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Permanent Link to this Record: 05159
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05159
Official Name: Wallace Mine
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Copper
Long Name: 2017440051000
Date Mine Opened:
Date Mine Closed:
Mine Closure Reason: Unknown
Mine Closure Plan: No
Rehabilitation Plan: No
Mine Plans on File: No
Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act
Date Record Last Modified: 2014-12-30
Township or Area: Whitefish Falls
District: Sudbury
NTS Number: 041I04
Longitude (dd): -81.74861 | Latitude (dd): 46.1068
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 442145 | Northing: 5106186
Operational Access Description: Access: From Hwy 17, Travel 21.6km S On Hwy 6 Through Espanola. Travel W Into Whitefish Falls For 0.9 Km S. Turn S Before Bridge Onto Lodge Access Rd And Drive 0.3km S. Travel Through Bay Of Islands Boat 1.7km W. Remaining Shaft Lies On Sw Corner Of A Rocky Peninsula Immediately Nw Of A Grey Sided Garage. "at The Main Occurrence 3 Test Pits Some 6m To 12m Deep... Dump Material Nearby," (p.50)nmi File Indicates One Shaft Reached 27m.; Commodity: Cu,ni, (co). Year 2000. Surface Rights: Patent. Mining Rights: Crown. The West Shaft Remains Open. The Other Shafts Appear To Have Been Filled. Recent Construction Including Cutting A Platform In Bedrock Has Obscured The Middle And East Shafts.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I04SE00042
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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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