Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07896

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07896


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07896

Official Name: Gros Cap

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2016680051500

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: 2019-07-30

Location Information

Township or Area: Prince

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041K10

Longitude (dd): -84.55297 | Latitude (dd): 46.53265

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 687650 | Northing: 5156140

Operational Access Description: Access; Hwy 550 West From Ssm. Follow Signs To Gros Cap. Take Marshal Road North Approx 2km East Of Gros Cap. Marshall Road Is Well Marked. Site Is Very Large. Circa 1890: Trenching/pitting By Aeneus Mccharles On The So Called "everett Mine". Circa 1920: Development Work By Gros Cap Mining And Exploration Company.; Commodity: Copper; *note: Additional Trenching/pitting Probably Present On Property. Year 2000 Survey Reports One Adits And 7 Trenches/pits.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Horizontal Drift/adit At Base Of Vertical Cliff. 2019- Eastern Small-footed Myotis (species At Risk) And Big Brown Bat Were Found Within The Adit. See Photos In Paper Amis.
16
687650
5156140
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Gravel Pit, Open Grade At One Side. Used In Local Road Construction.
16
685666
5156251
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Overgrown Trench.
16
687162
5157280
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Overgrown Trench.
16
687161
5157280
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench.
16
685248
5161102
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench Along Side Of Access Road (2m From Road)
16
684178
5157604
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; General Shallow Surface Distrubances. Broken Angular Rock On Surface.
16
687650
5156140
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench On Top Of Cliff Above Adit/drift. Trenis Is <10m From Cliff Edge.
16
687672
5156221

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41K10SE00006


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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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