Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04888

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 04888

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 04888

Official Name: Cayuga Mine

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gypsum

Long Name: 1017595047550

Date Mine Opened: 1942-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1949-12-01

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: 2007-03-19

Location Information

Township or Area: Cayuga

District: London

NTS Number: 030L13

Longitude (dd): -79.83668 | Latitude (dd): 42.97323

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 594862 | Northing: 4758498

Operational Access Description: Access; Highway 3 At Highway 54 In Cayuga. Drive East On Hwy.3 For 2.6km To Brooks Rd. Turn North For 1.9km, Crossing The Railway Tracks. Drive West On Conc.rd 1 For 300m. The Shaft Is Located 100m South Along The First Lane Way West Of Brooks Rd. Developed Prospect/past Producing Gypsum Mine Consisting Of A 26m Shaft Intersecting 1 Meter Of Gypsum; The Shaft Is Located By A 2.4m Deep & 3m By 4.6m Depression In A Field; No Report Of Production; Commodity: Gypsum; Lot 25 Conc In; The Year 1993 Survey Reports A Prospect Shaft.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

1993 Assessment; Shaft Shows No Evidence Of Subsidence, However, The 1946 Annual Report Describes Lateral Workings And Removal Of ~5000tons Of Gypsum.

595511

4757932

Miscellaneous Structures

Not Available

This Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.

595511

4757932

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI30L13NW00003

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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