Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03801

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03801


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03801

Official Name: Purdy

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Mica

Long Name: 2017660051300

Date Mine Opened: 1941-11-01

Date Mine Closed: 1945-12-01

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: 2015-03-04

Location Information

Township or Area: Mattawan

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031L07

Longitude (dd): -78.90337 | Latitude (dd): 46.31727

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 661415 | Northing: 5131436

Operational Access Description: Access; From Mattawa, Drive Northwest On Hwy 533 A Distance Of 13.4km. Turn South Immediately After Snake Creek Rd Onto Logging Rd And Take South Fork As Road Branches. Continue On Main Track And Drive 15.5km (gravel/sand Timber Rd) To Site (last 5.2km Is Better Accessed By Atv). Mica Mined And Sold In U.s. In Early Forties On Lots 6 - 8 Con 2 Contains Underground Stopes At Least Nine Open Pits, Two Adits An Open Stope To Surface And Winze Or Open Cut. Recreational Land Use Area (atv Trail Is Marked And Leads Directly Through The Site). The Year 2000 Survey Reports 8 Open Pits, 2 Adits, 2 Stope To Surface/open Cuts, 1 Winze, 5 Waste Rock Dumps And 3 Trench/pits.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is An Adit. Feature Is Open And Hazardous.
17
661244
5131438
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Adit (tunnel) Collapsed. Feature Is Open And Unprotected And Is Close To Atv Trails. Feature Considered Hazardous.
17
661472
5131834
Open Cut
Active
2000 Assessment; Deep Open Cut With Vertical Sides. Feature Is Located Close To Atv Trail. Feature Is Hazardous.
17
661476
5131846
Open Cut
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is An Open Cut (deep Trench With Vertical Sides). Atv Tracks Lead Directly Towards The Open Cut. Feature Was Fenced, But Has Since Broken Down. Flagging Tape Was Been Placed On Reminates Of Old Fence To Give Some Warning. Feature
17
661448
5131551
Open Cut
Active
2000 Assessment; Open Cut - In 2 Sections Close To Each Other.
17
661361
5131435
Open Cut
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Open Cut, Dry. Feature Is Not Hazardous.
17
661580
5131827
Open Cut
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Open Cut. Feature Is Not Hazardous.
17
661489
5131761
Open Cut
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is An Open Cut (dry). Wall Along North West Side Is Overhanging, Could Be Unstable. At This Point Depth Of Pit Is 4m. Feature Is Hazardous.
17
661582
5131782
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Open Cut (dry).
17
661542
5131795
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Is An Open Cut And Is Not Hazardous.
17
661387
5131676
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Small Pit Open On Two Sides. Feature Is Not Hazardous.
17
661501
5131843
Stope To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Deep Chasm (up To 10 Meters Deep) Runs Around Large Block That Has Subsided. Feature Was Fenced, But Is Now Broken Down. Feature Has Deep Narrow 'slots'. Edges Are Unstable. Atv Trail Runs Nearby. There Are No Meads Of Egress.
17
661440
5131783
Stope To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is An Open Cut/stope With Unstable Edges. Feature Is Very Deep, And Total Depth Unknown. Stope Is Water Filled. Feature Open And Is Frequented By Atvs. Stope Was Fenced, However It Has Since Broke Down.
17
661292
5131490
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench With Shaft (shaft Is Slumped - Looks Like A Deep Section Of The Trench).
17
661423
5131570
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Is A Trench, And Is Not Hazardous.
17
661483
5131596
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Is A Rock Pile That Is Not Hazardous.
17
661608
5131832
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Pile. Feature Is Not Hazardous
17
661427
5131478
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Is A Rock Pile That Is Not Hazardous.
17
661224
5131384
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Is A Rock Pile That Is Not Hazardous.
17
661387
5131738
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Crushed Rock Pile. Feature Is Not Hazardous.
17
661418
5131543
Winze
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is A Winze In Open Cut. Underneath Large Overhanging Area, Timber Cribbed. This Open Cut Zone Is Connected To The Stope. Feaure Is Open And Unprotected. Access To Feature Is Accessible And Appears To Be Extremly Dangerous To Appro
17
661415
5131767

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31L07SW00014


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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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