Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07949

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07949


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07949

Official Name: Theano Point

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Uranium

Long Name: 2016670052200

Date Mine Opened: 1949-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1949-01-01

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: 2011-05-02

Location Information

Township or Area: Slater

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041N02

Longitude (dd): -84.71037 | Latitude (dd): 47.18413

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 673468 | Northing: 5228169

Operational Access Description: Access: Hwy 17 N Of Sault St Marie. Take Track To The West (adjacent Theano Point) - Pass Amis Site 7950 - Trail Leads To Site Which Is 50 M East Of Lake Superior Shoreline. History: First Recorded Occurrence Of Uranium In Canada (1847). 1949; Geological, Geophysical Mapping And Trenching Plus The Development Of A Two Comartment Shaft To 150 Feet, With 505 Feet Of Drifting At The 138 Foot Level. Commodity: Pitchblend. Year 2000 Survey Reports One Two Compartment Shaft.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; 2 Compartment Shaft With A Cement Based Head Frame. Water Level To Top Of Shaft- Water Flowing Out Of Top Of Shaft.
16
673468
5228169

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41N02NE00006



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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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