Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08267

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08267


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08267

Official Name: Walsh-katrine

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017600053300

Date Mine Opened: 1915-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1919-01-01

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: 2006-03-17

Location Information

Township or Area: Katrine

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 032D04

Longitude (dd): -79.63068 | Latitude (dd): 48.20343

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 601742 | Northing: 5339817

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed By Travelling 1.1km East Along Hwy 66 From Godfrey St. In Larder Lake To The Larder Station Road. Travel North Along The Road For 16.7km To Immediately Past Kinabec Creek (0.5km) Staying On Nthe Right Branch Of The Road. Take The Old Logging Road Nw By Atv For 700m To A Trail Leading East And Then South To The Mine Site. The Distance Along The Trail Is 2.5km. The Trail Trends South, Then Hooks Around To The East And Then North Again Before Resuming South Est Trend To The Shaft. Developed Prospect; 1919 Trenching Followed By Two Compartment Shaft To 159m And Development Work On 4 Levels From 1925-29. All Following Work Was Drilling.; Year 2000: Two Compartment Shaft Covered With Planks Which In Turn Are Covered With Brush, Area Flagged Out; Muck Pile Extends 60-80m To The South And Southwest Towards A Small Lake; Two Boilers, 2m Dia. X 6m Long; Concrete Hoist Base; Timbers Of Hoist And Head Frame; Remains Of Old Building; Old Cage.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment Identifies Remains Of An Old Building. Coordinates Approximated From Scaled Site Drawing.
17
601753
5339805
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment Identifies Concrete Hoist Base And Timbers Of Hoise And Headframe. Coordinates Approximated From Scaled Site Drawing.
17
601753
5339822
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment Scaled Site Drawing Identified 2 Boilers. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.
17
601762
5339827
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment Reports Remains Of An Old Cage. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.
17
601742
5339827
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
The Shaft Is Covered With Planks Which In Turn Aer Covered With Brush. Protection Is Old Flagging. The Muck Piles Extend 60-80m To The South And Southwest Towards A Small Lake
17
601742
5339817
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment Identifies Flat Area Of Muck. Coordinates Approximated From Scaled Site Drawing.
17
601742
5339787

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI32D04NE00024


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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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