Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04762

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04762


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04762

Official Name: Flint Lake

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015440054600

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-06-26

Location Information

Township or Area: Dogpaw Lake

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052F05

Longitude (dd): -93.82019 | Latitude (dd): 49.34599

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 440426 | Northing: 5466243

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is Located In The Dogpaw Lake Area, Approx 67km Southeast Of Kenora. The Site Is Accessed By Float Plane From Kenora To The Eastern Arm Of Flint Lake. From 1901-1903 2 Shafts, No.1 & No.2 Were Sunk 8m & 5m Respectively; An 24m Open Cut Tunnel Was Also Sunk; The Year 1993 Survey Reports Two Shafts, Four Trenches, One Adit And Associated Waste Rock Piles.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
1993 Assessment; Partially Blocked And Filled In With Fallen Rock And Debris.
15
440426
5466243
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Open, Unprotected, Partially Obscured By Vegetation. Water Level 4m.
15
440426
5466243
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Unprotected, Partially Obscurred By Vegetation. Water Level 4m.
15
440426
5466243
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; Collapsed Tibmer Structure, No Foundation, Small Amount Of Scrap Metal In Place.
15
440426
5466243
Open Pit
Active
1993 Assessment; Unprotected Open Stope/cut? Possibly Formed From The Collapse Of Adit Underneath.
15
440426
5466243
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Four Trenches, The Deepest Of Which Is 1.5m. All Are In An Open Area And Easily Seen. One Is Partially Filled, All Are Dry.
15
440426
5466243

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52F05SW00005


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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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