Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07547

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07547


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07547

Official Name: Orser

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Mica

Long Name: 1018315049800

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: 2014-09-23

Location Information

Township or Area: Effingham

District: Tweed

NTS Number: 031C14

Longitude (dd): -77.28864 | Latitude (dd): 44.95862

UTM Zone: 18 | Easting: 319490 | Northing: 4980902

Operational Access Description: The Orser (1938-1942)and Marston Sites (amis 07546)(1944) Are The Same Property Operated At Different Times. Creighton Orser (1950) Mined 25 Tons In Surface Trenches On Loy 8 Con 6. F. Orser Developed And Worked The Site Between 1938-1942 Mainly By Open Pits Where Orser Opened Up The Mica Pegmatites By Open Cut Workings Producing 25 Tons. This Was Expanded By Marston Minerals Into Con 7. In 1942, And In 1944, Marston Minerals Sunk A Shaft To 20m And Produced About 20 Tons Of Mine-run Mica And Established Buildings On The Site. Mndm 2014; There Are Two Distincly Different Areas Of Operation Where Work Occured At Two Different Time Periods. In The South East Section Of The Property, There Are A Series Of 5 Trenches That Run South East From The Atv Trail. Approximately 25m North East Of These Trenches There Is A Series Of 5 More Pits And Trenches. In The Northern Most Grouping Of Pits Is Likely The Location Of The Shaft That Was Sunk By Marsten Minerals In 1944. There Is An Old Concrete Pad And Hoist Bolts, Presence Of Waste Rock Piles, An Old Ore Cart And Old Rail Steel Provide Further Evidence Of Location Of Shaft. The Year 2000 Visit Located The Open Cuts. The Site Is In A Remote Location, Except With Respect To The Hunt Camp. All Cuts Are Accessible Via Ramp Like Declines At One End. Access; North From Bon Echo Villa On Hwy 41 For 7.7km, Then West On Mnr Junior Ranger Camp Road For 3.0km And Rough 4x4 Road, E101 Snowmobile Trail, To Powerline Tower 266. Follow Atv Trail To West On Powerline To A Point Where Trail Goes South To Buckeye Hunt Camp.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2014 Mndm; In The Northern Most Grouping Of Pits Is Likely The Location Of The Shaft That Was Sank By Marsten Minerals In 1944. There Is An Old Concrete Pad, Likely Base Of Hoist, Some Anchor Bolts And A Small Collapsed Wooden Structure That May Have Serv
18
319467
4980911
Lateral Workings
Not Available
The Year 2000 Survey Reports The Orser And Marston Sites (amis 07546) Are The Same Property Operated At Different Times And This Was Expanded By Marston Minerals Into Con 7. In 1942, Orser Opened Up The Mica Pegmatites By Open Cut Workings And In 1944, Ma
18
319320
4980859
Open Pit
Active
2014 Mndm; Water Filled With Point Of Egress.
18
319508
4980875
Open Pit
Active
2014 Mndm; Water Filled With Point Of Egress.
18
319493
4980899
Open Pit
Active
2014 Mndm; Water Filled With Point Of Egress.
18
319481
4980916
Open Pit
Active
Pit 01 Is The Likely Location Of The Shaft Sank By Marsten Minerals In 1944. Water Filled, But No Point Of Egress Is Present For This Pit.
18
319459
4980925
Stope To Surface
Not Available
The Year 2000 Survey Reports The Orser And Marston Sites (amis 07546) Are The Same Property Operated At Different Times And This Was Expanded By Marston Minerals Into Con 7. In 1942, Orser Opened Up The Mica Pegmatites By Open Cut Workings And In 1944, Ma
18
319320
4980859
Trench
Not Available
Several Open Pits/trenches Situated Southeast Of Suspected Shaft Location And Hunt Camp. See Year 2000 Site Assessment Report For Former Amis # 07546 Marston Site Features.
18
319693
4980759

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI31C14NW00004


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Contact

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Mine Hazards Technical Specialist
Mine Rehabilitation Group
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933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury ON P3E 6B5
Email: emilie.trottier@ontario.ca
Phone: 705-280-8658


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