Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03201

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03201

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03201

Official Name: Mackellar Bay

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Zinc

Long Name: 2016520054000

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: 2010-07-22

Location Information

Township or Area: Walsh

District: Shreiber-hemlo

NTS Number: 042D15

Longitude (dd): -86.69995 | Latitude (dd): 48.83021

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 522021 | Northing: 5408625

Operational Access Description: Access; The Prospect Lies ~3.2km Ne Of The Cpr Ripple Station Which Is Situated Below Hwy 17 ~29km West Of Marathon. The Showing Is Accessed By A Fairly Serviceable Atv Trail Which Starts At A Point Where Mackellar Creek Crosses Hwy 17 And Following The Right Track For ~2km In A Ne Direction. The Showing Is Located Just South And West Of A Small Lake Where A Smaller Flagged Trail Forks To The Left. Several Pits And Trenches Are Found Along The Trail Which Follows Along The South Side Of A High Hill. Commodity; Zinc, Copper, Silver, Lead; Pyrrhotite, Galena, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite; Pre-1950 The Year 1993 Survey Reports Trenches Pits And A Possible Shaft (pit No.1).

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Adit

Active

1993 Assessment; There Was No Evidence Of A Drift Or Adit Into The Hillside Or Any Material To Indicate Extensive Rock Work. It Is Believe That The Drift That Was Reported Earlier Has Collapsed.

522021

5408625

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

1993 Assessment; From Mackellars Original Description Of The Pits And Shafts There Appears To Have Been One Deep Shaft (1.8m By 3.4m By 9.4m Deep) Which Has Been Mapped As Pit No.1. A Second "shaft" With Dimensions 1.8 By 3.6 By 0.9m Deep. A Thi

522021

5408625

Trench

Not A Hazard

1993 Assessment; Approx 25 Trenches In Overburden And One Drift Which Was Driven 8.2m Into The Hillside Were Previously Reported. During The Site Visit Evidence Of 5 Trenches Were Found Over A Distance Of 100m Which Matched Mackellar's Description Fai

522021

5408625

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42D15SE00017

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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