Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05423

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05423


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05423

Official Name: Last Chance

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017530051700

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-02-21

Location Information

Township or Area: Rathbun

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I10

Longitude (dd): -80.59999 | Latitude (dd): 46.74751

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 530554 | Northing: 5177184

Operational Access Description: Access: 21.2km From Hwy 17 N On Kukagami Lake Rd To Junction. Continue E An Additional 5.4km Past Public Boat Launch On Kukagami Lake To Rd Heading N. Continue On This Rd N Past Picnic Area And Helicopter Pad For 2.6km To Trail Heading W. Continue On Foot To End Of Skidder Trail Then On Compass Bearing Of 280 Deg. Traverse To Site 1.2km. Nb! See Afro Rathbun 0030 Map #2. Shows Recent Stripping/trenching Esp. Claim 608355 (hazardous ?). No Report Available Only Map. Year 2000 Survey Reports 3 Shafts, One Rock Pit, 4 Waste Rock Piles And 5 Trenches.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment: Shaft In Outcrop Near West End Of Trench #2. Water Filled To Within One Metre Of Trench Bottom. It Is 2-3 Metres From The Surface Elevation To The Water.
17
530380
5177168
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment: Shaft In East Face Of Outcrop Ridge Partway Down Slope. Trees Are Growing On Upward Side Of Shaft. Waste Rock From Shaft On Downward Side Of Slope. The Shaft Is Water Filled To Within 1 Metre Of Southeast Side Of Shaft And 3 Metres Of
17
530553
5177191
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment: Shaft Near Top Of Southwest Face Of Outcrop Ridge. About 17 Metres From Surface To Debris In Bottom Of Hole. Faded 18 X 24 Inch Sign. A Chicken Wire Fence Is Laying Down Around The Hole Mostly Covered By Leaves And Brush. There Is A 6
17
530377
5177000
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Overburden Trench To Bedrock From W-e Down Slope. Vegetated.
17
530562
5177196
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Rock And Overbruden Trench From E-w Near Top Of W Side Of Ridge Facing Lake. Vegetation In And Around Feature.
17
530417
5177173
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Rock Trench From Top Of Outcrop Down 10m With A 5m Leg Off To One Side. On W Side Of Ridge Facing Lake.
17
530386
5177108
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Overburden Trench To Bedrock On E Face Of Outcrop Ridge. Trees And Shrubs In And Around Feature. Sw Of Shaft 1.
17
530534
5177138
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Rock And Overburden Trench 35m Ne Of Shaft 1 Near Bottom Of Slope
17
530569
5177223
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Rock Pit Sm Se Of Shaft On Downward Slope. Trees And Shrubs Growing In And Around Pit.
17
530561
5177183
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Waste Rock Pile From Shaft #1 On Downward Side Of Slope Adjacent To The Shaft Opening. Trees And Shrubs Growing Out Of Pile.
17
530550
5177189
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Waste Rock From Pit#1 Spread From East Side To Southeast End. Trees (birch, Spruce, Alder) Growing Out Of Pile.
17
530565
5177184
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Waste Rock From Shaft #2 On North Side And South Side Of Shaft.
17
530386
5177175
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Waste Rock From Shaft #3 Piled Around Opening On Northwest, Southwest And Southeast Sides. Waste Rock Flows Down Slope. Trees And Vegetation Growing In Pile.
17
530383
5176997

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I10NE00021


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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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