Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05628

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05628


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05628

Official Name: Cosby-delamere Silica

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Quartzite

Long Name: 2017530051000

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason:

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: A.r.a.

Date Record Last Modified: 2021-11-23

Location Information

Township or Area: Cosby

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I02

Longitude (dd): -80.56195 | Latitude (dd): 46.10929

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 533852 | Northing: 5106284

Operational Access Description: Access: From Hwy69s Turn Onto Hwy 64 To Alban. Proceed For Approx 8.3km To Monte Boisvenue Rd. Proceed For Approx 100m To Gate Into Quarry On Ne Side Of Rd. Deposit Consists Of Several + 95% Sio2 Orthoquartzite Bands Mined By Two Companies (carman Construction Inc. & Either Sand And Gravel On A Seasonal Basis Near Alban. Production For Carman Construction Inc. Amounted To 120,000 Tons Of Silica In 1991. Exact Location Of Quarries Not Pin-pointed On Any Map.; Note: Mdi File 0911 (dolomere Township) Relates To The Same Deposit; Commodity: Quartz/silica; Lot 13 Conc 1,2; Year 2000 Survey Reports 2 Quarries, 4 Waste Rock Piles And 2 Stock Piles.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Not Available
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Stockpile Of Asphalt. Coordinate Is From Site Map Approx.
17
533866
5106287
Quarry
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Secondary Quarry Or Bench Located Below Floor Of Site. Face Appears Highly Fractured In Sections.
17
533824
5106374
Quarry
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Stockpile Of Crushed Aggregate Approximately 1 Inch Minus Size. Coordinate Is From Site Map Approx.
17
533908
5106290
Quarry
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Main Feature Of Site Situated In Northwest Corner. Face Height Varies From 2-3 Metres At Either End To 20 Metres. Face Appears Stable.
17
533698
5106362
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Quantity Of Boulder Size Angular Blast Rock (up To 2 Metres In Diameter) Located At Toe Of Slope Of North Face Of Q01. Slopes Stable.
17
533723
5106418
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Large Pile Of Waste Rock/blast Rock. Angular Boulder Size Fragments Up To 2 Metres In Diameter. Slopes Stable.
17
533845
5106186
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Pile Of Boulder/cobble Size Waste Rock.
17
533938
5106277
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Pile Of Boulder/cobble Size Waste Rock.
17
533948
5106267

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I02SE00004


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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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