Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03200

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03200


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03200

Official Name: Ursa Major

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2016490054100

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2010-07-22

Location Information

Township or Area: Lower Aguasabon Lake

District: Shreiber-hemlo

NTS Number: 042D14

Longitude (dd): -87.00108 | Latitude (dd): 48.92722

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 499921 | Northing: 5419365

Operational Access Description: Access; The Property Lies 15.5km East Of Terrace Bay And Is Accessed From Hwy 17 By Traversing Due North From The Empress Mine For 6km. There Are No Trails To The Site. An Old Road Cutting The Aquasabon Logging Road 19.5km North Of Kimberly Clark Hill At Terrace Bay Cannot Access The Property Because It Is Cut By A Fast Flowing Aquasabon River. A Small Lake 150m East Of The Shafts Is Too Small For Landing A Float Plane. Commodity: Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc; Pyrite; Nts Ext. 42 D/14 Ne; Twp. Ext. Syine The Year 1993 Survey Reports 2 Shafts, 2 Waste Rock Piles, Machinery, 5 Pits And A Trench.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Equipment
Active
1993 Assessment; There Is A Boiler And Steam Winch To The West Of Shaft No.1. And There Is Also Boiler Equipment To The Se Of The Shaft No.1 At The Lake Edge.
16
499921
5419365
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft No. 2 Is Located 95m Due North Of Shaft No.1 And Is 2.5 X 3m At Ground Surface And Is Water Filled To Within 0.3m Of Surface. The Brush Around Both Shafts Is Dense, Obscuring Them From View.
16
499921
5419365
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; The Main Shaft Is Cribbed/vertical With Surface Dimensions Of 3 X 1m. It Is Filled With Water To Within 2.5m Of Ground Surface. Loose Material Was Observed On The West Wall Of The Shaft Which Will Collapse If Someone Where To Stand Too Cl
16
499921
5419365
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; A Pit With Dimensions 2 X 3 X 2m Deep Is Located 76.m Sw Of Shaft No.1. The Pit Is Water Filled To Within 0.2-0.3m Of Surface. A Trench To The South Of Shaft No.1 Is 10 Long By 1.3 Wide And 1.3m Deep.
16
499921
5419365

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42D15NW00002


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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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