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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08225

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08225


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08225

Official Name: Mcbean

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017580053300

Date Mine Opened: 1927-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1988-12-31

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2013-07-19

Location Information

Township or Area: Gauthier

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 032D04

Longitude (dd): -79.81791 | Latitude (dd): 48.12537

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 587964 | Northing: 5330910

Operational Access Description: Closure Plan No. M10 Past Producer; Two Shafts Sunk Circa 1927. #3 Shaft Sunk Circa 1946. #4 Shaft Sunk 1947. Open Pit In Operation 1983-88 Hence Exploration.; Commodity: Gold; List Of Mine Plans Attached To Data Sheets.; Closure Plan Received May 31/93


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Not Available
Active
September 2020 - The Site Contains Large Quantities Of Drill Core From Multiple Projects (upper Canada, Mcbean, Upper Beaver, Other Exploration Activities From The Area) -the Site Contains Mill Rejects (mill Pulp) In Crates Near The Mcbean Tailings.
17
587770
5332367
Open Pit
Active
The Mcbean Open Pit Production Lasted From 1983-1986, A Total Of 3 036 944 Tonnes Of Waste Rock And Ore Were Removed. September 2020 Inspection: The Open Pit And Two Settling Ponds Have Filled With Water And Now Function As Part Of The Hydrologic Syst
17
587964
5330910
Overburden Stockpile
Active
An Overburden Pile From The Mcbean Open Pit Operation Remains On Surface Near The Mcbean Open Pit. Approximately 600 000 M3 Of Clay And Sandy Till Overburden Were Removed From Within The Pit Perimeter During Pre-development Stripping In 1983 And 1984. App
17
587964
5330910
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Queenstone Shaft No. 1 September 2020 - Old Cap In Place, Cpa Provides Fa For New Cap
17
588116
5331489
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not A Hazard
Queenstone Shaft No. 2 - Consumed By Open Pit
17
587964
5330910
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Queenstone No. 3 Also Refered To As Anoki Shaft No. 3- Under Anoki Amis# 08220
17
586761
5331379
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Not A Hazard
Queenstone Shaft No. 4 - Consumed By The Open Pit
17
587964
5330910
Tailings - Confined
Active
Inspection Report 2010 - Tailings Contained In An Area At The Southwest End Of The Upper Canada Tailings Area. Tailing Pond No.2 Some Re-vegetation Completed, Approximate Coverage 35%. Thought To Be Non-acid Generating(1993). Signs Of Fluvial Erosion On P
17
587621
5333229
Waste Rock Dump
Active
The Mcbean Open Pit Had A Strip Ratio Of 4.5 T Of Waste Rock For Each Ton Of Ore. Approximately 2.5 Million Tons Of Waste Rock Was Mined From The Pit During The Pre-development And Operating Phases Of The Mine. The Waste Rock Was Used For Constructing H
17
587964
5330910

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI32D04SW00060


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Contact

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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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