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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03422

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03422


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03422

Official Name: Buffalo

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017590052400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1959-12-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2011-12-28

Location Information

Township or Area: Coleman

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M05

Longitude (dd): -79.69402 | Latitude (dd): 47.3951

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 598553 | Northing: 5249898

Operational Access Description: Access: At The Trailer Camp At The Intersection Of Pyrite And Prospect Streets In The Town Of Cobalt. Past Producer With 5 Shafts; Production From 1905-1959 Raised 332,449 Tons Of Ore; 152,169 Pounds Of Cobalt And 14,154,558 Ounces Of Silver Property Covered Under The Temiskaming Mine Closure Plan (c13)


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Lateral Workings
Active
This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
598553
5249898
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; (buffalo Mill) Mill Foundation Constructed Of Concrete, Incorporating Vertical To Steep Drops >1.5m. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Moderate To Good Condition.
17
598683
5249877
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; Mill Foundation Constructed Of Concrete Incorporating Vertical Or Steep Drops >1.5m.
17
598553
5249898
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Foundation, Function Unknown, Constructed Of Concrete On Grade.
17
598603
5249867
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Foundation, Function Unknown, Constructed Of Concrete On Grade.
17
598528
5249787
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Foundation, Function Unknown, Constructed Of Concrete On Grade. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strand Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598633
5249777
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Foundation, Function Unknown Constructed Of Concrete On Grade Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Moderate To Good Condition.
17
598668
5249837
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (shaft No.2) One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands.
17
598603
5249662
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (shaft No.4) One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Good Condition.
17
598703
5249732
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (mcallister Shaft) One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Good Condition.
17
598606
5249727
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (shaft No.3) One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands.
17
598618
5249725
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (shaft No.5) One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Good Condition.
17
598813
5249822
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (buffalo Shaft No.12) One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Good Condition.
17
598803
5249682
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (shaft No.7) Two Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Good Condition.
17
598638
5249797
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (shaft No.6) Two Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimensions And Form. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Barbed Wire Strands In Good Condition.
17
598713
5249882
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598633
5249687
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598713
5249752
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598713
5249902
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598808
5249827
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598828
5249802
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598633
5249677
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Glory Hole With Vertical Sides And Vertical Walls Exhibiting A Little Sloughing. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Poor To Moderate Condition.
17
598803
5249652
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598768
5249752
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598708
5249652
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598728
5249677
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598833
5250017
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Moderate To Good Condition.
17
598828
5249652
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Moderate To Good Condition.
17
598813
5249677
Stope To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Stope, Open To Surface, No Support Evident. Surrounded By A Lundy Type Fence Topped With Three Strands Of Barbed Wire In Good Condition.
17
598598
5249717
Subsidence Area
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
598553
5249898
Tailings - Unconfined
Not Available
2008 Tailings Assessment; Situated On A Vacant Lot At The Corner Of Prospect Avenue And Dunning Drive In Cobalt, And Immediately South Of Ta-01. Covered With Grass, Trefoil, And Poplar Shrubs. Tailings Area Has Reportedly Been Rehabilitated And Covered Wi
17
598814
5250084
Tailings - Unconfined
Not Available
2008 Tailings Assessment; A Total Of Three Distinct Tailings Areas Were Observed At The Site. An Expansive, Barren Tailings Beach At Tailng Area 01 (ta-01), That Encroaches Into Magnet Lake And A Smaller Area With Sparse Surface Cover (ta-02) Are Both Loc
17
598553
5249898
Tailings - Unconfined
Not Available
2010 Assessment; Needs Further Assessment And Possible Remediation To Establish Sustainable Vegetation In The Area. 2008 Tailings Assessment; Adjacent To A Trailer Park South Of Cambrian Avenue, And Contains A Small, Thin Layer Of Tailings In The Immed
17
598583
5249867
Winze
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
598553
5249898

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M05NE00059


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