Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07769

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07769


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07769

Official Name: Kirk

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017280051500

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: 2006-04-11

Location Information

Township or Area: Aberdeen

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J05

Longitude (dd): -83.81506 | Latitude (dd): 46.499

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 283996 | Northing: 5153343

Operational Access Description: Access; Take Hwy. 561 North From Bruce Mines, Past Ophir And West To Leeburn. Take The First Concession Rd. West Of Leeburn (bass Lake, Rd.,) North To The First Cottage Turn-off Which Proceeds Into The Southwest Corner Of The Lake And Ends Up At A Tourist Camp Between Two High Outcrop Hill. The Site Is Located Within 100 M. Of The Southeast Corner Of The Camp And The Rock Pile Is Visible From The Camp. 1919-22: Shaft Inclined 55 Degrees Sunk To A Depth Of 38 Metres With A Level At 15 Metres. Drifting Totaled 111 Metres. An Adit Was Driven 191 Metres. Work By Kirk Gold Mine Ltd.; Commodity: Gold And Copper. Historical Documents Show An Inclined Shaft, Raise To Surface And Several Structures, Which Do Not Appear In 2000 Inspection. Year 2000 Survey Reports 3 Adits And One Waste Rock Dump. Very Rugged Climbing. Inspected One Adit, The Other Two Are Inaccessible Without Climbing Gear.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Number 3 Ia Also An Adit Which Would Again Be On An Upper Level Above Number 1 And 2 And Is Inaccessible Unless One Rock Climbed With Ropes. The Mineralized Zone Cuts Diagonally Through The Cliff At 45 Degrees And It Is Suspected
17
284025
5153357
Adit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Adit Number 2 As Described In The Literature Was Not Observed And Is Likely Higher Up The Cliff. Due To The Cliff This Feature Is Inaccessible Except To A Rock Climber. Thus No Picture Or Video Was Available And It Is Considered To Be Non
17
284008
5153346
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Located At The Base Of A Large Gabbro Outcrop Near A Tourist Camp In The Southwest Corner Of Bass Lake. The Adit Can Be Reached More Than 50 Metres Up A Fine Waste Rock/talus Slope To The Base Of The Hill. The Feature Is Not Readily App
17
283994
5153343
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Feature Number 4 Is The Waste Rock Dump Located On The Slope Below The First Feature, Adit 1, And Is Comprised Of Angular Rock/chips With A Lot Of Quartz Fragments. This Waste Is Dumped Downhill For 50 Meters Indicating A Fairly Extensive
17
283977
5153356

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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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