Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05638

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 05638


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 05638

Official Name: Canada Flint & Spar

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Kyan

Long Name: 2017520051300

Date Mine Opened: 1947-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1948-12-30

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: A.r.a.

Date Record Last Modified: 2021-11-22

Location Information

Township or Area: Hawley

District: Sudbury

NTS Number: 041I07

Longitude (dd): -80.62411 | Latitude (dd): 46.38075

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 528906 | Northing: 5136421

Operational Access Description: Access: Hwy 69s To Estaire. East On Nepewassi Lake Rd. Continue To Vacationland Campground Boat Launch. Navigate Easterly 9.5km To Bay On N Shore Approx 1.4km Past Green Island. Traverse Nw 10km On Trail To Base Of Quarry. In 1947-48, Canada Flint And Feldspar Company Quarried Approximately 150 Tons Of Feldspar From A Large Permatite Dyke Of The Southwestern Side Of A Hill Near The Northwestern Shore Of Nepewassi Lake. Property Bought By Indusmin Ltd. Year 2001 Survey Reports 12 Pits/trenches.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Open Cut
Active
2001 Assessment: Northeast-southwest Striking Open Cut Into Feldspar And Quartz North Of Nepewasi Lake Shoreline. Cut Into West Face Of North Northwest Striking Outcrop. Trail From Lake Leads Into Entrance. No Protection Evident, Walls Are Near Vertica
17
528906
5136421
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Overburden And Rock Trench.
17
528892
5136430
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Overburden Trench.
17
528908
5136426
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Overburden Pit On W Side Of Small Exposed Outcrop.
17
528871
5136481
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: S Striking Overburden Pit.
17
528860
5136443
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Overburden Trench At Top Of W Outcrop.
17
528870
5136452
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Overburden Trench.
17
528882
5136463
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Overburden Trench.
17
528884
5136452
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ssw Striking Overburden Trench At Top Of Outcrop.
17
528871
5136480
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Overburden Trench.
17
528892
5136440
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Ne Striking Rock Pit With Blasted Rock In Pit. Depth Unknown Due To Blasted Rock Contents In Pit.
17
528909
5136436
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Nnw Striking Quartose Rock Pit.
17
528895
5136432
Trench
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: E-w Striking Quartose Trench. Blast Rock Still In Trench.
17
528908
5136426
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2001 Assessment: Southeast Feature Situated Upslope On North Side Of Entrance To O01. Feature Surrounded By Large Poplar Stand.
17
528914
5136393

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41I07NE00002


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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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