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Permanent Link to this Record: 07946
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07946
Official Name: Achigan Creek
Site Classification: D
Primary Commodity: Copper
Long Name: 2016710051900
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: Shields
District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Number: 041K16
Longitude (dd): -84.15882 | Latitude (dd): 46.86508
UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 716540 | Northing: 5194091
Operational Access Description: Access; From Searchmont, Starting At Gravel Road, Drive 4.7km To Station Road. Turn Left. After Driving 4km Keep Right. From That Point Follow Access Road To The North West. Past A Bridge And Two Turnoffs To The Left. Continue Until The Road Crosses A Creek. This Is Where The Features Were Search For. Work Was Completed By Idziak B, In 1967.; Commodity: Copper; Year 2000 Survey Reports No Definitive Features Were Identified. The Search Was Concentrated Near The Creek As The Historical Records Suggest (i.e. Shields 00/a1).
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41K16SE00002
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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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