Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07882

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07882


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07882

Official Name: Bruce

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017280051300

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: 2011-05-02

Location Information

Township or Area: Plummer Additional

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J05

Longitude (dd): -83.76936 | Latitude (dd): 46.29726

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 286717 | Northing: 5130804

Operational Access Description: Access; From The Sign Post "638 North" On Hwy 17 East, Outside The Limit Of Bruce Mines, Drive 700m East, Turn Right At Garbage Dump Road. Drive Approx 400m. The Site Is On Either Side Of The Road. Limited Data Is Available On Depth And Locations Of Shafts, Pits Etc. Plans Are Provided For The Main Shaft Areas Maps Also Show Areas Were Shafts Etc Have Been Fenced.; Numerous Trenches, Shaft, Pit Etc On Properties Comprising Bruce Mines. Property Comprises Mdi 0217, 1278, 1279, 1280, 1281; Commodity: Silver, Gold, Copper; Year 2000 Survey Reports A Fenced In Area.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Fenced Area- The Original Bruce Mines Site. The West Side Of The Area On Top Of Dominion Quarry Is Not Fenced.
17
286717
5130804
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Not Inspected Closely Since It Is Inside A Fenced Zone.
17
286691
5130827
Portal Or Decline Ramp
Active
2000 Assessment; Feature Not Inspected Closely Since It Is Inside A Fenced Zone.
17
286691
5130827
Tailings - Confined
Rehabilitated
2008 Tailings Assessment; Area Has Been Covered With A Processed Aggregate Product From The Rock Lake Quarry Located North Of Bruce Mines. The Material, Which Simulates Beach Sand, Is White, Corase Sand To Fine Gravel. The Aggregate Cover Is Of Unknown De
17
286220
5130680
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Area Is Adjacent To A Residential Area. The Exposed Tailings Material Appears Locally Oxidized And Is Comprised Of Coarse Sand To Cobbles, And Is Interspersed With Native Soil On Occasion. Boulders Occur On The Upstream Northern
17
284890
5131817

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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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