Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05289

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05289


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05289

Official Name: Totten

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Nickel

Long Name: 2017460051300

Date Mine Opened: 1906-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1970-12-30

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2013-07-19

Location Information

Township or Area: Drury

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I06

Longitude (dd): -81.4549 | Latitude (dd): 46.3818

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 465019 | Northing: 5136570

Operational Access Description: Closure Plan No. I09 Access: Starting At Nairn Centre At Highway 17, Drive 12.9km East Through Turbine And Worthington; Turn South On Totten Mine Access Road; Continue Southwestwards To Totten Mine Shafthouse. The Totten Mine Property Is Located Just South Of The Worthington Mine Site Actually The Totten No.2 Shaft Was Collared Adjacent To The Worthington Ore Body In Order To Mine The Rest Of The Worthington Ore Body After The Cave-in. Commodity: Ni, Cu (principal). Year 2000. Surface And Mining Rights: Patent.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development.
17
465019
5136570
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development.
17
465019
5136570
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development.
17
464865
5136264
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development.
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Not Available
The Vent Raise, T2-g, Has A Reinforced Concrete Cap On Top Of The Existing Concrete Structure.
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Not Available
220 Raise, T2-f, Has A Reinforced Concrete Cap With Vents. The Cap Will Need To Be Replaced With One That Meets The Requirements Of The Mine Rehabilitation Code.
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Not Available
218 Raise, T2-e, Has A Reinforced Concrete Cap With Vents. The Cap Will Need To Be Replaced With One That Meets The Requirements Of The Mine Rehabilitation Code.
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Not Available
216 Raise, T2-d, Has A Reinforced Concrete Cap With Vents. The Cap Will Need To Be Replaced With One That Meets The Requirements Of The Mine Rehabilitation Code.
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Not Available
215 Raise, T2-c, Has A Reinforced Concrete Cap With Vents. The Cap Will Need To Be Replaced With One That Meets The Requirements Of The Mine Rehabilitation Code.
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development. Raise Covered With A Concrete Cap That Does Not Meet The Mine Rehabilitation Code. It Will Need Replacing. T1-i Is Located In The No.1 S
17
465019
5136570
Raise To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment: Raise To Surface In Overburden With Concrete Collar. Raise Is In Overburden To A Depth Of Approximately 2.4m. T1-h Is Located In The No.1 Shaft Area.
17
465019
5136570
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development.
17
465019
5136570
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
The Hamilton Shaft, T1-c, Has A Concrete Cap With Two Sealed Vent Pipes And Is Fenced. The Cap Will Need To Be Replaced With A Cap That Meets Requirements Of The Mine Rehabilitation Code.
17
465019
5136570
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
Shaft No.1, T1-a, Has A Concrete Cap With No Vent Pipe. The Cap Does Not Meet The Requirements Of The Mine Rehabilitation Code And Will Require Replacing.
17
465019
5136570
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Shaft No.2, T2-a, Is Located Inside The Existing Headframe Building, And Reinforced By A Concrete Bulkhead.
17
465019
5136570
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Shaft T2-b Is Burried Under 5m Of Waste Rock.
17
465019
5136570
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
2000 Assessment: Evaluation Of This Feature Not Completed. Property Is Being Actively Explored Pending Development.
17
465019
5136570
Waste Rock Dump
Not Available
There Is Approximately 342,000 Tonnes Of Waste Rock In The Shaft No.2 Area
17
465019
5136570
Waste Rock Dump
Not Available
There Is Approximately 41,000 Tonnes Of Waste Roock At The Shaft #1 Area
17
465019
5136570

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I06NW00004


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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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