Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08169

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08169

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08169

Official Name: Bargnesi, A.

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Copper

Long Name: 2017580053100

Date Mine Opened: 1956-01-01

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: 2011-05-11

Location Information

Township or Area: Boston

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 032D04

Longitude (dd): -79.91858 | Latitude (dd): 48.01844

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 580640 | Northing: 5318915

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed From The Junction Of Hwy 112 And 564 And Travel East To The Village Of Boston Creek. Drive East 1.5km To Barry Hollinger Road, Turn North And Travel 500m North On The Road To O'donald Lake. The Site Is Located On The Shore Of The Lake. Occurrence; Two Prospecting Pits Blasted Circa 1956, One Shaft.; Commodity: Copper. Observation In 2000: Open Shaft, 2 Metres X 2 Metres, With Some Debris; Water Filled Open Pit, 2 Metres X 2 Metres; Dry Pit, 3 Metres X 3 Metres X 4 Metres Deep.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment; Wood Cribbed Shaft, Water Filled With Some Wood Debris. The Shaft Is Sunk In Bare Bedrock.

580640

5318915

Open Pit

Active

2000 Assessment; Dry Pit 3 Metres Across At Top Tapering To Less Than 2 Metres X 2 Metres At Bottom.

580755

5318805

Open Pit

Active

2000 Assessment; Pit In Bare Outcrop 5 Metres From Lakeshore, Muck Pile Suggests Less Than 10 Metres Deep.

580630

5318897

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI32D04SW00373

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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