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Permanent Link to this Record: 07868
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07868
Official Name: Highway 17
Site Classification: D
Primary Commodity: Copper
Long Name: 2017320051200
Date Mine Opened:
Date Mine Closed:
Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Surface
Mine Closure Plan: No
Rehabilitation Plan: No
Mine Plans on File: No
Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act
Date Record Last Modified: 2006-04-19
Township or Area: Gladstone
District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Number: 041J06
Longitude (dd): -83.30871 | Latitude (dd): 46.29195
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 322176 | Northing: 5129077
Operational Access Description: Access; 6km East Of Sowerby On Hwy 17 Up Hill. South Side Of 17. Very Visible Qtz Veining. No Assessment Work On Record. Dimensions Taken From Gr.17, No Depth Indicated.; Commodity: Copper, Iron; Year 2000 Survey Reports 3 X 2 X 1.5 Metre (deep) Pit Blasted Into Plateau Like Outcrop Adjacent Highway 17 Road Cut -under Hydro Line.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J06SW00010
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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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