Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07889

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07889


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07889

Official Name: Bruce Mines-copper B

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

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: 2021-12-01

Location Information

Township or Area: Plummer Additional

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J05

Longitude (dd): -83.78628 | Latitude (dd): 46.30198

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 285432 | Northing: 5131374

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is Spread Across A Long Area Within The Bruce Mines Town Zone. The Museum Is North Of Hwy 17, The Camping Ground On The South Side Of Hwy 17. See Mdi A 0217; Year 2000 Survey Reports 5 Fenced Areas (called 24, 26, 27, 28 And 29 In Golder Associates Ltd. Report, 1991) The Fences Are All In Very Good Quality. The Fenced Sites At Bruce Mines Are The Subject Of Numerous Hazard Investigation Reports On File With Ministry Of Northern Development And Mines. See 07888 - For 2005 Bruce Mines - Plummer Additional Official Plan


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Not Available
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Fenced Area.
17
285432
5131374
Not Available
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Fenced Area
17
285154
5131510
Not Available
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Fenced Area
17
285194
5131476
Not Available
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Fenced Area
17
285326
5131441
Not Available
Not Available
2000 Assessment; Fenced Area
17
285391
5131417
Tailings - Confined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Ta-02 Has Been Covered With A Processed Aggregate Product (crusher Fines) From The Rock Lake Quarry Located North Of Bruce Mines. The Material, Which Simulates Beach Sand, Is White, Coarse Sand To Fine Gravel. The Aggregate Cover
17
286220
5130680
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2008 Tailings Assessment; Ta-01 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
284868
5131837

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J05SW00013


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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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