According To The Dsi, The Crest At The East Dam Appears To Have An Even Crest With Minimal Depressions. In General, The Dowmstream Slope Of This Dam Appear To Be Even And Uniform At Approximately 2h:1
17
595799
5542795
Tailings Dams
Active
Tailings Management Area Cell 1 - West Dam 2022 Ir: According To The Dsi, The Crest Of The West Dam Generally Appears To Be Sloped Towards The Resevoir. In Some Sections, A Depression Was Found Along The Surface Of The Upstream Edge Of The Dam Crest. I
17
594183
5542386
Waste Rock Dump
Rehabilitated
Historic Mine Rock Piles (wrs 1, 2 And 5) 2022 Ir: Wrs 1 And 2 Were Removed During The Deveopment Of The Open Pit, With The Material Either Being Milled At The Process Plant Or Relocated Permanently To Mrs 1. Stockpile Wrs 5 Was Composed Mainly Of
17
591777
5540462
Waste Rock Dump
Active
Mineralized Rock Stockpile 2 (mrs 2 - Nag) 2022 Ir- It Was Confirmed During Inspetcion That The Drainage Ditch Has Been Completed. Only The Flat Areas Will Be Covered And Seeded At Closure Which Represents Approximately 27% Of The Stockpile. 2016 A
17
592281
5541215
Waste Rock Dump
Rehabilitated
Historic Mine Rock Piles (wrs 3 And 4) 2022 Ir: Historic Pile Were Contoured, Covered And Revegetated And Have Been Since Placer Dome Closed Out. The Two Stockpiles Were Developed As A Research Project Area. Wrs 3 Has Since Been Overprinted By The Run
17
592281
5541215
Waste Rock Dump
Active
Medium Grade Stockpile (msg) - Pag 2022 Ir- The Base For The Mgs Was Constructed Over Natural Ground Using A 6-10 M Layer Of Nag Rock Followed By A 0.7m Layer Of Overburden. A Base Was Constructed Of 3 To 5m Of Nag Waste Rock, Followed By Glacial Till,
17
592281
5541215
Waste Rock Dump
Active
Mineralized Rock Stockpile 1 (mrs 1 - Pag) 2022 Ir: During The Inspection, A Section Of The Stockpile Where They Performed Progressive Rehabilitation Was Pointed Out. Approximately 20 Ha Was Covered In 2019 With Till Material. Drainage Ditches And Coll
17
591468
5543544


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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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