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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03680

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03680

Official Name: Price, J.a.

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017610052200

Date Mine Opened: 1909-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1943-12-01

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: 2011-06-07

Location Information

Township or Area: South Lorrain

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M04

Longitude (dd): -79.50303 | Latitude (dd): 47.2041

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 613373 | Northing: 5228932

Operational Access Description: Access; From North Cobalt, Take Hwy 567 South To Silver Centre. After Driving 28.5km Take Road To Right And Drive 1.5km Then Road To Left. It Continues To Main Workings. Past Producer With 6 Shafts; The Amis Records Indicate 3 X 2 Compartment Shafts And Notes That 2 Shafts Are Less Than 30 Meters Deep - It Was Not Possible To Identify Shafts On Site To That Level Of Detail, But The Total Number Of Shafts Is The Same As The Amis Summary; Silver, Nickel And Cobalt Ore Mined Intermittently From 1910 - 1943. Lateral Workings Exist At This Site. The Year 2000 Survey Reports Six Shafts, One Stope To Surface, One Raise To Surface And One Trench/pit.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Raise To Surface
Rehabilitated
2000 Assessment; Raise: Suspected Raise - Filled In Or Capped, Although Uncertain, 2 Old Pipes Sticking Out (pressure Equalization) Suggest Capping, Historical Depth Unspecified In Report.
17
613374
5228947
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Inclined Shaft #3: Known As Harris No.2 Shaft - Timbered Cribbed Fenced Needs To Be Fixed - Not Solid. Hazard Dimensions Unspecified In Report, Depth Undetermined In Report.
17
613331
5228961
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #5: Historical Depth Unspecified.
17
613576
5229158
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #4: Water Filled To 1 Meter Below Grade Surface (bgs), Historical Depth Not Specified.
17
613392
5228867
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Unknown
Rehabilitated
2000 Assessment; Shaft #6: Shaft Located On T46581 (formerly Rl474); Partly Back Filled - Old Pipe Sticking Out Of The Ground - Small Depression In Ground Suggest Subsidence, Historical Depth Of Shaft Unspecified In Report.
17
613651
5229740
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #2: Known As Harris No. 1 Shaft - Log Covered - Logs Are Partially Rotted Initially Fenced But Fence Is Down, Water Filled To 2.5 Meters Below Grade Surface. Historical Depth Of Shaft Is Unspecified.
17
613364
5228976
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft #1: Partially Filled-in, Backfill Material May Have Subsided.
17
613373
5228933
Stope To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Full Of Water - Log Covered - Fence Down, Coordinates Taken From Site Map(approximate).
17
613340
5228970
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Long Shallow Trench.
17
613732
5229754

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M04NE00025


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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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