Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03873

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 03873


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03873

Official Name: Griffith

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 2015470056200

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2018-07-06

Location Information

Township or Area: Bruce Lake

District: Red Lake

NTS Number: 052K14

Longitude (dd): -93.38841 | Latitude (dd): 50.81628

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 472638 | Northing: 5629467

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is 2km East Of Pakwash Provincial Park On Hwy 105 To Red Lake. There Are Homes Within 2km Of The Mine. The Mine Road Is Paved And The Gate Was Found Unlocked. Concentrate Was Being Hauled Away From The Site. Barricades Block Access To Pits And Tailings Area. Two Open Pits; Access Not Fully Restricted; Concrete Foundations; Pcb Storage Facilities; Concentrate Piles - Concentrate Being Regularly Removed From Site; Large Pellet Loadout Building. The Year 1993 Survey Reports The Site Is 8km Long And 5km Wide. The Site Consists Of Two Very Large Open Pits. The South Pit Is Filled With Water And The North Pit Is 86m To Water. The Waste Rock Piles Have Been Levelled And The Tailings Area Vegetated. The Concrete Pellet Loadout Building And Pcb Storage Shed Remain As Do The Substantial Concrete Foundations Of The Mill And Rail Line Trestles. Closure Plan # G02


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; Substantial Concrete Foundations Of The Mill And Rail Line Trestles. Concrete Foundations, Partially Buried, Up To 4m High.
15
472396
5629221
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2013 Ir: All Of The Former Mine Buildings Have Been Removed. 1993 Assessment; The Solid Concrete Pellet Loadout Building Is 7.5m High.
15
472296
5629321
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2013 Ir: All Of The Former Mine Buildings Have Been Removed. 1993 Assessment; The Site Is 8km Long And 5km Wide. The Concrete Pellet Loadout Building And Pcb Storage Shed Remain As Do The Substantial Concrete Foundations Of The Mill And Rail Line Trest
15
472196
5629521
Open Pit
Active
2013 Ir: The South Pit Is Complately Filled With Water To The Approximate Level Of Bruce Lake. The Water In The Pit Has Reached The Perimeter Dyke System That Was Constructed Around The North, East And South Margins Of The Pit Area. It Is Likely That This
15
473396
5627282
Open Pit
Active
2013 Is: The Water Level In The North Pit Has Not Reached The Perimeter Dykes. However, It Can Be Anticipated That This Pit Will Also Reach Capacity At Some Point In The Near Future. Because The North Pit Perimeter Dykes Are Believed To Be At A Higher Ele
15
473096
5629221
Tailings - Confined
Active
The Site Consists Of Two Distinctive Rehabilitated Areas (reffered To As The North And South Tailings Areas). The Tailings Areas Are Separated By A Waste Rock Access Road That Leads To A Peninsula In Bruce Lake. The Basin Area Of Both Tailings Areas Is Es
15
470685
5627843
Tailings Dams
Active
There Is A Densely Vegetated Causeway (or Dyke)that Extends From East Perimeter Of The North Tailings Into The Waters Of Bruce Lake And Trends Southeast Approximately 4 Km Where It Attaches To A Peninsula On The Mainland. The Crest Of The Dyke Serves As A
15
476546
5627282

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52K14SW00002


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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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