Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03840

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03840

Official Name: Silverfields

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017600052400

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: 2010-10-25

Location Information

Township or Area: Coleman

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M05

Longitude (dd): -79.67513 | Latitude (dd): 47.37423

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 600018 | Northing: 5247603

Operational Access Description: Access; From Hwy 11b Turn Se On Coleman Rd. Travel 1.9km To Ragged Chutes Rd. Turn South For 3.25km (past Silver Summit-savage No.4 Headframe) To Silverfields Rd. Turn Se And Continue To Mileage 3.85km. Turn Ne And Proceed 400m To So1. Past Producer With 3 Shafts And 2 Adits; The Year 1993 Survey Reports 3 Shafts, 1 Raise To Surface And 1 Adit. 1994 Reclamation Report; Mine Site Area Cleaned Up Of Debris And Resloped In 1993. Limited Seeding Has Been Done Around The Mill Area In 1993 With Mixed Results. Wirj Was Cinoketed Ub 1993 On The Mensilvo Property. Tailings Pond Below The Claim Was Fertilized.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Not Available
Feature Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
600018
5247603
Adit
Active
1993 Assessment; (meteor Adit No.1) Adit Collared In Bedrock And Not Screened. Protected By A Wooden Door In Good Condition. Monitored And Used By The Haileybury School Of Mines.
17
599708
5248027
Chemical Wastes
Active
1994 Reclamation Report; All Hazardous Waste Found On The Property Except For Concerntrate Residue Were Disposed Of In 1993.feature Not Noted In 1993 Site Assessment Report.
17
600018
5247603
Head Frame
Active
1994 Reclamation Report; Headframe Remains On Site. Local Residence Want This Headframe Preserved For Heritage Purposes. Reported Headframe Was Donated To The Miner's Foundation. Feature Not Noted In 1993 Site Assessment Report.
17
600018
5247603
Head Frame
Active
1994 Reclamation Report; Two Ball Mills Were Donated To The Town (coleman) As Part Of The Silver Trail Heritage Route. These Features Have Been Fenced. Feature Not Noted In 1993 Site Assessment Report.
17
600018
5247603
Hoist Room
Active
1994 Reclamation Report; Hoist Room Buildings Remain On The Site And Have Been Donated To The Haileybury Miner's Educational Foundation. Feature Is Currently Being Used To Store The Concentrate Residue Wastes Found On The Property Last Year(1993). Fea
17
600018
5247603
Lateral Workings
Not Available
Plans Indicate Workings On 36 And 45m Levels
17
600018
5247603
Raise To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Raise To Surface Of Unknown Depth. Covered With A Permanent, Recessed Concrete Slab (vented) In Good Condition. Concrete Blocks Outline Perimeter Of Cap And Raise.
17
599958
5247457
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
1993 Assessment; (claim 1385 Shaft) Two Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides In Overburden With A Timber Cribbed Collar. Surrounded By A Chain Link Fence In Poor Condition. Shaft Located Within 10m W Of Road. Muck Pile Suggest A Depth Of Less Than 30m.
17
599903
5247407
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (alexandra Shaft) Two Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides Of Unknown Depth. Covered With A Permanent, Recessed Concrete Slab (vented) In Moderate To Good Condition. Clean Up Of Debris From Site.
17
600018
5247603
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; (claim 1490 Shaft) Two Compartment Shaft With Vertical Sides In Overburden With A Timber Cribbed Collar. No Protection Is Present. Feature Is Partially Hidden. Sloughing/coning At Timbered Shaft Collar. Muck Pile Indicates A Depth Of Grea
17
600053
5247127
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
1994 Reclamation Report; Tailings Area Is Located On The Former Cart Lake And Was Determined To Be 37 Acres In Total. Area Was Seeded In 1993, And Fertilization Completed In 1994. Vegetation Did Not Survive In This Area. Seeding Is Recquired Again In Spri
17
600597
5247539

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31M05SE00002


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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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