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Permanent Link to this Record: 07197
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07197
Official Name: Tory Hill
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Iron
Long Name: 1017720049700
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: 2011-04-26
Township or Area: Anstruther
District: Tweed
NTS Number: 031D16
Longitude (dd): -78.17993 | Latitude (dd): 44.86571
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 722784 | Northing: 4971902
Operational Access Description: Access; From Bancroft Post Office, Proceed Sw 32.8km On Hwy 28 To Eels Lake Road. Take West Eels Lake Road 1.3km W Of Hwy. Stop Where Large Logging Road Enters On Left (5.5km Further W.) Bushwhack To Ne Or Obtain Access On Bush Trail From First House To East On North Side Of The Road. Drill Indicated Tonnage 1,400,000 Tonnes; Two Large Pits 7.6m Deep Circa 1914.; Commodity: Fe. Year 2000: Shaft 8m Deep Reported; Inspection Reveals A Small Garbage Filled Pit; Second Pit 100m East Or West Could Not Be Located; The Area Has Been Logged With Skidder Roads; The Rock In The Vicinity Is Very Rich In Magnetite.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31D16SE00064
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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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