Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03766

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03766

Official Name: Crocan Lake

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Kyan

Long Name: 2017650051500

Date Mine Opened: 1951-01-01

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2014-12-23

Location Information

Township or Area: Antoine

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031L11

Longitude (dd): -78.99992 | Latitude (dd): 46.51728

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 653420 | Northing: 5153467

Operational Access Description: Access; Drive 40km North On Hwy 533 From Mattawa And Turn Off Hwy To North. Go 2.3km On Timber Road. Last 1.3km By Atv. Site Is At East Side Of Crocan Lake. Rare High Grade Massive Kyanite Present In Lenses, Lying Along The Contacts Of The Kyanite Gneiss Bands. Features: Stope To Surface Or Open Cut, Quarry Or Bench, 1 Open Pit, Stripping, Ore Stockpile And Equipment On Site In 2000. 50 Tons Removed For Bulk Sampling; Mindecom Described Site As Active Operation In 1992. Minor Commodities Include Garnet, Zinc, Mica, Copper And Nickel. The Year 2000 Survey Reports A Stope To Surface Or Open Cut, Quarry, Open Pit, Ore Stockpile, Equipment And An Area Of Stripping.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Equipment
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Crushing And Screening Equipment, No Motors, Site Is Abandoned. Material Is Screened And Sized For Occasional Shipping. Coordinates Of This Site Are From Site Layout Map.
17
653418
5153155
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Open Cut - Quarry - Not In Use.
17
653394
5153239
Ore Stockpile
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Crushed Rock Piles - Site Is Not Abandoned. Material Is Screened And Sized For Occasional Shipping (kyanite Content) Coordinates Of This Site Are From Site Layout Map.
17
653426
5153175
Quarry
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Crushing Area Within Old Quarry - Site Is Not Abandoned.
17
653435
5153195
Stope To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Open Cut - With Vertical Walls. Pit Is Full Of Blasted Rock Ready To Take Out. Site Appears To Be Subject To Intermittent Mining, Although There Is No Earth Moving Equipment At Time Of Inspection. The Site Is Not Abandoned.
17
653420
5153467
Stripped Area
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Stripping In Area Below Crushing Operation.
17
653458
5153175

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31L11SE00012


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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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