Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05462

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05462

Official Name: Potvin, A.

Site Classification: D

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017520051600

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Surface

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-02-22

Location Information

Township or Area: Scadding

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I10

Longitude (dd): -80.67131 | Latitude (dd): 46.66263

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 525146 | Northing: 5167727

Operational Access Description: Access: E On Hwy 17 From Sudbury 20km To Kukagami Lake Rd At Stinson. N On This Rd 11km To Old Rr Tracks. 6-7km N Then W On Good Access Rd That Leads To Dam Site. Locked Gate Just Before The Site. From Dam Site Proceed S Through Open Bush To Sites P01 And P02. Claim S.17051 (se. Corner) Circa 1930 Surface Exploration & Sampling.; Commodity: Gold; Lot 10/11(n1/2) Conc 3; Year 2000 Survey Reports The Amis Data Indicates That Either A Waste Rock Dump Or Trench Would Be Located Just South Of The Road And East Of The River. This Area Has Been Has Blasted And Leveled By Heavy Construction Equipment.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Mill, Mill Foundation
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: M01-old Mill Foundation Made From Cement.
17
525143
5167974
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: P03-small Cribbed Pit In Overburnden
17
525156
5167847
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment: P02-pit On Edge Of Outcrop Ridge On A 1-2 Foot Wide Quartz Vein. South Half Of Trench Has Collapsed. North Half Of Trench Has A Hanging Wall Of Diabase Above The Quartz Vein/trenching.
17
525122
5167737
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: P01-triangular Shaped Trench.
17
525146
5167727

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I10NE00008



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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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