Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03902

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 03902

Official Name: Bathurst Lake

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015500056700

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: 2013-02-19

Location Information

Township or Area: Skinner

District: Red Lake

NTS Number: 052N07

Longitude (dd): -92.89709 | Latitude (dd): 51.25928

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 507181 | Northing: 5678664

Operational Access Description: Access; Atv Trail Which Meets Joyce Lake Road 300m North Of Narrow River Portage. South Bay Road Leads To Otter Road Which In Turn Leads To Joyce Lake Road. Bathurst Lake Mine Is 98km Ne Of Ear Falls Via Truck And Atv Road. The Site Is Also Accessible By Pace And Compass From The End Of Joyce Lake Road And Car Lake Is Float Plane Accessible. Shaft, Pits, Trenches, Machinery; Extreme Hazard Due To Shaft, Claim Krl4765, 4764, 4761, 4758, 42 Trenches Between 8-23 M Long; Shaft, W. Of Shore Lake.; Site Accessible By Atv Trail. The Year 1993 Survey Reports The Site Consists Of An Open Shaft Collared In Waste Rock With Caving Sides. A Few Deep Trenches. Old Collapsed Mine Buildings, Foundations And Some Equipment Remain. Pump Shack, Bunk House And Storage Sheds In Good Condition. Tailings Area Is Completely Overgrown. Waste Piles Have Steep Sides. Ogs 2012 Red Lake Regional Resident Geologist Report States: Bathurst Mine Was In Production From 1927-1937, Milling 562 Short Tons Of Ore.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Foundations And Buildings Found Throughout The Site. All Old Mine Buildings Collapsed. There Is A Small Stamp Mill, Piston Stamp Mill, Hoist Room, Boiler House, Old Log Cabin, And A Pump Generator Shack.
15
507276
5678663
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; New Bunkhouse And Storage Shed. Good Condition.
15
507306
5678663
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Open 2 Compartment Vertical Shaft Reported To Be 128m Deep. The Sides Are Caving. Rotting Wooden Collar. Collared In Waste Rock.
15
507181
5678663
Tailings - Confined
Not A Hazard
2008 Tailings Assessment; Ta-01 Is Barely Discernible, Overgrown Tailings Area At The Foot Of Recently Stripped, Exposed Outcrop. Excavated Material Appears As Brown Silty Sand. 1993 Assessment; Small Tailings Area Compeltely Overgrown With Vegetation
15
507276
5678710
Trench
Active
1993 Assessment; Trench Mined From Surface, Water Filled To 2.1m Deep. 1993 Assessment Video; Notes This Trench As An Open Cut.
15
507148
5678696
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Numerous Trenches And Pits In This Area, None Of Which Are Any Deeper Than 2.8m. The Average Depth Is 1m Deep.
15
507251
5678613
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-01 Is Situated On Bedrock, And Sparesely Vegetated, With A Steep, 9 M High Slope.
15
507306
5678663

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52N07SW00003


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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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