Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05005

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05005


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05005

Official Name: Vanlith

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017540051600

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: 2006-02-14

Location Information

Township or Area: Davis

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I09

Longitude (dd): -80.43951 | Latitude (dd): 46.66051

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 542881 | Northing: 5167591

Operational Access Description: Access: Travel N Of Hagar On Hwy 535 For 20km To Old Cn Railbed Just Past Bridge To Kabikotitwia River. Follow Rd Westward Along N Side Of Railbed For 1km Then N Until A Split In Rd Approx 1km. Take Ne Fork For 1.5km Then Hike Nw For 75m Toward Shoreline Of Washagami Lake. Stripping/trenching Near The Murray Lake Dam Between Murray And Washagami Lake; Some Difference Between Claim Map And Trenching Maps(trenches Must Be Early Close To End Of Washagami Lake). See Also S 0243-candore Which Is Close By; Year 2000 Survey Reports 4 Shallow Trenches, A Shaft And A Waste Rock Pile Located. Note: Shaft Located At This Site Is Not Shown On Any Maps, However, Site 05006 Is Stated To Have A Shaft Which Was Not Found.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment: This Old Cribbed Shaft Is Found In A Depression And Is Partially Covered With Rotten Boards Making Dimensions Difficult To Determine. If This Shaft Is The Same As Amis 05006 Then It Could Be 30 Feet Deep.
17
542881
5167591
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Overburden Trench.
17
542902
5167558
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Overburden Trench.
17
542902
5167558
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Overburden Trench
17
542881
5167591
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Overburden Trench.
17
542881
5167591
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: This Is An Overgrown Wastepile Which Is Difficult To Determine The Extent. The Material Consists Of Albitized Nipissing Diabase, Quartz And Quartz Carbonate.
17
542881
5167591

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I09NW00050



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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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