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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05318

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05318


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05318

Official Name: Nickel Rim Mine (north)

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Nickel

Long Name: 2017510051600

Date Mine Opened: 1953-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1958-05-30

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: Yes

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2012-01-13

Location Information

Township or Area: Maclennan

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I10

Longitude (dd): -80.80414 | Latitude (dd): 46.67426

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 514981 | Northing: 5168985

Operational Access Description: Access: West Bay Rd W 2.7km From Hwy 541, Past Sudbury Airport Toward Community Of Skead. Left At Mine Access Rd And Proceed N For 2.3km To Mine Site And Main Shaft. Note: Inco Maintains A Locked Gate At The Site Access Rd. See Attached Data Sheet; Mine Closure May 1958


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Crown Pillar
Active
2001 Assessment: A Number Of Closely Spaced Stopes Extend Along A N-s Zone For Approx 450m With An Approx Width Of 80m. Detail Geotechnical Studies On File With Mndm Indicate The Zone N Of Main Shaft Is Not Stable. The Zone S Of Main Shaft Has Main Stopes
17
515100
5169300
Drainage Control Structures
Active
2001 Assessment: Recently Dug Ditch From S End Of Mill (m05). Small Amount Of Water Flowing S From Milll Area. Ditch Area Has Been Treated With Lime.
17
515037
5168868
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Lateral Workings
Not Available
2001 Assessment: Feature Not Reported In Site Assessment.
17
515002
5168960
Mill, Mill Foundation
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Concrete Foundation For Mill. Many Internal Walls And Concrete Supports Up To 2m In Height. Concrete Floor. Exterior Wall At W End Approx 3m High. Lime Has Been Spread On Ground Around This Feature.
17
515084
5168949
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Flat Concrete Foundation Partly Hidden By Vegetation.
17
515015
5168969
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Heavily Overgrown Area Along Gentle Slope To W, Composed Of Concrete Footings Up To 1.5m High At 5m Centres. Footings Appear To Have Been Support For A Floor Or Platform.
17
514968
5168957
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Overgrown Concrete Foundation At Height Of Land For Former Water Tower And Related Infrastructure. Several Concrete Footings, Flat And Walled Structures.
17
515068
5169048
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Overgrown Concrete Foundation At E Side Of Former Mill Complex.
17
515123
5169001
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Flat Concrete Foundation Forming N Part Of Old Mill Complex. Many Concrete Piers With Bolts Implanted In Them. Exterior Wall Up To 2m High At W End. Lime Has Been Spread On Ground In This Area.
17
515112
5169000
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Waste Rock Berm Overgrown, Trending N-s. Probably For Water Pipeline.
17
514693
5169434
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Foundation For Water Pump House.
17
514576
5169216
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Concrete Foundations. A Series Of 3 Foundations Now Overgrown. Southern Most Is At Ground Elevation, Other 2 Approx 1m High.
17
514944
5166100
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Flat Concrete Slab Foundation.
17
515031
5168753
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Concrete Foundation With Walls Up To 1m High. Heavily Overgrown.
17
514985
5168966
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Raise With No Apparent Cap. Subsidence Cone Marking Probably Site Of Breakthrough. Organce Plastic Safety Fenche. 1-1-1 Raise.
17
514958
5169067
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Concrete Collar And Cap In Bedrock For 1-7 Raise. Concrete Starting To Deteriorate. Surrounded By Plastic Safety Fence.
17
514850
5169216
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Manway Raise (1-2n). No Cap Or Safety Fence. Old Metal Fence Is Down. Depression Cone In Overburden About 2m Deep In Mouth Of Raise Showing Depression Cracks.
17
514819
5169289
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Concrete Raise Collar And Cap With Plastic Safety Fencing. 1-1-2 Raise.
17
514913
5168959
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Plastic Safety Fence And Remnants Of Old Metal Fence Surrounding Area With Burnt Timber Sticking Out Of The Ground. Could Not See If Cap Is Present. 1-3-1 Raise.
17
514905
5169133
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Raise To Surface With Bedrock Collar. No Bulkhead In Raise. Area Surrounded By Plastic Safety Fence. Debris Partly Plugging Open Hole.
17
514827
5169271
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Concrete Raise Cap, Partly Covered With Overburden. No Safety Fenche. 1-1-3 Raise.
17
514960
5168996
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Concrete Collar And Cap For 1-7-1 Raise. Orange Plastic Safety Fence.
17
514869
5169175
