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Permanent Link to this Record: 06358
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 06358
Official Name: Minerva
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Gold
Long Name: 2015380055000
Date Mine Opened:
Date Mine Closed:
Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other
Mine Closure Plan: No
Rehabilitation Plan: No
Mine Plans on File: No
Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act
Date Record Last Modified: 2006-06-13
Township or Area: Clearwater Bay
District: Kenora
NTS Number: 052E10
Longitude (dd): -94.549 | Latitude (dd): 49.68589
UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 388268 | Northing: 5504859
Operational Access Description: Access; The Mine Site Is Located Approx 6km West Of Kenora. The Site May Be Accessed Via Hwy 17, West From Kenora To Mckenzie Portage Road, Then South For 4km To A Gravel Road Branching To The East At Poplar Bay Sign, Then 1km South On This Road To A Boat Launch. The Site Is Approx 1km By Boat. A Vertical 3x3x5m Deep Pit (shaft) Was Sunk Along With Some Trenches In 1895. 28 Tons Of Rock Were Removed. Sparatic Work Afterwards. Shaft Was Dewatered In 1981 By Denison Mines. The Year 1993 Survey Reports One Shaft, Three Trenches And Associated Waste Rock Piles.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52E10NE00007
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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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