Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03278

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03278


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03278

Official Name: Christianson

Site Classification: D

Primary Commodity:

Long Name: 2016480054000

Date Mine Opened: 1989-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1989-12-01

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Surface

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2007-02-26

Location Information

Township or Area: Priske

District: Shreiber-hemlo

NTS Number: 042D14

Longitude (dd): -87.24842 | Latitude (dd): 48.78266

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 481751 | Northing: 5403325

Operational Access Description: Access; The Occurrence Is Easily Accessed By Vehicle To Within 250m Of The Site By Gravel Road. Taking Worthington Bay Road, A Gravel Access Road At Hwy 17 Located 3.7km East Of Schrieber Or 8.6km West Of Terrace Bay, Is Driven Past The Old Town Dump ~2.1km To The Bridge Washout On Worthington Creek. The Road Is Walked 250m Further To A Cleared, Stripped Area Where Dark, Rusty Stained Outcrop Is Clearly Visible Exposed Against A West Facing Hillside. The Main Trail Continues South To Parallel The Worthington Creek Fault Down To The Old North Shore Mines Property And Mill Site On The Edge Of Lake Superior. The Year 1993 Survey Reports Stripping And Trenching.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Trenching Extends Over A 20m Square Area On The Edge Of An East Facing Outcrop Exposure. The Main Trench Strikes East/west And Measures 15m Long, 2m Wide And 1m Deep. The Quartz Rich Vein Material Is Very Rusty And Appears To Be Hosted By
16
481751
5403325


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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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