Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03404

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03404


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03404

Official Name: Gilmour

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 1018295049650

Date Mine Opened: 1902-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1936-01-01

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: 2010-07-28

Location Information

Township or Area: Grimsthorpe

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031C13

Longitude (dd): -77.53729 | Latitude (dd): 44.84154

UTM Zone: 18 | Easting: 299472 | Northing: 4968480

Operational Access Description: Access; East To Gilmour And Gunter Off Of Hwy 62, Then Proceed 2.4km To Gilmour, Then East 5.5km To Weslemkoon Road. Continue 2.9km Along Weslemkoon Lake Road To Logging Road On Right. Go 1.4km On Logging Road To Mine Dump. Gold Past Producing Mine; Intermittedly Worked To 1936, At Least 1,340 Deep. Shaft #1: 104 M, Shaft #4: 79 M Deep, Inclined At 60 Degrees, Up To 610 M Of Drifts And Crosscuts Between Shaft 1 & 4 On 3 Levels At 23, 38, 76. Shaft Unknown Depth. Shaft 26 M. The Year 2000 Survey Reports Two Open, Unprotected Shafts Filled With Water To Within 2m Of Surface. Old Buildings, Foundations And Scrap Metals Including A Large Boiler. An Associated Waste Rock Pile Is Located On Site.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported In The Year 2000 Survey.
18
299420
4968537
Lateral Workings
Active
Historical Records Indicate Shaft To 75' With 210' Of Drifting And Shaft Inclined 60 Degrees Nw To 260' With 1075' Of Development On 75, 125 And 250 Foot Levels. A Station Is Established On The 75' Level In No.1 Shaft.
18
299420
4968537
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
2000 Assessment; Mill Foundation. Old Building, Foundations And Scrap Metal Including A Large Boiler. Historical Records Indicate A 100 Tpd Mill Erected (1935) With A Reported 550 Tons Milled.
18
299472
4968480
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Two Shafts, 4 X 3 X 2m Deep To Water And 3 X 3 X 2m Deep To Water. Size Of Dumps Suggest Northern Shaft Is Deeper. Collars In Wood Cribbed Overburden. Historical Records Indicate Shaft To 75' With 210' Of Drifting And Shaft Inc
18
299475
4968572
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Two Shafts, 4 X 3 X 2m Deep To Water And 3 X 3 X 2m Deep To Water. Size Of Dumps Suggest Northern Shaft Is Deeper. Collars In Wood Cribbed Overburden. Historical Records Indicate Shaft To 75' With 210' Of Drifting And Shaft Inc
18
299434
4968466
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Associated Waste Rock Dumps Adjacent Shafts.
18
299501
4968552

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31C13SE00017


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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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