Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08106

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08106

Official Name: Ashley

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017500053100

Date Mine Opened: 1930-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1936-01-01

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2012-01-27

Location Information

Township or Area: Bannockburn

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 042A02

Longitude (dd): -80.89746 | Latitude (dd): 48.01258

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 507647 | Northing: 5317704

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed 22.5km West Of Matachewan To The End Of Hwy 566 And Turn Left Down A Bush Road. Travel 1.0km And Turn Right And Head Northwest On A Logging Road For 0.1km To The Tailings. Past Producer; 3 Compartment Shaft Started In 1931, Vertical And Inclined Winze To 225 Meters, 5 Ton Mill Set Upon Property; Other Commodities Are Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper. Inspection In Year 2000, Indicates Partial Fence Around The Shaft; Rubble, Timber And Pipe Are Starting To Fall In On The North Side Of Shaft; Ashley Adit Does Not Appear To Go Beyond The Cement Entrance; Waste Rock Dump And Shaft Deleted From Features Because No Co-ordinates Listed;


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Open, Cement Floor, Concreted Entrance And Collared In A 1 Meter High Rock Face; Open Adit Less Than 30 Meters Deep
17
507625
5317783
Mill, Mill Foundation
Active
2000 Assessment; Old Mill Foundation
17
507672
5317694
Shaft - 3 Compartment - Incline Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Three Compartment Open Shaft, Greater Than 25 Meters Deep. Historical Documents Indicate This Is An Inclined Shaft With Lateral Workings On 100, 200 And 300 Foot Levels. Also Indicate Two Winzes. One From 400 Foot Level With Levels At
17
507647
5317704
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2000 Assessment; Dry Tailings Area; 2001 Amec Assessment: The Mine Last Produced In 1939 Milling A Total Of 157,000 Tonnes Of Gold Ore. The Tailings Are Located In A Valley And Are Contained At The Downstream End By A Small Dam. The Basin Area Is Estim
17
507616
5317634
Tailings Dams
Active
2013- We Could Not Locate Dam 1 Or Any Structure Resemblin A Dam During This Inspection The Dam Abuts Higher Ground To The North And A Rock Outcrop To The South. It Is Constructed Of Rockfill. The Maximum Height Is Approximately 1 M. The Maximum Length
17
507613
5317885

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42A02SW00002


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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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