Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04061

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04061


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04061

Official Name: Blairton

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 1018280049250

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2006-07-20

Location Information

Township or Area: Belmont

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031C05

Longitude (dd): -77.76037 | Latitude (dd): 44.471

UTM Zone: 18 | Easting: 280446 | Northing: 4927894

Operational Access Description: Access; From Marmora, Drive 6.5km West To Blairton Road, Turning Right And North To R. Ireland Road. Drive To End Of Road To (red Brick House). Iron Ore Past Producer; Intermittently Operated Producing 300,000 Tons In The Period 1820 To 1875. In 1908 And 1910 Diamond Drilling Was Done Providing Ore To A Depth Of 550 Feet, (linderman And Bolton, 1917.). Year 2000: Three Fenced Open Pits Filled With Water; Fence Needs Repair.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Three Pits, Water Filled, Fencing Needs Some Repair. Recommend Warning Signs Be Posted Around Perimeter. High Wall Up To 30m High Paralleling The Lake Edge With Year Round Residences In Close Proximity Within 50-100m Of Each End Of Featur
18
280446
4927894
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Three Pits, Water Filled, Fencing Needs Some Repair. Recommend Warning Signs Be Posted Around Perimeter. Pit Walls Are Generally Vertical To Water Level. 10m Deep To Water Level.
18
280446
4927894
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Three Pits, Water Filled, Fencing Needs Some Repair. Recommend Warning Signs Be Posted Around Perimeter. Walls Are Generally Vertical To Water Level. 4m Deep To Water Level.
18
280446
4927894
Waste Rock Dump
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Minor Waste Dump Material Pushed Into Crow Lake As A Peninsula. Rock Types Are Skarn With Magnetite And Minor Sulphides But Not Considered Sufficient To Give Rock Ard Characteristics.
18
280446
4927894

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31C05NW00026


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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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