Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08022

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08022


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08022

Official Name: Austin

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017270051600

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: 2006-04-20

Location Information

Township or Area: Kehoe

District: Sault Ste. Marie

NTS Number: 041J12

Longitude (dd): -83.97298 | Latitude (dd): 46.58864

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 272254 | Northing: 5163747

Operational Access Description: Access; Take The Echo Bay For Approx 17km, Then Follow Cottage Access Rd Along The North Side Of Echo Lake After The Bridge For Approx 1.5km To The Last Cottage. Walk North Westerly, Following The Voyageur Trail For Approx 1km, Then Strike North North Easterly Up Austin Cr Until The Adit On The West Bank Is Observed. The Remainder Of The Features Lie Along Strike In A North Westerly Direction Almost Every 30m. Pre-1899 Two Shafts, Adit; 1955: Trenching; Commodity: Copper,gold, Silver; Year 2000 Survey Reports Very Rugged Hilly. Continue Up Outcrop Ridge From Shaft To Find Remaining Feature.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; The Opening Is Square And Faces South-easterly. Adit Is Only Accessible By Climbing Up A 5m Waste Rock Pile At Edge Of Austin Creek.
17
272254
5163747
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Not Available
Mentioned In Historical Documents But Not Found On 2000 Inspection.
17
272165
5164042
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Located At The Crest Of The Hill Approximately 200 Metres Up From The Creek Bed- A Large Pit Surrounds This Feature.
17
272143
5164015
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Pit On The Mineralized Zone Used To Test/sample/bulk Test The Zone.
17
272152
5164011
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rock Pit To Sample/bulk Test The Mineralized Zone. At This Point The Ridge Is Up +50m Above The Creek And Rock Exposure Is Excellent.
17
272196
5163879
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Pit 2 Also Along Strike To The Mineralized Zone. This Rock Pit Was Used To Bulk Sample The Zone. Approx 20-30m Nw Of Last Feature.
17
272215
5163860
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; At The Top Of The Crest Of The Hill/ridge Approx 30m Nw Of The Shaft Area. This Trench Again Cross Cuts The Geological Strike To Check On The Mineralizations Direction. Located Slightly West Of The Shaft Strike On Outcrop.
17
272090
5164039
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Cross Cutting Trench To Check The Mineralization And For Sampling.
17
272184
5163971
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Rench 2, Cross Cutting The Geology/min Zone Sw To Ne.
17
272193
5163928
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Pit 1 Up The Rise To Nw Approx 20m From The Last Feature, All The Trenches/pits Are On Strike With The +5ft Wide Mineralized Zone Which Dips Vertically And Follows A N45w Strike Direction.
17
272222
5163829
Trench
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Cuts Mineralization At Right Angles Approx 15m Upslope From Adit Entrance And Trenching/pitting Continues Every 20m Upslope To The Shaft.
17
272238
5166803

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41J12SW00043


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