Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03522

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03522

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03522

Official Name: Williamson

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017590052400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2010-07-29

Location Information

Township or Area: Gillies Limit

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M05

Longitude (dd): -79.70987 | Latitude (dd): 47.32108

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 597493 | Northing: 5241653

Operational Access Description: Access; From The Hound Chutes Power Station Proceed By Boat, Proceed North On Montreal River For 700m. Proceed Up Hound Chutes Creek 1200m. Features Are On The South Shore. Prospect With One Shaft And One Pit; The Year 1993 Survey Reports 1 Pit And 1 Open, Unprotected Shaft.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

1993 Assessment; One Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides In Overburden With A Timber Cribbed Collar. No Protection Is Present. Feature Is Clearly Visible.

597493

5241653

Trench

Active

1993 Assessment; Pit In Bedrock With Vertical Walls. No Protection Is Present. Feature Is Partially Hidden.

597463

5241672

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M05SE00113

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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