Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05264

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05264


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05264

Official Name: Blezard

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2017500051500

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: 2011-03-01

Location Information

Township or Area: Blezard

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I10

Longitude (dd): -80.97854 | Latitude (dd): 46.55795

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 501645 | Northing: 5156043

Operational Access Description: Access: Site Is Located On E Side Of Hwy 69n, 3.6km N Of Lasalle Blvd In The City Of Greater Sudbury. Year 2000 Survey Reports 3 Shafts Located.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2001 Assessment: Wooden Timber Used To Cover Hole In Ground. Some Timber Has Rotted And Cover Is Caving. Not Possible To Determine Depth. May Be A Test Pit.
17
501645
5156043
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Old Road Bed For Narrow Gauged Railway From Open Pit To Roast Yard(200m West Of Pit). Some Wooden Rail Road Ties Still In Place. Found One Piece Of Steel Rail Adjacent To Rail Road Bed.
17
501578
5155921
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2001 Assessment: Grass Cover Berm Constructed Of Gravel. Flanks The West Side Of Roast Yard. This Berm Covers The Water Line Coming From Whiston Lake North Of Site. Berm Is A Recent Structure And Built Partially On Top Of Some Roast Yard Materials.
17
501369
5155709
Open Pit
Active
2001 Assessment: Oval Shaped Open Pit Blasted Into Bedrock Surrounded By Farm Fence In Poor State Of Repair. Fence Is Knocked Down On North End. Filled With Green Water To About 10 Metres From Surface. Large Logs Beneath Overhang At East End. This Is
17
501668
5156006
Roastng Yards
Active
2001 Assessment: Flat Mounds Composed Of Cinter. Material Is Fine Grained And Crumbles Easily. Rusty Red Colour, May Contain Heavy Metals. Northeast Flowing Stream Has Reworked Some Of The Roast Yard Cinter.the Roast Yard May Be Releasing Heavy Metals
17
501447
5155848
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2001 Assessment: This Shaft Occurs Within The Open Pit And Could Not Be Observed. Large Timber Can Be Seen Below And Above The Open Pit Water Line.
17
501668
5156006
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2001 Assessment: Water Filled To Within 2 Metres Of Surface. Wooden Cribbing Approximately 1 Metre Deep With A 1.5 Metre Waste Rock Pile At North Side Of Cribbing. Remnants Of A Fence Exist, Water Level Is Higher Than In Open Pit, Thus Not Connected To
17
501711
5156017
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Rusty Waste Rock Pile At West End Of Open Pit. Steep Drop On East Side Into Gully Used For Narrow Gauge Railway. Small Amount Of Waste Rock Continues East Of Gully Along South Side Of Open Pit.
17
501625
5155977

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I10SW00010



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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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