Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05306

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05306


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05306

Official Name: Falconbridge Mine Mill And Smelter

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Nickel

Long Name: 2017510051500

Date Mine Opened: 1928-01-01

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason:

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2017-07-12

Location Information

Township or Area: Falconbridge

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I10

Longitude (dd): -80.79985 | Latitude (dd): 46.58103

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 515335 | Northing: 5158627

Operational Access Description: Includes No.1 And No.5 Shaft, Open Pit And Numerous Buildings Etc; Also Includes The No.7 And No.9 Internal Shafts And Ventilation And Fill Raises; Falconbridge And Falconbridge East Mine Will Be Subject To Mine Closure At Some Time In The Future. Discovered In 1899 By Edison, Thomas A.; 1930-1970 Production 26,459,398 Tons.; Commodity: Nickel, Copper (principal) Closure Plan Id: F08 **this Is An Operating Site And Was Not Inspected.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Miscellaneous Structures
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Open Pit
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Shaft - 5+ Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Shaft - 5+ Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Smelter/refinery
Not Available
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
Sludge Storage
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
Pyrrhotite Tailings Area
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
Centennial Park Tailings
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
East Mine Tailings
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
Po Tailings
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
17
516448
5159527
Tailings - Confined
Active
Powder Magazine Tailings
17
515335
5158627
Tailings - Confined
Active
Steel Yard Tailings
17
515335
5158627

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I10SW00004



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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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