Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08230

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08230


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08230

Official Name: Kiryan

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017560053300

Date Mine Opened: 1932-01-01

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2012-09-17

Location Information

Township or Area: Grenfell

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 042A01

Longitude (dd): -80.18859 | Latitude (dd): 48.17612

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 560321 | Northing: 5336194

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed From The Junction Of Hwy 11 And 570 East Through Sesekinika Village 4.6km To A Road Going South, Immediately East Of Kapakita Creek Bridge. Travel South By Atv For 1km To Black Muck Hole And Walk 2km To Shaft. Area Mostly Clear Cut, But Original Trail Still Most Travelled. Rapidly Becoming Overgrown. Occurrence; 19m Shaft Circa 1932, Deepened To 82 Metres. Also An Open Cut On The Property.duplicate Amis Site #1018. Year 2000: Fenced Shaft, Badly Slumped; Two Trenches; And A Waste Dump. 2012 Review - Numerous Features Reported In 2000 Site Assessment Not Entered In Amis, Including Lateral Development Reported In Mrc # 18. Updated Features Include Suspected Raise/exploration Shaft, Lateral Workings And Waste Rock Pile.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; After Reviewing Video Footage From 2000, Suspect Feature Originally Reported As Part Of The Open Pit To Be An Exploration Shaft 2m X 2m Or Unknown Depth Water Filled To Half Meter To Surface With No Fencing.
17
560321
5336189
Lateral Workings
Active
Mineral Deposits Circular # 18 Reports That Between 1933-1935 Shaft Was Deepened To 265 Feet And Approximately 2,129 Feet Of Lateral Development At The 60', 150', And 250' Levels By Kirkland Consolidated Gold Mines Limited. In 1941 Shaft D
17
560321
5336194
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Long Narrow Pit, Deepest East Of Shaft And Blasted Into Outcrop. Shallows Immediately South Of Shaft. On South Slope Of Outcrop, Steep Sides, Water Filled To Within 1 Metres Of Surface.
17
560321
5336189
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; 2 X 2 Metres Shaft Badly Slumped. 5 X 8 Metre Fence Around Shaft In Good Condition. Chain Link Fence Could Use Minor Tune-up. Historical Documents Indicate Shaft To 265 Feet (1933-35) With Development On Levels At 60, 150 And 250 Fee
17
560321
5336194
Waste Rock Dump
Active
2000 Assessment; Waste Rock Dump Feature Identified In Video And In Site Drawing But Not Included In Site Features Description. Waste Rock Dump Exhibits Coarse Material With Little Vegetative Growth Over The Length Of The Feature.
17
560231
5336189

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42A01NE00104


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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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