Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07897

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07897


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07897

Official Name: Samreid Lake

Site Classification: D

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017360051500

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: 2006-04-25

Location Information

Township or Area: Raimbault

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J10

Longitude (dd): -82.7623 | Latitude (dd): 46.56025

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 364926 | Northing: 5157807

Operational Access Description: Access; Hwy 108 North Of Elliot Lake To Ompa Lake. Travel 1.5km North To A Logging Rd Going Westerly (south Of Flack Lake) And Proceed For Approx 2km. Take Atv Trail Westerly To Mid-lower End Of Sam Reid Lake Boat Landing And Canoe The 1km Across To Nw Corner Of The Lake. Traverse By Foot To The Features. 1936: Extensive Trenching By Samreid And Mr. Bobowash On A Limonytic Gosson Zone. 1954-57: Diamond Drilling By Talvey Metals Mines Ltd. No Details Pertaining To The Trenching Found During The Search.; Commodity: Silver, Gold, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Zinc; At Least 7 Trenches On The Former Claim #ssm 9454 Year 2000 Survey Reports Several Shallow Trenches.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Pit Is Located On Outcrop Close To Trail Which Passes To The Se And Is On Iron Formation, Rusty Rock With Pyrite.
17
364939
5157803
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Numerous Other Small, Obscure Trenches And Pits, All Of Which Are Non Threatening, Old And Slumped In. Almost Every Outcrop And Ridge In The Area Has Seen Some Stripping Or Minor Trenching Along Strike To The Mineralization.
17
364772
5157797
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Long Trench In Overburden, Close To Bedrock For Prospecting Purpose, Partially Slumped In.
17
364883
5157799
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench Similar To The Others In Outcrop Used To Sample The Minerilaztion.
17
364926
5157807
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Located On The Nw Shore Of Sam Reid Lake Approx 100m North Of The Boat Landing And Along Outcrop Ridges Paralleling The Lake.
17
365182
5157691
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Located In The Vicinity Of #5 In Low Ground With +/-0.5m Of Overburden To Bedrock, Along Strike To The Minierlized Zone.
17
364867
5157794
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; All The Trenches And Pits In This Area Are Low In Profile, Slumped In And Old Most Are On Or Beside Outcrop As A Way Of Prospecting And Sampling The Minierlized Zones To A Mininal Depth Even Where Blasting On Outcrop Occurred. There Were
17
365209
5157680

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J10SW00048


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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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