Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03555

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03555


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03555

Official Name: Langis

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017600052700

Date Mine Opened: 1908-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1961-01-01

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: 2012-01-13

Location Information

Township or Area: Casey

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M12

Longitude (dd): -79.58006 | Latitude (dd): 47.58135

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 606774 | Northing: 5270747

Operational Access Description: Access: From New Liskeard, Take Hwy 65 East And Drive 12.7km To Langis Mine Road; Turn South, The Road Forks Three Times, Take The Left Fork, Then The Next Left Fork, Then The Right Fork; This Will Lead To Langis No.6 Shaft Shaft Area (rehabilitated), Go A Total Of 1.3km Then Stop And Foot Traverse Eastnortheast For 130m Mine With 6 Shafts; Lot 5, 6 Con 6, 1. Not Visited By Mindicom In 1992. Production From 1908-1963 Raised 321,530 Tons Of Ore; 358,340 Pounds Of Cobalt; 9,373,085 Ounces Of Silver; 141,733 Pounds Of Nickel; 88,437 Pounds Of Copper. Property Covered Under The Temiskaming Mine Closure Plan (c14)


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Raise To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Raise #1: Concrete Cap - Vertical Pipe. True Depth Of Shaft Unspecified.
17
606541
5270466
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; Possible Shaft Site - Pit Is Only 3 Meters Deep, But Since There Are So Many Shafts In The Vicinity It Is Possible That This Is A More Substantial Feature - It Should Be Investigated Further. Historical Records Indicate Shaft Depth Is 12
17
607430
5271008
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #4: - Concrete Capped - Vertical Pipe (langis #3 Shaft). Historical Documents Indicate Shaft Depth Of 110 Meters.
17
606711
5270697
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft - Capped/backfilled - Pressure Equalization Pipe Fitted (unusual Shape); Langis #4 Shaft In Literature); Note: The Shaft Is Probably Capped But There Is Rock Waste Over The Cap - The Pipe Suggests That There Is A Cap Beneath The Roc
17
606991
5271154
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #3: - Capped/backfilled - Vertical Plastic Pressure Equalization Pipe Fitted (langis # 1 Shaft); Note: The Shaft Is Probably Capped But There Is Rock Waste Over The Cap - The Pipe Suggests That There Is A Cap Beneath The Rock. Hist
17
606774
5270747
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2000 Assessment; Tailings: Covers A Large Area.
17
606441
5270657
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Shallow Trench.
17
607440
5271020
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Waste Rock Area - Probable Location Of Shaft - Backfilled (langis #6 Shaft In Literature).
17
607286
5270977

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M12SE00005


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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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