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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04738

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04738


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04738

Official Name: Gordon Lake

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Nickel

Long Name: 2015360055900

Date Mine Opened: 1954-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1972-12-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: Yes

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2018-07-06

Location Information

Township or Area: Werner Lake

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052L07

Longitude (dd): -94.93163 | Latitude (dd): 50.4639

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 362907 | Northing: 5591994

Operational Access Description: G04access; 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 Or By Road Approx 10km East By Bush Road From Lac Dubonet Manitoba. The Road Is In Poor Condition With Two Large Washouts And Is Passible Only In Winter Or In Dry Weather By 4 X 4 Vehicle. 2 Shafts On Property No.1 Shaft Sunk 110m In 1954; In 1956 The No.2 Shaft Was Sunk 366m Closure Plan # G04


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Landfill
Active
2013 Ir: This Area Was Not Visited At The Time Of Inspection. 1993 Assessment; Landfill For Nearby Tourist Camp As Well As Mine Dump. Mainly Domestic Wastes And Steel And Lumber Scrap.
15
362907
5591994
Lateral Workings
Active
Main Production Shaft No.2, 91.4, 137.2, 229, 274.4, 320, 365.9 And 411.4m Levels, Stoping On All Levels, Closest Workings To Surface 33.5m Shaft No.1 Connected To Shaft No.2 On 91.4m Level.
15
362907
5591994
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2013 Ir: All Buildings Have Been Removed From The Site. There Were No Concrete Foundations Observed During The Inspection. 1993 Assessment; Seventeen Buildings/foundations In Various States Of Collapse.
15
362907
5591994
Raise To Surface
Active
This Feature Is Reported By Golder Through Prr 2018
15
362392
5592192
Raise To Surface
Active
1993 Assessment; Two Raises Reported. One Reported To Be Concrete Capped By Conwest Exploration. Second Reported To Come To Surface Under Tailings.
15
362907
5591994
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2013 Ir: Shaft 2 Could Not Be Located And Is Suspected To Be Capped And Buried. Additionally, There Is Reported To Be Two Raises On The Property, But No Information Could Located, But They Are Reported To Be Backfilled. 1993 Assessment; Concrete Struc
15
362907
5591994
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Concrete Cap, Three Compartments East Shaft, Minor Development On 91.4m Level, Connected To Shaft 2 On 91.4m Level, Stoping Below Shaft Between 229m Level And 91.4m Level.
15
363592
5591893
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Report; Uncontained Deposit In Natural Depression.
15
361611
5592722
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2013 Ir: The Tailings On Site Are Impacting The Water Quality Discharing From The Site. The Lower Tailings Are Has Very Little Vegetation Established On It Over The Last 20 Years. 2009 Tailings Report; Tailings Have Migrated Through Both The Engineere
15
362907
5591994
Tailings Dams
Active
Dam-02 2008 Tailings Report - Tailings Have Migrated Through Culvert And Entered Werner Lake, Forming A Beach Downstream Of The Dam
15
362711
5591988
Tailings Dams
Active
2013 Ir: Seepage Was Not Observed As There Was No Standing Water At The Time, However It Is Suspected That Water Seeps Through The Dam Into Gordon Lake. Small Woody Vegetation Was Present On The Dam At The Time Of Inspection, And Shold Be Removed To Ensur
15
362714
5592479
Waste Rock Dump
Active
1993 Assessment; Waste Rock Around East Shaft Area. High Sulphide Rock Observed In Pile.
15
362907
5591994
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2013 Ir: Drainage From This Pile Is Being Directed To Werner Lake. The Drainage From This Seep Has Been Observed To Have Elevated Levels Of Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Aluminum And Zinc. 1993 Assessment; Waste Rock In Main Shaft Area, Mainly Used For Site
15
362907
5591994

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52L07NW00004


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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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