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Permanent Link to this Record: 07780
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07780
Official Name: Fraser
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Iron
Long Name: 2017280051400
Date Mine Opened: 1901-01-01
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
Township or Area: Aberdeen
District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Number: 041J05
Longitude (dd): -83.75072 | Latitude (dd): 46.45921
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 288778 | Northing: 5148748
Operational Access Description: Access; Hwy 638 West Of Village Of Ophir. 1.5 Km West Down 638 To Green+white Trailer House To Left. Trail From Houses Into Bush 350 M. To East Side Of Beaver Pond - Low Lying Valley. Shaft At Flank Of Hill. Beaver Pond To West. No Locations Or Dimensions Given For Pits, Only Depths Available For Shafts. Area Also Encompasses Mdi's #1290 Fraser-2 And #1291 Fraser-3.; Both Shafts Were Sunk In 1901 By Pioneer Iron Company, Numerous Test Pits Mentioned In Government A-200 Literature. Year 2000 Survey Reports One Shaft And One Trench/pit.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J05NW00041
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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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