Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07946

General Information

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

Location Information

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).


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Possible Trench.
16
716378
5194006
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Possible Trench.
16
716540
5194091

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41K16SE00002



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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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