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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03665

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03665

Official Name: Keeley

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017610052200

Date Mine Opened: 1908-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1965-01-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-12-06

Location Information

Township or Area: South Lorrain

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M04

Longitude (dd): -79.5071 | Latitude (dd): 47.19908

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 613075 | Northing: 5228369

Operational Access Description: Access; From North Cobalt, Hwy 567 South To Silver Centre. Continue 28.5km Taking Road To Right, Drive 2.2km. Past Producer With 11 Shafts; Closure File K09 Added To Amis Report, Partially Rehabilitated Features Discrepancies From Historical Amis Feature Information. The Year 2000 Survey Reports 11 Shafts, 2 Stopes To Surface Or Open Cuts, 1 Trench/pit And One Tailings Area.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Inclined Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Open, Inclined Exploration Shaft: Timbered Two Compartment, Inclined At 80 Degrees East, Keeley No.4 Shaft In Literature, True Depth Unspecified In Report.
17
613140
5227952
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Rehabilitated
2000 Assessment; Possible Shaft Location Backfilled, Known As Keeley No.1 Shaft In Literature; The Shaft Collar Was Not Identified, According To A Historical Map, The Shaft Is Located Between The Adjacent Concrete Structure And The Rock Pile; The Shaft Ma
17
613292
5228113
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Timber Cribbed.
17
613450
5228479
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Water Filled To 2 Meters Below Grade Surface. Depth Unspecified But >2 Meters.
17
613459
5228469
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Logs Used To Cap Shaft. Fence Is Down, Frontier No.1 Shaft. Historical Depth Of Shaft Unspecified In Report.
17
613286
5228483
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #4: Collapsed Head Frame Over The Shaft, Timber Cribbed, Keeley No.3 Shaft. Historical Depth Unspecified.
17
613220
5227958
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft: Covered Partly With Logs, Unknown Total Depth.
17
613575
5228471
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft: 2 Compartment, Backfilled With Rock And Wood, Known As Frontier No.3 Shaft. Historical Depth Of Shaft Unspecified In Report.
17
613163
5228419
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Caving In At Surface - Rock Pile Occurs Near The Shaft, Listed As Keeley No.5 Shaft In Literature - Unknown Total Depth, Not Specified In Report.
17
613136
5227789
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft Covered With Logs To Form A 'cap', Water Filled To 12 Meters Below Grade Surface. Historical Depth Not Specified In Report.
17
613075
5228369
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Known As Keeley No.2 Shaft In Literature, Covered With Wood Of 50 Centimeters In Diameter, There Is Some Regrowth On Top Of Plywood, Two Old Pipes Are Sticking Out. Historical Depth Of Shaft Unspecified In Report.
17
613360
5228022
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Known As Crompton Shaft, Timber, Partially Filled-in. Historical Depth Of Shaft Unspecified In Report.
17
613208
5228197
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Incline Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft: Timber Cribbed, 3 Compartment Shaft, Inclined At 80 Degrees East, Known As Mailyburry Silver Shaft. Historical Depth Of Shaft Not Verified In Report.
17
613367
5228586
Stope
Active
2000 Assessment; Small Hole On The Edge Of A "trench". The "trench" Was A Stope Capped With Plywood. Now, It Is Filled With Soil And Few Trees, Previously Fenced, But Fence Is Now Down. Historical Depth Of Stop Unspecified In Rep
17
613303
5228000
Stope
Active
2000 Assessment; Stope Inclined At 35 Degrees East, Partially Filled In On One Side. Depth Of Stope Unspecified.
17
613143
5227999
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Approximately 70% Of The Tailings Surface Is Covered By A Pond. A Waste Rock Pad Is Situated On The Southeast Edge Of The Basin, Adjacent The Site Access Road. A Small Tailings Beach Occurs In The Southwest Section Of Basin. Beav
17
613011
5228539

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M04NE00021


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