Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05312

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05312


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05312

Official Name: Hardy

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Nickel

Long Name: 2017460051600

Date Mine Opened: 1954-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1978-12-30

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: 2019-08-08

Location Information

Township or Area: Levack

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I11

Longitude (dd): -81.39988 | Latitude (dd): 46.63103

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 469390 | Northing: 5164241

Operational Access Description: Cp # L02 Purchased From Sudbury Basin Mines In 1935 By Falconbridge Ltd; Ore From The Boundary Orebody Was Hoisted Up The Hardy Mine Shaft; Access To The Boundary Orebody On The 305m Level A Distance Of 450m Internal Winze; Production From The Hardy Orebody From 1 Closure Plan Id: L02


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Head Frame
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Lateral Workings
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Mill, Mill Foundation
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Miscellaneous Structures
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Open Pit
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Raise To Surface
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
17
469390
5164241
Tailings - Confined
Rehabilitated
2008 Tailings Assessment;in The Area A Layer Of Sand And Gravel Underling The Organic Vegetative Cover Exists. The Layer Could Not Be Penetrated To Obtain Tailings Samples.
17
468849
5164697
Tailings - Confined
Rehabilitated
2008 Tailings Assessment; Small Tailings Area Of Pyrrhotite Tailings That Has Undergone Remediation With Extensive Surface Vegetation Comprised Of Shrubs And Trees.
17
468905
5164872
Tailings - Unconfined
Rehabilitated
2008 Tailings Assessment; Tailings Area Has Undergone Formal Rehabilitation By Xstrata. The Surface Is Essentially Covered In Vegetation With A Sand And Gravel Top Cover (>0.3 M Depth) Underlying The Organics. Occasional Small (2 M X 2 M) Exposed Patches
17
469390
5164241

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I11NW00009


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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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