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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04099

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04099

Official Name: Wellington

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Sulphur/pyrite

Long Name: 1018305049350

Date Mine Opened: 1906-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1919-01-01

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: 2021-11-04

Location Information

Township or Area: Madoc

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031C11

Longitude (dd): -77.42174 | Latitude (dd): 44.56405

UTM Zone: 18 | Easting: 307687 | Northing: 4937377

Operational Access Description: Access; North On Hunt Club Road, Crossing Land At Veerman House. Site Up Hill From Road Past The Garage And Sheds. Pyrite Past Producer; 1906 Pits Sunk On Grid. 1908-1910 Three Shafts(22.9,30.1, And 33.5 M) Were Sunk Shaft 3 Reached 140.2 M In 1919, With Six Levels. Mine Was Operated By Canadian Sulphur Ore Company Until 1919. The Year 1993 Survey Reports Four Shafts, (two Are Open Cuts), 2 Rockpiles, Tailings, Foundations And A Pit. The Year 2000 Survey Reports Visit Confirms Description. Glory Holes And No. 3 Shaft Need Attention. Fencing Required. Closure Plan #c28


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2014 Inspection; Flooded, Reported To Be Flooded And Unused Since 1913. One Drift At 50' Level. Steep Slumping Sides, Surrounded By Vegetation. Difficult To See, Very Dangerous And No Egress. 1993 Assessment; Shaft No.1 (open Cut) 6.2 X 6.2 X 17.5-
18
307717
4937362
Housing
Not Available
2014 Inspection; See Figures 6 & 7 Showing 1913 Photos Of Headframes And Buildings As They Stood In 1913. Only The Above Indicated Concrete Foundations Remain Plus Some Wood Siding Collapsed And Piled Beside The Ore Sorting Mill, See Photo 36. General Bui
18
307801
4937369
Lateral Workings
Active
2014 Inspection; Crown Pillar Area 1 - Shafts #1 & 2 - Shaft #1 Had Lateral Workings At 15m, Shaft #2 Had Workings At 15, 40, And 52m Levels. Waste Rock Has Been Piled Over This Area And There Is No Obvious Evidence Of Subsidence. Due To The Shallow First
18
307670
4937376
Mill, Mill Foundation
Not Available
2014 Inspection; Concrete Foundation Of Ore Sorting Mill - See Figures 6 & 7 Showing 1913 Photos Of Headframes And Buildings As They Stood In 1913. Only The Above Indicated Concrete Foundations Remain Plus Some Wood Siding Collapsed And Piled Beside The O
18
307621
4937307
Mill, Mill Foundation
Not Available
2014 Inspection; See Figures 6 & 7 Showing 1913 Photos Of Headframes And Buildings As They Stood In 1913. Only The Above Indicated Concrete Foundations Remain Plus Some Wood Siding Collapsed And Piled Beside The Ore Sorting Mill, See Photo 36. General Bui
18
307761
4937419
Open Pit
Active
2014 Inspection; The Majority Of The Mineral Extraction From 1920-1919 Occurred At Shaft #3 And Two Adjacent Pits, Pit No.3 And Pit No.4. Shaft #3 Is Within Or On The Edge Of Pit No.3 And Has 6 Drifts At 50', 169', 200', 353', 410', An
18
307618
4937314
Ponds
Not Available
2014 Inspection; Hcr 932 Creek - West, Upstream Side, Water Sample Station #1. Tailings Flow Eastward Through A Creek, Into Pond 1 And Pond 2 That Show High Levels Of Iron. Pond 2 Drains Into A Creek That Crosses Hunt Club Road At Address 932 (hcr 932). H
18
308068
4937292
Ponds
Not Available
2014 Inspection; Pond 1 - Downstream Of Tailings. Tailings Flow Eastward Through A Creek, Into Pond 1 And Pond 2 That Show High Levels Of Iron. Pond 2 Drains Into A Creek That Crosses Hunt Club Road At Address 932 (hcr 932). Hcr 932 Drains Into The South
18
307949
4937237
Ponds
Not Available
2014 Inspection; East Of Hunt Club Road (hcr)
18
308149
4937298
Ponds
Not Available
2014 Inspection; Downstream Of Tailings. Tailings Flow Eastward Through A Creek, Into Pond 1 And Pond 2 That Show High Levels Of Iron. Pond 2 Drains Into A Creek That Crosses Hunt Club Road At Address 932 (hcr 932). Hcr 932 Drains Into The South End Of A
18
308012
4937241
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2014 Inspection; Flooded, Reported To Be Flooded And Unused Since 1913. Two Drifts At 50' And 127' Levels, Plus A Sub Level At 173'. Steep Rock Faces On Two Sides, Steep Slopes On One Side And Shallow Slope At One End That Could Provide Egress
18
307675
4937355
Stope To Surface
Active
2014 Inspection; Pit #3 Is Immediately Adjacent To Shaft #3. The Pit Is Not Rehabilitated And Poses A Severe Safety Hazard. Only One Sign On A Tree In The Area, No Fencing. Sides Are Steep Vegetation Growth Surrounds Opening, Extremely Dangerous, Easy To
18
307618
4937314
Stope To Surface
Active
2014 Inspection: Pit #4 Is Not Rehabilitated And Poses A Severe Safety Hazard. It Has Steep Sides And Is Surrounded By Vegetation And Loose Leaf Litter. Falling Or Sliding Into Pit Could Occur Quite Easily And There Is No Egress. No Sign Or Fencing. 1
18
307602
4937299
Tailings - Unconfined
Not Available
2014 Inspection; Leachate From Waste Rock Pile Wr-01, Water Sample Station 2.
18
307635
4937150
Tailings - Unconfined
Not Available
2014 Inspection; Leachate From Waste Rock Wr-01, Corroded Bedrock. Tailings Flow Eastward Through A Creek, Into Pond 1 And Pond 2 That Show High Levels Of Iron. Pond 2 Drains Into A Creek That Crosses Hunt Club Road At Address 932 (hcr 932). Hcr 932 Drain
18
307629
4937176
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2014 Inspection; Tailings Are Red, High In Iron And Yellow In Color Is Evident In Many Spots. Tailinggs Receive Site Drainage: At The West End From Wr-01. Vegetation Is Growing Well Around The Perimeter Of The Tailings, However No Vegetation Is Growing In
18
307722
4937098
Trench
Active
2014 Inspection; The Final Mine Plan For Shaft #2 Indicates A Raise From The 173' Sublevel. It Is Not Clear If The Raise Is To Surface. It Could Be A Backfilled Raise Or One Of The Historic Trenches. Appears To Be Filled, But No Records To Verify Back
18
307699
4937375
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2014 Inspection; Waste Rock Pile - Wr-01 Is The Main Waste Rock Pile On The South Side Of Shaft/pit#3. The Main Pile Is About 15m High With A Series Of Radiating Finger Piles Sloping Southward Towards The Tailings. Material Consists Of Coarse Waste Rock W
18
307603
4937263

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31C11SW00019


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