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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
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.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41N02NE00006
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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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