Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07931

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07931

Official Name: Bi-ore

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2017360051600

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: 2012-01-27

Location Information

Township or Area: Sagard

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J10

Longitude (dd): -82.79822 | Latitude (dd): 46.63054

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 362351 | Northing: 5165679

Operational Access Description: Access; From The Intersection Of Hwy 639 And 546, Drive South On Hwy 639 For 2.6km. Turn East At The Sign Of Cobre Hiking Trail. Follow Gravel Roads To Site. 1929-32: Stripping/trenching, Diamond Drilling And Adit Driving By White Lake Mines Ltd. 1943: Trenching By Algoma Copper Mines Ltd. 1947-49: Cross-cutting And Stoping And 1,647,079lbs Of Cu Produced.; Commodity: Copper; Year 2000 Survey Reports The Rock Dump Is Along The Shore Line And In The Lake; No Mill Or Tailings Were Found; There Are Many Trenches, But They Are Not A Hazard.file Contains Photos From 1992 Site Visit


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Called The East Adit In Literature. Caved-in And Safely Blocked.
17
362680
5165788
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Called West Adit In Literature. Entrance Back Filled
17
362353
5165708
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Open Adit Above Adit (f1)
17
362351
5165679
Open Cut
Active
2000 Assessment; Located Above The East Adit (f2). Part Of It Was Blasted In The Past And Backfilled. The Blasted Open Cut Is About 65 Metres Long.
17
362729
5165776
Open Cut
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Open Cut Number 1
17
362095
5165610
Raise To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Possible Raise- Beside A Small Gravel Pit That Appears To Have Been A Source Of Backfill For The Raise. There Is A Series Of Logs With Rock Over The Top. Logs Show Evidence Of Rot.
17
362011
5165616
Raise To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Partially Caved-in.
17
362156
5165617
Stope To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; There Is A Small Hole Against The Edge Of The Rock Outcrop.
17
362189
5165616
Stope To Surface
Active
2000 Assessment; Big Hole Going To The Underground Workings.
17
362134
5165605
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; Trench Number 1.
17
361911
5165564

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J10NW00002


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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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