Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07834

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07834

Official Name: Breitung

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 2016710051700

Date Mine Opened: 1900-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1905-12-31

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: 2011-04-29

Location Information

Township or Area: Deroche

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041K09

Longitude (dd): -84.13186 | Latitude (dd): 46.70654

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 719238 | Northing: 5176549

Operational Access Description: Access; 16.4km North On Hwy 556 From Heyden To Northland Lake Rd. 4.1km To Small Track Leading Up Side Of Moderately Steep Hill To The West. Can See Trench And Path From Side Of Road. Shaft Developed By Breitung Iron Co. And Loon Lake Iron Co. In 1900-1905.; Shaft Is 55m Nw. Of Adit(1).; Adit (2) Is Located 22.5m Below Adit (1).; Commodity: Fe; Steep Terrain - No Road (only Foot Path) However Timber Road Can Be Accessed From 440 Metres To South West. Year 2000 Survey Reports 5 Trenches, 2 Waste Rock Dumps,1 Shaft And 2 Adits.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Has No Fence. This Is More Of An Open Cut And Only Goes In 2.5 Metre At 90 Degrees Angle. Vertical Walls At High Side Of Slot Leading To Adit Are Approximately 4 Metre High.
16
719214
5176524
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; (overhang) Has Partial Fence On West Side - No Signs.
16
719292
5176548
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Shaft With Winze Internal - Shaft Has Partial Fence On West And South ( No Signs) And Is Hard To See As One Approaches. Very Hazardous. Can Slip Easily On Rock Tailings.
16
719238
5176549
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Tailings.
16
719292
5176524
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Pile
16
719302
5176471

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41K09NE00007


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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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