Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08179

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08179

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08179

Official Name: Boston Building

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Wollastonite

Long Name: 2017570053200

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-03-14

Location Information

Township or Area: Boston

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 042A01

Longitude (dd): -80.00586 | Latitude (dd): 48.04384

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 574095 | Northing: 5321651

Operational Access Description: Access; From The First Road East (400m South Of Round Lake On Highway 112) Proceed East 0.6km To The Old Ferguson Highway. Proceed 2.1km North To A Fork. Turn East And Proceed 150m To The Onr Rr And Then Turn South For 50m To The Site. Occurrence; 2 Compartment Vertical Shaft On Tungsten Veinlits. 75 Metres; Commodity: Tungsten. Observation In 2000: Two Compartment Wood Cribbed Shaft With Water Visible 6 Metre Below Surface; Two Compartment Wood Cribbed Shaft With Water Visible 5 Metres Below Surface.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Shaft - 2 Compartment - Unknown

Active

2000 Assessment; Wood Cribbed Shaft, Water About 7 Metres Down, Area Overgrown. Muck Pile North Of Shaft. Northing Is Approximated From Site Map. Coordinate Given By Dst Appears Incorrect.

574095

5321833

Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment; Wood Cribbed Shaft With Water 5 Metres Below Collar. Muck Pile South Of Shaft.

574424

5321533

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI32D04SW00392

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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