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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
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.
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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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