Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03064

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03064


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03064

Official Name: Eleanor Iron Range

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 2016670053200

Date Mine Opened: 1958-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1967-01-01

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: 2014-06-12

Location Information

Township or Area: Chabanel

District: Wawa

NTS Number: 042C02

Longitude (dd): -84.67345 | Latitude (dd): 48.04323

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 673400 | Northing: 5323724

Operational Access Description: Access; The Former Mine Office Is Located 2.3 Km From Hwy.101 Along The Mine Road. The Mine Is Completely Accessible By Foot. The Gravel Road That Heads North To Loonskin Lake And Other Cottage Areas Skirts The Edge Of The Site. Wmdd#143; One Bench Edge Is 30 M; Easy Access From Cottage Road; Waste Rock Pill; Railway Ore Loading Ramp; The Year 1992 Reports A Deep Pit With Loose Rock And Waste Rock Piles.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Fuel Storage
Active
1992 Assessment; Large Oil Tank Located Near The Footings Of The Former Mine Office.
16
673400
5323724
Miscellaneous Structures
Not Available
1992 Assessment; Concrete Foundations Of Former Mine Office.
16
673400
5323724
Open Pit
Active
1992 Assessment; The Benches Of The Eleanor Pit Are Extremely Dangerous. Access To The Bench Level Is Easy And The Rock Loose. A Fall Into The Pit Would Be Fatal. Also, Entrance Into The West End By Boat Is Possible And Relatively Easy As The Entrance Is
16
673400
5323724
Quarry
Active
1992 Assessment; Quarry To The Nw Side Of The Main Pit Has Steep Walls And Loose Rock On The Side Of The Near Vertical Pit Walls. Falling Rock Danger.
16
673400
5323724
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1992 Assessment; Numerous Waste Rock Piles With Steep Slopes.
16
673400
5323724

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42C02SE00013


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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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