Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05275

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05275

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05275

Official Name: Bridger, J.r.

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): -81.5918 | Latitude (dd): 46.1557

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 454304 | Northing: 5111517

Operational Access Description: Start At Hwy's 6 & 17; Drive 17.9km South Through Espanola. Turn East Onto Camp Looking Good Road (lang Lake) [turn Opposite Drive 6.0km East To Cross Lake Landing; Continue On Old Mine Access Road, Atv/walk 6.0km East *nb* Ford At Cross Lake. Park Atv And Walk 1km North Around West End Of Casson Lake To South Side Of Broad Beaver Swamp. 1910-1911: Stripping, Trenching And Inclined Shaft To 13m. 1920: Surface Plant, And Two Compartment Shaft To 33m With 85m Of Lateral Development On The Bottom Level.; Commodity: Au; Possibly Additional Pits Present Of Property Because Of (gr.131, P.52) Reports That Several Pits Are Present On Site (?); Location Of Shafts, Trenches, Pit Taken From D.d.m. Maps/plans In Afro Utm Zone Was Incorrect And Coordinates Were Reversed In The 2000 Assessment. All Coordinates In The Database Have Been Corrected.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Mill, Mill Foundation

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Foundation Of Unknown Purpose Made Of Concrete On A Grade. No Protection Present. The Former Exploration Or Mine Working Does Not Pose A Hazard Greater Than That In The Immediate Area. Utm Zone Was Incorrect And Coordinates Were Reve

454320

5111561

Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment; One Compartment Inclined Shaft That Is In Bedrock Without A Collar. Barbed Wire (3 Or 4 Strands), Metal Posts Set In Concrete As Protection Which Contributes To Hazard. The Existing Fencing Should Be Removed And The Feature Back-filled

454304

5111517

Test Pit

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Prospect Pit 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. Utm Zone Was Incorrect And Coordinates Were Reversed In The 20

454281

5111506

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I04NE00003

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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