Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04737

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04737


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04737

Official Name: Norpax

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2015350055900

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2010-12-24

Location Information

Township or Area: Reynar Lake

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052L06

Longitude (dd): -95.01775 | Latitude (dd): 50.46724

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 356806 | Northing: 5592528

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is Located In The Werner Lake Area, Approx 80km North Northwest Of Kenora. The Site May Be Accessed Via Float Plane From Kenora To Gordon Lake Resort, Then 6.5km West Along An Abandonded Mine Access Road. Alternatively, The Site May Be Reached By Road, Approx 100km East From Lac Du Bonet, Manitoba Along The Werner Lake Road Which Is Only Passible By Four Wheel Drive Vehicles. 1953-54 Diamond Drilling; 1954-57 Shaft Sunk 123m With 914m Of Lateral Work. Shaft Dewatered In 1963; The Year 1993 Survey Reports A Three Compartment Shaft, One Waste Rock Pile, Seven Buildings And An Industrial Waste Disposal Site.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Landfill
Active
1993 Assessment; The Waste Disposal Site Is A Moderate Environmental Risk. The Site Is Relatively Small And Contents Were Observed To Be Scrap Wood, Metal And Empty Fuel Drums.
15
356806
5592528
Lateral Workings
Active
Drifts Reported On 76 And 114m Levels.
15
356806
5592528
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Building Measures 8m X 15m X Unknown. No Protection Evident. Scattered Scrap Timber And Metal. 2 Small Concrete Slabs. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
356806
5592528
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Building Measures 6m X 10m X 1m. No Protection Evident. Collapsed Timber Structure With Small Amounts Of Scrap Metal. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
356806
5592528
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Building Measures 3m X 3m X 1m. No Protection Evident. There Is Scrap Wood And Metal Observed On Site. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
356806
5592528
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Building Measures 5m X 3m X 1m. No Protection Evident. Feature Is Collapsed And There Is Scrap Lumber Observed. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
356806
5592528
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Building Measures 10m X 10m X 1m. No Protection Evident And Concrete Foundations And Scrap Metal And Lumber Observed On Site. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
356806
5592528
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
1993 Assessment; Building Measures 8m X 15m X 1m. No Protection Evident And Concrete Foundations And Scrap Metal And Lumber Observed On Site. No Utm Coordinates Provided.
15
356806
5592528
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Shaft Measures 2m X 1m X 3m. Feature Is Dry And Is Surrounded By Barbed Wire Fence, Timber Collar With Drifts Reported On 76 And 114m Levels.
15
356806
5592528
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1993 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Measures 120m X 20m X 3m. Sulphidic Periotite, Oxidizing, Sparse Vegetation. The Pile Is Located Close To The Shore Of Tigar Lake.
15
356806
5592528

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52L06NE00016


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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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