Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04688

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04688

Official Name: Goldlund

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015540055200

Date Mine Opened: 1980-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1985-12-01

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: 2015-04-14

Location Information

Township or Area: Echo

District: Sioux Lookout

NTS Number: 052F16

Longitude (dd): -92.34736 | Latitude (dd): 49.89671

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 546873 | Northing: 5527351

Operational Access Description: No Closure Plan (formerly Cp File No. G06) Access; Road Access Off Hwy 72 ~46km South Of Sioux Lookout. Require Permission And Assistance To Enter Through Mine Site. Prospecting/trenching 1941-42; Drilling 1942, 1945-48; 252m Shaft 1949-1952 Levels 61,107,152,244; Dewatered 1973, Decline 1980; Claim Map Area: G-3368; Commodity: Au,ag; The Year 1993 Survey Reports A Locked Gate Is Found At The Mine Access Road Entrance. All Buildings Are In Good Condition And Locked. Scrap Iron And Mine Equipment Are In Piles And The Open Pit Is Flooded.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Lateral Workings
Active
1993 Assessment; Development On 61, 107, 152 And 244m Levels.
15
546873
5527351
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; The Mill Produced In Excess Of 15,000 Troy Ounces Of Gold Over 1.5 Years From One Level And A Small Open Pit.
15
546873
5527351
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; All Buildings Are In Good Condition And Locked.
15
546873
5527351
Open Pit
Active
Water Filled Open Pit
15
547076
5527520
Portal Or Decline Ramp
Active
2013 Mndm Inspection; Waste Rock Was Piled Up In Front Of The Decline Sometime Around 1985 Has Since Slumped Allowing Accessibility To The Ramp. No Temporary Or Permanent Safety Measures In Place. 1993 Assessment; Decline From Open Pit To Lateral Work
15
547106
5527974
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2013 Mndm Inspection;the Headframe Was Blasted And Torn Down In 2007 But Not Rehabilitated To Code. Chain Link Fencing That Surrounded The Mine Shaft Has Since Fallen Down And A Piece Of Steel And Wood Have Been Placed Over The Opening But Not Secure.
15
546825
5527417
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; The Site Has Been Re-worked To Accomodate For Exploration Activity. 1993 Assessment; Tailings Were Deposited Into Notmuch Lake And On The Adjacent Shoreline Some 1.2km Se Of The Mill. The Tailings Are Relatively Young And Uno
15
546873
5527351
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-03 Has A 2 M Height And Is Comprised Of Thin Fingers Of Interconnected Ore Material.
15
546912
5527507
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-02 Is About 9 M In Height And Comprised Of Ore And Waste Rock. Two Shallow Sampling Trenches Associated With Exploration Activity Are Located On The Pile.
15
546765
5527394
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-01 Is 2.5 M In Heigh And Ramped To The Top Of The Pile, Which Has Been Graded And Leveled. The South Section Of The Pile Consists Of End-dumped Mounds Or Moguls Of Cobble To Boulder Size Material. Material From Wr-02 Appears T
15
547116
5527991

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52F16NW00004


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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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