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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04732

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04732

Official Name: North Pines Mine

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Sulphur/pyrite

Long Name: 2015560055400

Date Mine Opened: 1905-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1921-12-01

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: 2016-03-15

Location Information

Township or Area: Drayton

District: Sioux Lookout

NTS Number: 052K01

Longitude (dd): -92.07482 | Latitude (dd): 50.08414

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 566189 | Northing: 5548396

Operational Access Description: 2015 Mndm Inspection - See File. 2013 Mndm Inspection: Concrete Caps Over Shafts And Raise Have Been Buried. No Vent Pipes Or Evidence Of These Former Openings Were Noted. Two Waste Rock Piles, Coal Pile And Area Of Unconfined Tailings Noted. Tailings And Waste Rock Were Oxidized. Water Samples Collected In Botham Bay Contained Low Ph And Elevated Metals, Particularly Adjacent To Exposed Tailings Beach. Waste Characterization And Receiving Water Quality Assessment Recommended Secondary Commodity: Iron Mndm Site Rehabilitation Under The Abandoned Mines Rehabilitation Program In 2001. See File. 2001 Crown Pillar Study; Notes Two Capped Shafts And A Capped Vent Raise. Mine Workings Are Unlikely To Extend Below The Realigned Highway 664, And Such, There Is No Crown Pillar Beneath The Highway. Location: The Site Is Located On Highway 664, Approx. 12 Km Southwest Of Sioux Lookout And 8 Km East Of Hudson. Access; From The Junction Of Highways 72 And 664, Travel West On Hwy 664 Approx. 8 Km. The Site Is Located On The South Side Of The Highway With A Sign Announcing "alternative Wilderness Experiences" Posted Near The Entrance. Access Road Gated With Chain (2013). Past Producer-pyrite Mine; 2 Shafts (production) + 1 Ventilation Shaft; 6 Levels; Possible Additional Hazard Of Acid Drainage; #1 Shaft 1905; Production 1909-1921; 500,000 Tons Pyrite; Drilling 1952; Claim Map Area: G-3379; Commodity: Fe/s; The Year 1993 Survey Reports Two Capped Shafts, A Capped Vent Raise, Some Mine Equipment, Two Pits, Waste Rock Piles, Tailings Area And Stockpiled Coal. A Field Ph Of 2.45 And Field Conductivity Of 1160umhos/cm Were Measured In A Surface Water Sample Collected From Vermillion Lake Adjacent To The Tailings/waste Rock Area. Oblique Photographs Taken From The Air Show Acid Mine Drainage From The North Pines Site Entering Vermillion Lake.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; No Buildings Exists On The Site, However Some Mine Equipment Were Found. 2013 Mndm Inspection: Concrete Remnants Of Former Mine Structures Noted At Several Locations. Several Small Wooden Buildings And Shelters Were Observed Across T
15
566107
5548374
Open Pit
Active
1993 Assessment; Pit Measures 2.5m X 3.5m With An Unknown Depth. Feature Is Filled With Debris And Located North Of Shaft #2. No Utm Coordinates Provided. 2013 Mndm Inspection: Pit Not Found.
15
566133
5548444
Open Pit
Not Available
2013 And 2015 Mndm Inspections: Pit Not Found. 1993 Assessment; Pit Measures 4m X 4m X 0.5m. Feature Is Filled Wtih Water At Ground Surface. Pit Is Located North Of Shaft #1. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
566133
5548444
Raise To Surface
Rehabilitated
1993 Assessments; Vent Raise Was Capped In 1981 By Allied Chemical Canada With Concrete. The Concrete Caps Are Buried With Waste Rock And Are Not Visible. 2008 Crown Pillar Study; Vent Raise Opening Is 3m X 3m X 30m. Feature Is Capped (cap Is 6m X 6m X
15
566314
5548413
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Rehabilitated
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measures 4.9m X 2.7m X 160m. Features Is Protected By Concrete Bulkhead. Shafts Were Capped In 1981 By Allied Chemical Canada With Concrete. The Concrete Caps Are Buried With Waste Rock And Are Not Visible. 2001 Crown Pillar Stud
15
566189
5548396
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measures 2.7m X 2.1m X 103m. Feature Is Protected By Concrete Bulkhead. Shafts Were Capped In 1981 By Allied Chemical Canada With Concrete. The Concrete Caps Are Buried With Waste Rock And Are Not Visible. 2001 Crown Pillar Study
15
566090
5548423
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
1993 Assessment; A Small Oxidized Tailings Area Approximately 50m X 50m Was Found Adjacent To Vermillion Lake. A Description Of The Wr01 And Tailings Samples Were Collected. No Utm Coordinates Provided. 2013 Mndm Inspection: Unconfined Tailings Presen
15
566208
5548306
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2013 Mndm Inspection: A Large Waste Rock Pile (#1) Forms A Bank Along A Hillside To The North Of The Former Mill Site, In The Vicinity Of Shaft #1. This Bank Was Approximately 70 M Long And Up To 4 M High With Steep Slopes. Waste Rock Comprised Both Co
15
566071
5548406
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1993 Assessment; Remnants Of Stockpiled Coal Were Identified During This Survey. No Utm Coordinates Or Dimensions Indicated. 2013 Mndm Inspection: Pile Of Fine-grained Grayish-black Material Presumed To Be The Residual Stockpiled Coal Reported In The
15
566173
5548361
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1993 Assessment; Waste Rock Dump Located South Of Shaft #2. The Waste Rock On The Property Contains An Abundant Massive Sulphide Fragments And Is Oxidized. A Description Of The Wr01 And Tailings Samples Were Collected. No Utm Coordinates Or Feature Dimens
15
566239
5548356

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52K01SE00005


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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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