Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05547

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05547

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05547

Official Name: Cleland Township

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Sulphur/pyrite

Long Name: 2017510051300

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: 2011-03-10

Location Information

Township or Area: Cleland

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I07

Longitude (dd): -80.78451 | Latitude (dd): 46.39089

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 516568 | Northing: 5137502

Operational Access Description: Access; From Hwy 69 South Turn North On Hwy 537 And Proceed For 6km. Turn South East At Gravel Road (#3247 Sign) And Proceed Ot End Of Road (approx. 500m) To Mr.d.h.cross Property. Site Is Approximately 150m South Of Horse Stable On Knoll Feature. History; Road Removed In The Past From A Small Ultramafic Stock (gr.116, 1975). According To Cross, D.h. (property Owner) Two(2) Shafts Were Put Down On The Property In 1922. Shafts Were Sunk On A Nickel,pyrite Play By Unknown Party. (gr.116, P.129).; Commodity: Sulphur/pyrite, Nickel Year 2000 Survey Reports 2 Shafts Of Unknown Depth And A Waste Rock Pile.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment; Shaft Located On Top Of Knoll. Partially Filled With Refuse To Approximately 3 Metres Of Highest Face. Tattered Page Wire Fence On Southeast Side. Unknown Depth. Remove And Haul Refuse To Suitable Landfill. Infill With Native Or Impo

516568

5137502

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment; Water Filled Shaft Surrounded By Trees, Shrubs, Aquatic Vegetation. Unknown Depth. Small Hazard Feature, Signage And Fence Around Opening Recommended.

516561

5137473

Waste Rock Dump

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Of Boulder Size Material Situated In Open Cut On East Side Of Knoll.

516591

5137593

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I07NW00032

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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