Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 06398

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 06398

Official Name: High Lake

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Molybdenum

Long Name: 2015340055000

Date Mine Opened: 1937-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1982-12-31

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2015-08-10

Location Information

Township or Area: Ewart

District: Kenora

NTS Number: 052E11

Longitude (dd): -95.10103 | Latitude (dd): 49.70227

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 348503 | Northing: 5507648

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is Located In Ewart Township, Approx 50km West Of Kenora. Access Is Via Hwy 17, West To Shoal Lake Road, South To High Lake Road, Then West To The End Of High Lake Road. Trenching Done Between 1938-39. Shaft Sunk In 1980 With A Crosscut. Mill Removed In 1984. All That Remains Is The Headframe. No Production. The Year 1993 Survey Reports A Headframe, Shaft, Tailings Areas With Two Decanter Ponds, One Large Trench And Five Concrete Slabs/foundations.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Head Frame
Active
1993 Assessment; Stable, Wooden Head Frame Situated Directly Over Capped Shaft. 03/01/2022 Headframe Has Reportedly Been Demolished And Partially Burned. Large 16" X 16" Remain At The Site.
15
348503
5507648
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
1993 Assessment; There Are Five Concrete Slabs On The Site Which Were Foundations For Buildings. The Buildings Have Been Removed. Three Of The Slabs Are In The Immediate Vicinity Of The Shaft And Head Frame And Two Are Located On The Road At The Northsast
15
348503
5507648
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
1993 Assessment; Concrete Capped Shaft, Covered By A Stable Wooden Headframe, Surrounded By Piled Waste Rock.
15
348503
5507648
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Tailings Area 01 Is A Small Oblong Area Of Dry Tailings Contained By A Low Overgrown, Earthen Berm. The Tailings Surface Is Sparesely Vegetated With Shrubs And Occasional Trees. Tailings Material Is Beige To White Fine Sand. The
15
348503
5507648
Tailings Dams
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; D-01 Is Low, Earth Fill (possible Hydraulic Tailings Fill) Berm That Surrounds Ta-01. The Berm Is Extensively Overgrown With Shrubs And Trees On The Crest And Downstream Slope. The Berm Is Approximately 1 M In Height With 2 - 0.1
15
348484
5507499
Trench
Not A Hazard
1993 Assessment; Large Trench Located At The Southwest Extermity Of The Site. Open And Uprotected. Waste Rock Is Piled Along The Southeast Side Of The Feature.
15
348503
5507648
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-02 Is 2 M In Height, Appears Graded And Leveled, And Is Also Sparsely Vegetated. The Material Is Sand To Cobble Size With No Apparent Signs Of Oxidization Or Sulphides.
15
348503
5507648
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Wr-01 Is Up To 9 M In Height, Sparsely Vegetated, And Is Located Adjacent To The Site Access Road. The Waste Rock Material Is Sand To Cobble Size With No Apparent Signs Of Oxidization Or Sulphides Content. The Pile Appears To Hav
15
348503
5507648

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52E11NE00061


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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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