Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04063

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04063


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04063

Official Name: Ledyard

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 1018275049300

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: 2010-11-08

Location Information

Township or Area: Belmont

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031C12

Longitude (dd): -77.77798 | Latitude (dd): 44.52905

UTM Zone: 18 | Easting: 279265 | Northing: 4934390

Operational Access Description: Access; From Cordova Drive South On Road To Library And Community Centre, Continue Ahead Keeping Left At The Fork Until Arriving At A Large Beaver Pond On The Right. The Belmont Iron Mine Is Between The 4x4 Road. Continue An Additional 1km, Keeping To The Right Until Trail Becomes Too Narow For Truck. Walk An Additional 400m On The Fork To The Left. Open Cut And Shaft On The Hill To The Nw Of The Road. Small Logging Trail Leads To The Site. Past Producing Gold Mine 13oz Recovered; Access By Dirt Road Now Used As Skidoo Trail; Shaft Opening Not Tested For Soundness. Year 2000: Open Cut And Shaft Surrounded By Fallen Fence; Rock Piles.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Lateral Workings
Active
This Feature Was Not Reported In Year 2000 Or 1993 Surveys. Historical Documents Indicate Shaft To 100' /w 26' Of Drifting And 85' Of Crosscutting.
18
278947
4934399
Open Cut
Active
1993 Assessment; An Open Cut/put Measuring 3m X 3m X 2m Deep Is Seen In The North Side Of A Rocky Ridge Approximately 100m Northeast Of The Main Trenching.
18
278947
4934399
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; A Shaft Reported To Be 30m And Probably Inclined Has An Undercut Rock Wall Extending 20m To The East. Shaft Is 6m X 4m At Surface And 8m To Water. 1993 Assessment; The Open Cut And Shaft Have Been Fenced But Not Posted. The Fence Is I
18
278947
4934399
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; These Features Were Not Reported By The Survey Team. 1993 Assessment; The Pitting/trenching Is Fairly Extensive, Having Counted Over 15 In All Along Strike. The Main Trench Is Up To 5m Wide, Over 100m Long And 3-4m Deep. An Open Cut/pi
18
278947
4934399
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Dumps To North Are Close And Provide Adbundant Material For Backfill And Countouring Up Against Undercut. 1993 Assessment; Several Rock Piles Are Seen Near The Main Trench And Along Causeway Of Rock Fill (tramway?) Is Seen To Ex
18
278947
4934399

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31C12SW00008


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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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