Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03440

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03440


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03440

Official Name: Silver Cliff

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017600052400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1951-12-01

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): -79.65553 | Latitude (dd): 47.3947

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 601458 | Northing: 5249903

Operational Access Description: Access: Proceed North On Hwy 11b From Cobalt To Montreal Avenue; Turn Right, Proceed Past The Coleman Township Roads Building And Down The Crosswise Lake Road 4500 Feet To The Mill Site. Past Producer With One Shaft; Production From 1908-1954 Raised 22,552 Tons Of Ore; 9,314 Pounds Of Cobalt 535,246 Ounces Of Silver; 15,380 Pounds Of Nickel And 6,287 Pounds Of Copper. Property Covered Under The Temiskaming Mine Closure Plan (c13)


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Rehabilitated
No 2 Adit 2018: Monitoring Report Shows The Bat Gate To Be In Good Condition. 2016: Prr States A Bat Gate Was Installed. 2012: Kirkland Lake District Geologist Reports That Enough Material Has Been Removed To Provide Access To The Underground Wo
17
601476
5249831
Adit
Active
No 3 Adit 2010 Assessment; This Adit Has Not Been Remediated. 1993 Assessment; Adit Collared In Bedrock And Not Screened.
17
601552
5249698
Adit
Active
No 1 Adit 1993 Assessment; Adit Which Is Backfilled. Filled With Run Of Mine (dump) Waste.
17
601513
5249727
Lateral Workings
Active
Mine Plans Indicate Workings On 46, 305 &344m Levels.
17
601458
5249903
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; Mill Constructed With A Timber Frame And Wood Cladding.
17
601458
5249902
Raise To Surface
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
601458
5249903
Raise To Surface
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
601458
5249903
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Two Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Dimension And Form. Filled With Classified Tailings.
17
601488
5249927
Tailings - Confined
Active
2010 Assessment; Waste Rock And Tailings On Top Of Hill Behind Old Mill Foundations Do Not Appear To Be Physically Stable. Need Plan To Remediate Exposed And Eroding Tailings To Current Prescribed Standards.
17
601458
5249903
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2010 Assessment; Waste Rock And Tailings On Top Of Hill Behind Old Mill Foundations Do Not Appear To Be Physically Stable.
17
601458
5249903
Winze
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
601458
5249903

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M05NE00077


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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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