Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07899

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07899


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07899

Official Name: Point Aux Mines

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2016670052200

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

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: Rankin

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041N02

Longitude (dd): -84.72647 | Latitude (dd): 47.14186

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 672385 | Northing: 5223436

Operational Access Description: Access: From Highway 17, There Is A Bush Road On Left Going To A Clearing Where Several Timber Roads Start. Take The One To The Left. The Features Are 15-25m Left Of This Road. History; 1865-1866: Shaft Sunk To 21m By Quebec Mining Association. This Shaft May Correspond To One Of The Shafts Mentioned In Mdi #a 0169(marcona Occurrence). The Shafts On The Marcona Property (which Encompasses The Pinto Aux Mines Area) Were Also Sunk By The Quebec And Lake Superior Mining Association; The Marcona Property Is Located Approximately 1.5 Miles To The Northeast; Commodity: Copper, Lead, Zinc. Year 2000 Survey Reports Trenches, A Raise And An Adit.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Partially Filled, It's Possible To See That The Adit Goes Deeper.
16
672385
5223436
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; This Was A Shaft That Is Now Filled In.
16
672385
5223436
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Partially Filled In.
16
672385
5223436
Raise To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; At The Bottom Of A Small Hill- Can See Through By A Tunnel. This Used To Be A Raise. It's Possible To See The Adit Through The Tunnel.
16
672399
5223425
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; Pit (may Be Shaft Site)?
16
672382
5223378
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; Pit Partially Filled With Organic Material And Dirt.
16
672388
5223355
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; At The Bottom Of The Pit, There Is A Pile Of Rocks And Organic Matter- This Has Covered Most Of The Opening But At One Spot, You Can See To Around 7 Metres.
16
672406
5223333
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench.
16
672420
5223311

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41N02NE00099


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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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