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Permanent Link to this Record: 05160
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05160
Official Name: Fox Lake
Site Classification: D
Primary Commodity: Gold
Long Name: 2017440051100
Date Mine Opened:
Date Mine Closed:
Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Surface
Mine Closure Plan: No
Rehabilitation Plan: No
Mine Plans on File: Unk
Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act
Date Record Last Modified: 2006-02-02
Township or Area: Mongowin
District: Sudbury
NTS Number: 041I04
Longitude (dd): -81.74341 | Latitude (dd): 46.15309
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 442595 | Northing: 5111326
Operational Access Description: Access: Start At Hwy 6 & 17. On Hwy 6 Drive 17.9 Km South Through Espanola. Turn West Onto Fox Lake Rd Drive 0.2km West To Bend In Road. Park And Follow Old Mine Access Road. Walk 0.4km South And West To Former Mill Foundation. Workings Lie East Of Mill. Good Location Map Provided By Afro Mongowin 0017.; Year 2000. Surface And Mining Rights: Crown. The Site Comprises A Mill Foundation, Some Pits < 3 Metres Deep And A Well Of Similar Depth. The Most Significant Pit May Have Been Filled In, Although The Amount Of Muck And The Layout Of The Site Suggest That Considerable Less Work Than Is Implied In The Literature Was Carried Out.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I04NE00033
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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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