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Permanent Link to this Record: 08065
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08065
Official Name: Goulais River
Site Classification: D
Primary Commodity: Iron
Long Name: 2017280052100
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: 2006-04-24
Township or Area: Nahwegezhic
District: Sault Ste. Marie
NTS Number: 041O04
Longitude (dd): -83.82914 | Latitude (dd): 47.05972
UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 285159 | Northing: 5215685
Operational Access Description: Access; Hwy 17 North Out Of Ssm. Take Hwy 556 Past Bellevue, Then (approx 13km Past Bellevue) Take Hwy 532 To Searchmont And Turn Right At The Dam After Crossing Goulais River Rd. Trend 25km Along West Bank Of The Goulais River Then Turn North Before The Rd Crosses The Goulais River. Travel 18km. Take Right Turn Into Cowie Lake. Boat Across Lake To Ne Corner. Foot Traverse To Site. 1941-44: "some Trenching" Is Referred To In General Terms Only.; Algoma Steel Corp. Ltd.; *there Are Probably Numerous Pits/trenches Here. No Maps Available; Commodity: Iron; Some Documentation Attached To User Data Entry Form. Year 2000 Survey Reports Scattered Trenches And Blast Pits In Two Zones, On Hillside, Beyond Northeast End Of Cowie Lake.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI41O04SW00003
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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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