Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05106

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05106

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05106

Official Name: Thomas Lake

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017520051800

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: 2006-02-20

Location Information

Township or Area: Mackelcan

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I15

Longitude (dd): -80.64752 | Latitude (dd): 46.80257

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 526896 | Northing: 5183285

Operational Access Description: Access: 36.7 Km From Hwy.17 North On Kukagami Lake Road Past Matagamasi Lake And Bowland Lake, Approximately 0.3km North Of Spot Where Water Floods Over The Road To An Old Skidder Trail Heading East. Walk Easterly On Skidder Trails About 600m To Thomas Lake, Then Another +/- 450m Southeast Along Shore To Site. History: Commodity: Gold. There Was A Shaft. Year 2000 Assessment Located One Shaft And One Wasterock Pile.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment: Shaft On West Slope Of Overburden Covered Bedrock In Red Pine Stand, Approximately 30 Metres East Of Thomas Lake. Surface Elevation Down To Water In Shaft Is 1 Metre On Low Side And 2 Metres On High Side. Depth Of Shaft Unknown. 3-5 Me

526893

5183291

Waste Rock Dump

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment: Waste Rock Pile On East Side Of Shaft On Down Slope Completely Covered With A Soil Layer, Shrubs And Trees.

526893

5183291

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I15SE00012

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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