Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03780

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03780


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03780

Official Name: Beanland

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017580052100

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1938-12-01

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: 2006-12-08

Location Information

Township or Area: Strathy

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M04

Longitude (dd): -79.82594 | Latitude (dd): 47.09129

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 589106 | Northing: 5215978

Operational Access Description: Access; Kanichee Lake Road West Form Hwy 17 North At Goward For 3.5km To Cottage Access Rd Along West Side Of South Arm Of Net Lake. Drive And Follow First Trail Which Turns Off Main Track To The Left On A Diagnoal Route (south) And Cross Beaver Swamp Up On Far Hill/rise. Advanced Prospect With Shaft, Considerable Underground Workings And Surface Work; Commodity, Gold And Silver. The Year 2000 Survey Reports An Open Pit, Waste Rock Dump, Two Compartment Shaft And Mine Buildings.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Historical Documents Indicate 2 Lateral Workings 724 Metres In Length. No Coordinates Available And Status Unknown. Historical Records Indicate Shaft To 154m With Levels At 53, 99 And 145m. 724m Of Crosscutting And Drifting, 103m Of R
17
589094
5215978
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Group Of Old Building Foundations And Steam Pump Equipment Located Close And West Of The Shaft Area Up On The High Outcrop Hill South Of The Cooke Island. Lake Basin. Most Of The Pieces Are Old, Rusty, Partly Removed Or Fallen In And Pos
17
589078
5215947
Open Pit
Active
Big Open Cut Or Stoped Area, Open To Surface And Semi Circular In Shape. It Follows The Trend Of Mineralization And Has The Shaft Workings At Its East End. It Is Steep Sided, Dry, Not Bermed Or Signed. If One Fell In, It Would Be Difficult To Get Out.
17
589059
5215975
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Open Shaft, Unstable And Deep. Water Filled To 15 Meters Below Grade Surface. Collar Is Partially Backfilled And The Timbers Are Broken. Historical Documents Indicate The Shaft Depth Of 154 Metres.
17
589106
5215978
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Piles - Two Levels - Lower Is Waste Pushed Northward To Fill In The Swamp And The Most South-easterly As A Turnaround Area For The Operations And As Support For The Mine Infrastructure And Shaft/head Frame Area. The Rock Waste Is St
17
589100
5216000

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M04SW00094


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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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