Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04835

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04835


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04835

Official Name: League

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2015500055000

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-07-05

Location Information

Township or Area: Van Horne

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052F10

Longitude (dd): -92.86318 | Latitude (dd): 49.72179

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 509862 | Northing: 5507708

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is Located In Lot 6, Con I, Van Horne Township, Approx 6km Southwest Of Dryden. The Site May Be Accessed Via Bush Road Which Extends East From The Gravel Road On Which The Bonanza Mine Is Located. The Gravel Road To The Site Branches South From Wabigoon Lake Road. The Bush Road To The Site Branches East Where The Gravel Road Terminates At A Small Beaver Dam. Follow The Bush Road About 730m And Then The Site May Be Reached By Traversing 60m West From The Road To Shaft 1. This Property Is Located Approx 300m To The North Of The Numer 2 Shaft Of The Lost Mine Property. The Final 200 To 500m Is Accessed By Foot. Between 1904 And 1914 3 Shafts Were Sunk 24, 24 & 6m Shaft Is Reportedly In Lot.5, Conc.1 But Was Not Found By The Last Investigators; The Year 1993 Survey Reports Two Exploration Shafts.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; The Two Shafts Are Approx 250m Apart, Neither Has Protection. They Are Both Collared In Overburden For A Short Distance And The Collar Is Supported By Untreated Timbers Or Logs. In Both Shafts, The Distance To Water Was Approx 3m.
15
509862
5507708
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
This Feature Was Not Reported In The Year 1993 Survey, However, Historical Records Indicate A Third Shaft (1914) To 6m Deep.
15
509862
5507708
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; The Two Shafts Are Approx 250m Apart, Neither Has Protection. They Are Both Collared In Overburden For A Short Distance And The Collar Is Supported By Untreated Timbers Or Logs. In Both Shafts, The Distance To Water Was Approx 3m. Hist
15
509862
5507708
Lateral Workings
Active
Historical Records Indicate (1904) Shaft To 17m Then Deepened (1910) To 24m. Lateral Development On The 22m Level (1912).
15
509862
5507708
Mill, Mill Foundation
Not Available
This Feature Was Not Reported In The Year 1993 Survey, However, Historical Records Indicate An "experimental Mill" Erected In 1911.
15
509862
5507708

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52F10NW00112


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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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