Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

MINES (last updated: 2022-04-29 )

GeologyOntario has moved and you should be redirected to the new GeologyOntario in 5 seconds.

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03334

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03334

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03334

Official Name: Silver Crater (2)

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Uranium

Long Name: 1017735049900

Date Mine Opened: 1946-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1955-01-01

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: 2014-05-28

Location Information

Township or Area: Faraday

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031E01

Longitude (dd): -78.01087 | Latitude (dd): 45.02923

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 735469 | Northing: 4990545

Operational Access Description: Access; North Off Hwy 121 In The Village Of Cardiff, Driving 3.5km To Kerr House On Left. The Mine Road Is Signed And Starts At A Rural Laneway On The South Side Of The House. Follow Signs On 4x4 Road To Site A Total Of 2.5km. Uranium & Mica Occurrence; In 1927 & Between 1946 And 1951 469 Tons Of Mica Shipped. 1953-55 A 135 M Of Adit, Crosscuts & Drifting Plus 28.6 M Raise In Betafite Deposit. Small Plan In Mdi File So1037. Pit 14x9x14 M Deep On Mica; Historical Records Cite "formerly A Mica Mine, This Deposit Was Later Worked For The Radioactive Mineral Betafite". There Is No Reference Made To Production. The Year 2000 Survey Reports No 5m High Faces Were Noted As Reported In Amis Records. There Are Several Small Pits. Some Stripped Rock And One Adit On The Property. The Site Is A Well Known Mineral Collecting Locality.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Adit

Active

2000 Assessment; Open, Unprotected Adit. Historical Records Indicate Adit 200' Into The Hillside With Drifting, Crosscutting And A 94' Inclined Raise To Surface.

735469

4990545

Raise To Surface

Active

This Feature Was Not Reported In The Year 2000 Survey. Historical Records Indicate Adit 200' Into The Hillside With Drifting, Crosscutting And A 94' Inclined Raise To Surface.

735469

4990545

Trench

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; The Northern Most Mica Pit Is Said To Be 19 X 9 X 14m Deep, But No Faces As High As 5m Were Noted On The Field Inspection.

735469

4990545

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31E01SE00054

Terms of Use

Please be aware of the following regarding our AMIS data

The information herein is provided by MINES free of charge and for information purposes only. All information is provided "as is" without warranties or conditions of any kind either expressed or implied. In providing this AMIS database information, MINES and the Government of Ontario accept no liability and make no warranty or any representation regarding the use, accuracy, applicability, completeness, performance, availability , security or reliability of the information. MINES is not responsible for, nor does it independently verify any information, through field measurements or otherwise. It is the sole responsibility of the person choosing to receive and use this information to verify the accuracy of any information obtained from this data package. The reader is warned to under take his or her own independent investigation to validate this information. Reports provided within are not compliant with CSA standards.

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