Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05273

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05273


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05273

Official Name: Howry Creek

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017450051100

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Unk

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2011-03-16

Location Information

Township or Area: Curtin

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I04

Longitude (dd): -81.57561 | Latitude (dd): 46.1487

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 455549 | Northing: 5110730

Operational Access Description: Access: Start At Hwy's 6 & 17, On Hwy 6 Drive 17.9km South Through Espanola; Turn East Onto Camp Looking Good Road (lang Lake) [turn Opposite Drive Drive 6.0km East To Cross Lake Landing. Continue On Old Mine Access Road, Atv/walk 8.9 K East To Beaver Dam. *nb* Ford At Cross Lake; Park Atv And Continue To Walk 1.4km East To Howry Creek Gold Prospect. Open Cut And Shaft Lie On East Shoulder Of Outcrop; Adit Portal Is Approx.100m To The South. From 1911 To 1921 Extensive Trenching, A 21.3m Vertical Shaft And A 138m Long Adit Were Completed By The Howry Creek Mining Corporation Ltd. No Record Of Any Production From The Property.; Commodity: Au; See Data Sheets For Further Information. Year 2000: Surface And Mining Rights: Lease. Property Comprises Of A Timber Cribbed Shaft In An Open Cut And A Separate Adit 100 Metres South. Incorrect Utm Zone And Coordinates In The 2000 Inspection Report. Correct Coordinates Have Been Entered Into Database.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is An Adit That Is In Bedrock With An Unknown Collar. The Feature Has Been Temporarily Flagged And Signed Which Contributes To The Hazard.
17
455541
5110630
Adit
Not Available
Adit In Bedrock With An Unknown Collar. Temporary Flags And Signs.
17
455541
5110630
Miscellaneous Structures
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Not Available
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Surface Blasting Occurence With No Material Removed That Is In Bedrock With Vertical Sides. No Protection Present. The Former Exploration Or Mine Working Does Not Pose A Hazard Greater Than That In The Immediate Area.
17
455287
5110776
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Vertical Shaft In Bedrock With Timbered Collar. Flagged And Signed (temporary).
17
455549
5110730
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Is A Two Compartment Vertical Shaft That Is In Bedrock With A Timbered Collar. The Feature Has Temporarily Been Flagged And Signed Which Contributes To Hazard. The Existing Fencing Should Be Removed And The Feature Back-filled W
17
455549
5110730
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Trench
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Waste Rock Dump
Not Available
17
455528
5110766
Waste Rock Dump
Not Available
17
455528
5110766

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I04NE00032


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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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