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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04637

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04637

Official Name: Foley

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015520053900

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1936-12-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Unk

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2022-03-09

Location Information

Township or Area: Bad Vermilion Lake

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052C10

Longitude (dd): -92.65 | Latitude (dd): 48.7

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 525753 | Northing: 5394166

Operational Access Description: Access; Hwy 11, 1.2km East From Mine Centre To Shoal Lake Road, Then 8.2km South To The Site. The Foundations For Mill 1 Can Be Seen To The West Of The Road. 10 Shafts Sunk; 2 Main Ones; North South, 2 Periods Of Work On Shafts; 1893-1900; 1922-1929 & 1933-1936; 3500 Oz Of Gold Mined By 1900; 1 Vein Which Is Part Of The Foley Is Referred To As The Licky Joe Vein And Has A Shaft On It; Commodity: Au; The Year 1993 Survey Reports The Foley Mine Is One Of The Larger Past Gold Producers In The Mine Centre Camp. The Site Consists Of 7 Shafts Of Various Dimension, Depth And Levels Of Development, One Stope To Surface, One Open Cut, 7 Trenches And Pits, 2 Areas Where Underground Workings Are Near Surface, 2 Surface Crown Pillars, 14 Deposits Of Waste Rock, One Small Headframe, 2 Sets Of Foundations From Mills, Several Hundred Meteres Of Lateral Workings, Several Winzes Within The Underground Workings, Extensive Stoping And Small Areas Of Stripping And Sampling. 2018 Corrective Actions: The Foley Mine Site Main Entrance Gate Fence Was Observed To Be Damaged And Missing. The Fence Was Repaired, Replaced And Secured To The Gate Post To Prevent Unauthorized Access. The Luck Joe Trench And Shaft Area Was Attended To. The Fenced Gate Was Observed To Be Unsecured. A Chain And Pad Lock Were Installed To Secure The Lucky Joe Trench And Shaft Area. Additional Observations Were Made, The Foley Site Warehouse Building And The Headframe Building Has Missing Windows. These Openings Were Sealed To Secure Both Buildings From Unauthorized Access.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measuring 2m X 2m X 4m Deep With 2.5m To Water. Damaged Woven/barbed Wire Fence, Bedrock Collar.
15
525070
5393865
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measuring 2m X 2m X >2.5m Deep Wtih 1.5m To Water. Damaged Barbed Wire, Untreated Timber Collar Deteriorating.
15
525740
5394444
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measuring 2m X 2m X 9m Deep With 1.5m To Water. Damaged Barbed Wire, Bedrock Collar, Limited Development.
15
525812
5394660
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measuring 2m X 2m X 4m Deep Wtih 1.5m To Water. Damaged Barbed Wire, Bedrock Collar.
15
525524
5394469
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; Mill Meaasures 5m X 10m X 0.2m. Concrete Slab Only, Overgrown Partially.
15
525983
5393210
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; Mill Measures 44m X 42.3m X 0.5-3m High.deteriorating Concrete Foundations.
15
525796
5393765
Open Cut
Active
1993 Assessment; Blasted In Bedrock, Easily Visible. Outcrop Stripped, Trail 3m To East. Feature Measures 50m X 1.5m X 1-4m And Is 1.2m Deep To Water.
15
525652
5394474
Open Pit
Active
1993 Assessment; Pit Measures 2m X 1.5m X 1m. Feature Is Dry. Flag Tape Surrounds Feature And Pit Is Remote From Trails.
15
525550
5393800
Open Pit
Active
1993 Assessment; Pit Measures 5m X 3m X 3.2m With 1.35m To Water Level. Feature Is Open.
15
522790
5394155
Open Pit
Active
1993 Assessment; Pit Measures 3m X 4m X 1.5m. Feature Is Dry And Open.
15
522790
5394155
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2020 Corrective Actions: The North Foley Shaft Building Was Inspected, The Doors Were Torn Off, As Indicated In The Isnpection Report. Steps Were Taken To Replace The Door. 1993 Assessment; Shaft Measuring 4m X 4.5m X 128m And 3m To Water. Damaged Barb
15
525549
5394474
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measuring 2m X 2m X 27m With 0.3m To Water. Untreated Timber Cap, Small Timber Head Frame. Shaft No.2
15
525802
5394165
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Two Compartment Shaft, Dimensions 2m X 3m X 61m Deep. 1.8m To Water Level. Damaged Barbed/woven Wire Fence, Lateral Develop0ment, Timber Collar.
15
525245
5393844
Stope
Active
1993 Assessment; Open Stope Surrounded By Damaged Barbed Wire. Feaure Measures 35m X 0.9m X 8m And It Is 1.8m To Water.
15
525240
5393850
Tailings - Unconfined
Not A Hazard
2002 Tailings Report: A Sample Of Beach Material Were Collected From The Shoreline Of Shoal Lake And Submitted For Aba Analysis. The Test Results Show That The Sample Had A Ratio Of Neutralizing Potential To Acid Potential Of 20, Its Sulphide Content Was
15
525958
5393097
Trench
Active
1993 Assessment; Trench Is 75m X 3m X 0.5-1.5m. Feature Is Dry. Mostly Though Overburden, Some Blasted Sections.
15
525753
5394166
Trench
Active
1993 Assessment; Trench Measures 30m X 1.5m X 0.5m And Is 0.5m To Water. Blasted In Bedrock, Surrounding Outcrop Stripped.
15
525753
5394166
Trench
Active
1993 Assessment; Trench Measuring 50m X 3m X 0.5m. Feature Is Dry. Mostly Overburden, Some Blasted Sections.
15
525753
5394166
Trench
Active
1993 Assessment; Trench Measures 30m X 1.5m X 0.5m. Feature Is Dry.
15
525750
5394450
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1993 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Measures 75m X 15m X 2.0m. It Is Vegetated, Low Stable Slopes, Low Sulphide Content.
15
525753
5394166
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1993 Assessment; Waste Rock Measures 50m X 50m X 8m. This Is The Main Dump Site, Slopes At 1h:1v, Mainly Quartz And Granite, Low Sulphide Content, Partially Vegetated.
15
525753
5394166

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52C10NE00004


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