Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03778

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03778


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03778

Official Name: Kanichee

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2017580052100

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2015-05-26

Location Information

Township or Area: Strathy

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M04

Longitude (dd): -79.84555 | Latitude (dd): 47.10385

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 587597 | Northing: 5217351

Operational Access Description: Access; Kanichee Lake Access Road From Goward On Hwy 17 North For Approx 6km. On Main Travelled Tracked Main Open Pit And Building Structures On The Site. The Year 2000 Survey Reports Past Producing Mine With One Shaft And One Deep Pit; Shaft Was Not Inspected As It Is Submerged In The Open Pit; Commodity, Copper And Nickel


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Fuel Storage
Active
2000 Assessment; Three 1000 Gallon Fuel Tanks, Located In The Upper Northeast Corner Of The Building Site. No Coordinates Specified In Report, Locations Taken From Site Map.
17
587615
5217162
Lateral Workings
Active
Historical Literature Indicates Underground Workings. No Coordinates Available. Location Taken From Site Map At Centre Of F3 Feature Flooded Pit.
17
587650
5217372
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2013 Inspection; The Site And All Buildings Have Been Accessed, Vandalized, And Stripped. A Large Accumulation Of Waste; Wood, Insulation, And Debris Has Been Left On Site. The Ore Loading Area And Associated Foundations Present Falling Hazards And Potent
17
586805
5216939
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2000 Assessment; Mine Buildings Grouped As One Feature, Including The Primary Crusher Building(+equipment), The Secondary Crusher, The Conveyor Systems, The 2 Leach Tanks, The Primary Mill Building And The Final Treatment Buildings Which Includes The Furn
17
587488
5217216
Open Pit
Active
2013 Inspection; The Open Pit Has Flooded To Level Of Discharge. The Majority Of The Pit Could Easily Be Egressed At The Shoreline. 2000 Assessment; Open Pit Which Is Now Partially Flooded, Covering The Former Shaft. The Main Pit Has A Roadway (also
17
587685
5217347
Tailings - Confined
Active
2013 Inspection; The Tailings Area Is Approximately 13ha In Size. It Is Roughly Triangular Shaped With The Base Of The Triangle Being The Southern Dam. Tailings Were Deposited In The North End Of The Tailings Area Forming A Beach Towards The Southern Dam.
17
586805
5216939
Tailings Dams
Active
2013 Inspection; The Polishing Pond Dam Is A Horseshoe Shaped Structure Located Along The Southeast Corner Of The Main Tailings Dam. It Is Constructed With A Rock Fill Shell Similar To The Main Dam. Ponded Water Is Observed In The Polishing Pond With Abou
17
586909
5216760
Tailings Dams
Active
2013 Inspection; Tailings Were Deposited In A Low Lying Area Draining Towards Alfredo Creek. The Main Dam Is A Rock Shell Structure Forming The Southern Boundary Of The Tailings Management Area. The Dam Is Approximately 550m Long And Provides Vehicle Acce
17
586789
5216857
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2013 Inspection; Waste Rock Is Pile At Angle Of Repose And Not Completely Stable. Surface Drainage Is To The Open Pit And North Towards Kanichee Lake. No Analysis Of The Waste Rock Has Been Undertaken. No Precipitate, Staining, Or Vegetation Damage Was Ev
17
587743
5217478
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2013 Inspection; Waste Rock To The South Of The Open Pit Has Surface Drainage To The Beaver Pond/open Pit Which Flows North To Kanichee Lake Or South To Alfredo Creek And Ultimately Kanichee Lake. No Evidence Of Leaching, Staining Of The Ground Surface, O
17
587565
5217212

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M04SW00022


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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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