Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07959

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 07959


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 07959

Official Name: Tarbutt

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2017270051400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: Tarbutt

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J05

Longitude (dd): -83.96521 | Latitude (dd): 46.38585

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 272003 | Northing: 5141193

Operational Access Description: Access; 3.1km West Of Desbarats On Government Rd. 0.9km North On Puddingstone Rd. Another 2.6km North At Stop Sign (just Before Cave/road Intersection). Walk West In Open Field Across Rail Tracks And Past Closed Gate. Adit At Sw Corner Of Diabase Hill And Access Along Old Rd. By Foot From South End Along Edge Of Hill (60m High Hill). Pre-1955: Adit 24m Long; 2 Cross-cuts And Trenching/pitting By Unknown Sources; 1955: Geological Survey By Tarbutt Mines Ltd.; Commodity: Copper, Uranium; Year 2000 Survey Reports Adit At Bottom Of Hill.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Rock Compartment Over And Around Adit. Adit Horizontal And Goes Into Hill 28.2m (turns West At End). No Crosscuts Or Stopes Visible Ore Cart At Entrance (historical).
17
272003
5141193
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Dry- No Protection Around Shaft. Timbered. Evidence Of Subsidence.
17
272233
5141422
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2000 Assessment; Rock Pile.
17
271996
5141184

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J05NW00039



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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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