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Vent Raise. Collar And Cap Partly Covered With Gravel. Concrete Footing For Fan House On S Side Of Collar. Orange Plastic Safety Fence.
17
514958
5169084
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Concrete Raise Collar And Cap. Orange Plastic Safety Fence.
17
514952
5169101
Raise To Surface
Active
2001 Assessment: Open Raise Filled To Surface With Muddy Orange Water, No Sign Of Collar. Orange Plastic Safety Fence. 1-4-1 Raise.
17
514905
5168914
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2001 Assessment: Orange Plastic Safety Fence Surrounding Wooden Timbers That Appear To Be Shaft Collar. Concrete Foundation Of Headframe Footings Are Beside The Collar. Some Headframe Timber And Buttress Footings Are Present.
17
514924
5169111
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2001 Assessment: Concrete Foundation Of Shaft House - L Shaped 40m On N Side, 30m On W Side. Foundation On W Side Has Two Doorways. Wall Is Approx 7m High. Overburden Fill Has Been Piled In Centre Of Foundation And Appears To Have Covered Shaft. Concrete
17
514981
5168985
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2001 Assessment: Partly Overgrown Red Mud Tailings Area. Small Erosion Channel N Of Dam. Small Amount Of Tailings Being Washed Through Small Erosion Channel In Dam (d03).
17
515219
5168974
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2001 Assessment: Red Mud Tailings Area. Partly Covered With Grass And Jack Pine, Poplar Trees. Bounded To E By Small Lake. Narrow Bedrock Neck Near W End Serves As Spillway To Lower Level Of Tailings. Erosion Channel At This Spot Is Through Thin Veneer Of
17
515161
5169087
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2001 Assessment: Well Vegetated Flat Tailings Area At N End Of Moose Lake. Bounded By Outcrop Ridge And Mine Access Rd To E. Gentle Slope From N To S. Mo Evidence Of Dam At S End.
17
514873
5168754
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2001 Assessment: Large Red Tailings Area Situated Between Ne Trending Bedrock Ridges With Three Dams. The Southern Tailings Section Is Higher Than The Northern Section. Small Water Pond On Tailings Ne Of Dam D03. Northern Part Of Tailings Is Partially Wat
17
515553
5168803
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2001 Assessment: Shallow Red Tailings Area, Partly Covered With Grass And Small Trees. Site Appears To Be Result Of Spill From Tailings Area Ta01 Over Dam D02. Area Extends To Shoreline Of Moose Lake. An Active Shallow Erosion Channel Is Present In Tailin
17
515041
5168712
Tailings Dams
Active
2001 Assessment: Waste Rock Dam And Earth Fill Dam At West End Of Tailings Ta05. Small Tree Growth On Dam. Rusty Coloured Overflow Channel Occurs At N End Of Dam. No Erosion In Dam, Water Seep At Toe.
17
514989
5169156
Tailings Dams
Active
2001 Assessment: Breached Dam At Ne End Of Tailings Area Ta03. Dam Appears To Have Been Removed By Company Workers During Mining Operations. Dam Remnants Made From Waste Rock.
17
515683
5169174
Tailings Dams
Active
2001 Assessment: Waste Rock Dam For Southern Component Of Tailings Ta03. Erosion Gully (1m Wide X 0.5m Deep) At S End Of Dam. Abundant Tree Growth On Dam.
17
515444
5168863
Tailings Dams
Active
2001 Assessment: Rock Fill Dam At South End Of Ta01. Minor Water Seep. Small Erosion Channel Near Center Of Dam. Channel Approx 0.5m W By 15cm Deep. Trees Growing Along Dam.
17
515089
5168865
Tailings Dams
Active
2001 Assessment: Earthen And Waste Rock Dam Heavily Overgrown With Trees And Grass. Small Erosion Channel Near South End Of Dam. Serves As S Dam For Tailings Are Ta03.
17
515162
5168726
Tailings Dams
Active
2001 Assessment: Waist Rock Dam At N End Of Southern Section Of Tailings Ta03. Some Birch Trees Establishing.
17
515426
5168890
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Two Trenches And Test Pit In Close Proximity. All Dug In Overburden. Test Pit 2x2x0.5m, 10m N Of 5m Long Pit. Trench Just East Of Pit.
17
514787
5169326
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Trench In Bedrock Beside R02. Sulphides Present.
17
514827
5169271
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Series Of 3 Overgrown Trenches In Overburden Trending E-w. Occupy A 20m Wide Zone.
17
514769
5169334
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Two E-w Trending Trenches With Rusty Rubble Between Them. The Second Trench 3 X 1.5 X 1m Is 3m N Of This Feature.
17
514692
5169460
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Series Of 4 Trenches And Test Pits In Sulphide Zone (crown Pillar). Abundance Of Sulphide Rubble Piles On Sides Of Trenches Trending E-w And Extend For 20m, Zone Just N Or R03.
17
514850
5169216
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Trench Blasted In Bedrock With Some Rusty Waste Rock Rubble To N Of Trench.
17
514955
5169123
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: E-w Recent Trench In Overburden To Bedrock. Water At Lower (w) End Of Trench.
17
514743
5169383
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2001 Assessment: Rusy Waste Rock Berm At N End Of Moose Lake. Water At S End Of Berm. Depth >3m.
17
514875
5168728

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I10NW00003



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