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Permanent Link to this Record: 07932
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07932
Official Name: Caneonti
Site Classification: D
Primary Commodity: Thorium
Long Name: 2017360051600
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: 2006-04-26
Township or Area: Sagard
District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Number: 041J10
Longitude (dd): -82.7829 | Latitude (dd): 46.64769
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 363567 | Northing: 5167558
Operational Access Description: Access; From The Intersection Of Hwy 639 And 546, Drive South On Hwy 639 To Elliot Lake For Approx 2.6km. To The Left There Is A Road With A Sign Post "cobre Lake Hiking Trail". Follow Trail Then Traverse Toward The Site At The Edge Of Tenfish Lake. 1953-55: Six Trenches Excavated By Caneonti Mines Ltd. (+/- .3m Deep).; 1968: Caneonti Trenches Deepened To 1-2m By Amore Mines Ltd.; Commodity: Thorium, Uranium; Year 2000 Survey Reports Several Shallow Trenches.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J10NW00015
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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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