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Permanent Link to this Record: 07836
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07836
Official Name: Bellevue
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Silica
Long Name: 2016710051700
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: 2011-04-29
Township or Area: Deroche
District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Number: 041K09
Longitude (dd): -84.21844 | Latitude (dd): 46.71312
UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 712594 | Northing: 5177043
Operational Access Description: Access; 1.7km East Of Bellevue Valley Rd On Hwy 556. Site On North Side Of Road And 140m To Rock Pile At Entrance To Quarry. Drive Up Microwave Rd, Past Rr Line, To Entrance (170m Walk From Hwy). Pre-1963: This Quarry, Operated By Wright And Company Supplied Crude Mine Run Quartzite To Algoma Steel; Corporation For The Manufacture Of Silica Brick. The Quarry Was Subsequently Taken Over By Algoma Steel Corporation.; Commodity: Silica; Quarry Is Visible From Highway 556
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41N02SE00013
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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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