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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03899

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03899

Official Name: Foster Lake

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015600060400

Date Mine Opened: 1930-01-01

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: 2015-03-25

Location Information

Township or Area: Aljo Lake

District: Red Lake

NTS Number: 053J11

Longitude (dd): -91.40791 | Latitude (dd): 54.51539

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 603063 | Northing: 6042033

Operational Access Description: Access; Foster Lake Is Located Approximately 400km North Of Red Lake. The Small Shallow Lake Is Accessible By Float Plane. Foster Lake Is 65km From The Community Of Bearskin Lake And 95km From The Sachigo Indian Reserve. Remote Site; Capped Shaft; Sealed Escape Way; Open Raise; Townsite Being Used Semi-annually Partially Collapsed Headframe; Concrete Foundations. The Year 1993 Survey Reports The Two Compartment Shaft Is Capped. The Escape Way North Of The Shaft Is Filled While The Raise To The South Of The Shaft Is Open. The Open Raise Has A Concrete Collar. The Mill, Office, Dry, Crusher, Power And Hoist Buildings Have Been Demolished. Only The Concrete Foundations Remain. The Headframe, Hopper And Sorting Bin Are Partially Standing. The Headframe Is 15.25m High And The Supports Have Been Cut. The Sorting Bin Has Fallen On Its Side. All The Mine Buildings Are Build On Waste Rock. The Waste Rock Has Been Levelled Out To Extend The Non Muskeg Area. The Tailings Area Is Vegetated. The Townsite Is In Relatively Good Condition. All Standing Buildings Are Metal Clad. The Cookery And One Of The Bunkhouses Are Partially Collapsed. The Townsite Appears To Have Been Used By Trappers And Their Families As Winter Homes. Ogs 2012 Red Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report States: Sachigo River Was In Production From 1938-1941 And 46,457 Short Tons Of Ore Was Milled From This Site. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: Historically The Site Could Be Reached By Float Plane Or Helicopter. The Dock Is Now In Poor Condition And The Best Option For Access At This Time Is By Helicopter. The Shaft Is Open To Surface And Is Filled With Water And Debris. The Shaft Cap Concrete Slab That Was Reported To Be Present During The Previous 1994 Assessment Is Not Located Over The Mine Opening. The Deteriorated Concrete Slab In On The Ground Approximately 3 Meters From The Mine Opening.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Fuel Storage
Active
1993 Assessment; Fuel Storage Tanks And A Small Oil Shed Near The Shores Of Foster Lake. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: There Are 3 Locations That Have Fuel Drums On Site Including Approximately 6 Drums Near The Fuel Shed Some Of Which Have Contents In Them,
15
603035
6041897
Fuel Storage
Active
Fuel Drums Near Waste Incinerator. There Was Some Hydrocarbon Material Remaining In These Drums With Some Localized Staining Present. 2014/2015 Mndm Inspection Report
15
603176
6042151
Head Frame
Active
1993 Assessment; The Townsite Is In Relatively Good Condition. All Standing Buildings Are Metal Clad. The Townsite Appears To Have Been Used By Trappers And Their Families As Winter Homes. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: The Headframe Timbers Are In Fair Con
15
603094
6041968
Lateral Workings
Active
Historical Records (1936-1942) Indicate Shaft To 1139' With Levels At 125, 250, 375, 500, 650, 950 And 1100' And 4,504' Of Lateral Development. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: During A Review Of Historical Documents, Records Indicate The Undergro
15
603060
6042030
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; The Mill, Office, Dry, Crusher, Power And Hoist Buildings Have Been Demolished. Only The Concrete Foundations Remain.
15
603038
6042112
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Vaulted Privy - Appears To Be Stable/mndm 2014/2015 Inspection Report
15
603150
6042042
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
Collapsed Cookhouse - The Unstable Buildings From The Previous Inspections In 1994 And 2002 Include The Cookhouse Have Collapsed And No Longer Pose A Safety Risk At The Site. Mndm Inspection Report 2014/2015
15
603142
6042084
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Dry Foundation
15
603123
6041950
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Boiler Room
15
603060
6042010
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Crusher Foundation - Concrete
15
603119
6041977
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Waste Incinerator
15
603176
6042151
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Hoist Foundation
15
603097
6042003
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Metal Clad Warehouse - Appears To Be Stable As Per Mndm Inspection 2014/2015
15
603119
6042062
Raise To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; The Escape Way North Of The Shaft Is Filled. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: The Escape Raise Remains In Similar Condition As The 1994 Assessment. There Was Some Minimal Slumping In The Area Of The Backfill That Should Periodically Monitored
15
603126
6042025
Raise To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; The Raise To The South Of The Shaft Is Open. The Open Raise Has A Concrete Collar. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: The Raise Is Hard To Distinguish Due To Vegetation Grown Over The Past 70 Years. There Is A Slight Depression Where The Featur
15
603067
6041928
Residence
Active
Small Bunkhouse - Poor But Stable Condition. 2014/2015 Mndm Inspection Report
15
603119
6042052
Residence
Not A Hazard
Collapsed Large Bunkhouse - The Unstable Buildings From The Previous Inspections In 1994 And 2002 Including The Bunkhouse And Cookhouse Have Collapsed And No Longer Pose A Safety Risk At The Site. 2014/2015 Mndm Inspection Report
15
603136
6042048
Residence
Active
Manager's Cabin - 2014/2015 Inspection Report: Appears To Be Stable. Could Not Be Accessed As It Was Located Across The Water Body On The South Eastern Tip Of The Unnamed Lake. Ki Community Members Use This Building As A Fish/hunt/trap Cabin And Wo
15
603138
6042108
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Two Compartment Shaft Is Capped. The Escape Way North Of The Shaft Is Filled While The Raise To The South Of The Shaft Is Open. The Open Raise Has A Concrete Collar. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection: The Shaft Is Open To Surface And Is Filled W
15
603063
6042033
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Ta-01 Is A Small Overgrown Area That Has Become Part Of A Wetland. The Tailing Footprint Is Indistinguishable. Excavated Tailings Material Is Brown To Grey, Fine Sand To Silt. 2014/15 Mdnm Inspection: The Area Is Completed Fl
15
603160
6042067
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-01 Is 1.5 M In Height, Sparsely Vegetated, And Is Graded And Leveled, As It Is Used As Foundation Material For The Mine Site. Material Is Sand To Cobble Size And Locally Oxidized On Fracture Faces. 2014/15 Mndm Inspection:
15
603063
6042033

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI53J11SW00002


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