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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08403

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08403


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08403

Official Name: Teck-hughes

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2017570053300

Date Mine Opened: 1913-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1968-12-31

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: 2013-10-25

Location Information

Township or Area: Teck

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number: 042A01

Longitude (dd): -80.05266 | Latitude (dd): 48.14722

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 570466 | Northing: 5333097

Operational Access Description: Closure Plan # M11 Part Of The Macassa Mine Closure Plan. Past Producer; 9,565,302 Tons Milled; Mine Closure Plans Info Included With User Data Sheets. Year 2000: Two Shafts Capped; Fenced Open Cut Or Glory Hole; Two Tailings Dam; Tailings Area 2000m X 2000m X 5m Deep; Adit With Entrance Way Blocked; Two Storage Building; Mine Office Building; Shaft Hoist Foundation; Mine Water Tank Support Structure. Microfiche File #166.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Rehabilitated
South Shaft Adit 2012 Inspection; Historical Records Indicate Adit Was Backfilled With Rock And Covered With Mixed Debris Since Around 1985. At Time Of Inspection, Adit Did Not Appear To Be Completely Backfilled As There Was A Small Opening Near The Top
17
570523
5332786
Administrative Buildings
Not A Hazard
Not Reported In 2012 Mndm Inspection. 2000 Assessment; Mine Office Building, Brick And Concrete Construction.
17
570518
5333035
Equipment
Active
Not Reported In 2012 Mndm Inspection. 2000 Assessment; Mine Water Tank Support Structure.
17
570485
5333123
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
Not Reported In 2012 Mndm Inspection. 2000 Assessment; Storage Building.
17
570462
5333121
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
Not Reported In 2012 Mndm Inspection. 2000 Assessment; No.2 (south Shaft) Hoist Foundations.
17
570485
5332796
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
Not Reported In 2012 Mndm Inspection. 2000 Assessment; Storage Building.
17
570474
5333123
Open Pit
Active
Glory Hole West 2020 Golder- The Teck-hughes East And West Glory Holes Were Created During Corwn Pillar Extration. There Is Stoping At A Depth Below The Glory Holes, But The Glory Holes Are Caved From Surface To Approximately The 500' Level. There
17
570218
5333051
Open Pit
Active
Glory Hole East 2020 Golder- The Teck-hughes East And West Glory Holes Were Created During Corwn Pillar Extration. There Is Stoping At A Depth Below The Glory Holes, But The Glory Holes Are Caved From Surface To Approximately The 500' Level. There
17
570481
5333171
Open Pit
Active
Big Ken Open Pit 2012 Inspection; Was Not Viewed During Inspection Due To Potential Unsafe Location. Final Closure Measure Involves Maintaining Current Fence Surrounding The Opening. 2010 Inspection; Measures 40m Long 20m Wide, And 20m Deep. It Was D
17
570320
5333089
Open Pit
Active
E-vein Surface Extraction 2020 Golder- The Condition Of The Material Below Surface In The Ls-e Vein Is Unknown. The Opening Is Inaccessible To The Public As It Is Enclosed Within The Permanent Closure Fence Boundary. 2012 Inspection; Measures 55m X
17
570482
5333148
Open Pit
Active
Little Ken Open Pit Extraction; Adjacent East Of No.3 Shaft 2012 Inspection; Pit Is 27m X 6.7m And Has An Estimated Void Volume Of 1406m Cubed. 2010 Inspection; The Little Ken Vein Extraction Is Located Within The Perimeter Fencing Of The Macassa-lak
17
570273
5333062
Open Pit
Active
No.1 Vein Surface Extraction 2012 Inspection; Vein Trenching Measured 52m X 8m And Has Estimated Void Volume Of 1064m3. Sies Have Steep Slopes With An Overhanging Boulder On The South Side. Ends Of Trench Are More Gently Sloped Providing A Point Of Egres
17
570282
5333104
Open Pit
Active
Narrow Breaks Surface Extraction 2012 Inspection; Not Viewed During The Inspection. Has A Combined Volume Of 700m3. Narrows Break Does Not Appear To Be Rehabilitated. At Time Of Closure, It Is Planned To Be Backfilled. No Financial Assurance Was Provided
17
569879
5333212
Raise To Surface
Active
No. 1 Shaft Exploration Raise 2012 Inspection; Was Not Located During Inspection. 2010 Inspection; Lies West Of No.1 Shaft Within Footprint Of Glory Holes. Was Reportedly Filled With Rock But Has Caved. Raise Has A Round Pipe With A Slab Of Concrete
17
570468
5333157
Raise To Surface
Active
No. 1 Shaft Fill Raise 2012 Inspection; Was Not Observed During Inspection. Final Closure Measures Involve Maintaining The Fence Around Glory Hole East. 2010 Inspection; Lies 15m East Of The No.1 Shaft Within The Footprint Of The Glory Hole. It Is A
17
570484
5333173
Raise To Surface
Active
No. 3 Shaft Fill Raise 2012 Inspection; The Shaft Has Caved Into The Little Ken Glory Hole. As Such, It Was Not View During This Inspection. 2010 Inspection; The No3. Shaft Fill Raise Has Caved And Lies Within The Footprint Of Glort Hole West Between
17
570244
5333081
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
South Shaft 2012 Inspection; Goes To A Depth Of 3700 Feet And Has An Opening At Surface That Measures 4.6 X 2.4m. Cement Cap Does Not Meet Rehabilitation Requirements. 2010 Inspection; It Was Concrete Capped In 1968 And Is Scheduled To Be Re-capped
17
570436
5332788
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Wettlaufer Shaft - Identified By Cpa And Mndm Inspection. 2012 Inspection; Exact Location Of Shaft Is Unknown, And Was Not Viewed During Inspection. According To Cp, Shaft Has Been Backfilled. 2010 Inspection; The Wetlaufer Shaft Has Reportedly Been
17
570254
5332843
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Shaft No. 1 2012 Inspection; Was Not Observed During Inspection As Exact Location Is Unknown. Final Closure Measures Involve Maintaining The Fence Around The East Vein Glory Hole. 2010 Inspection; Shaft Is 150m (500 Feet) Drrp And Lies Within The Foo
17
570444
5333164
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
No. 3 Shaft 2012 Inspection; Feature Was Not Viewed During Inspection, Due To It Caving Into Little Ken Glory Hole. 2010 Inspection; The No.3 Shaft Is 60m (200 Feet) Deep And Lies Within The Footprint Of The Glory Holes. The Location Is Not Clear Fro
17
570299
5333086
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Orr Shaft 2012 Inspection; Was Not Observed During Inspection. Final Closure Measures Involves Maintaining The Fence Around The Glory Hole West. 2010 Inspection; The Orr Shaft Is 120m Deep And Lies Within Footprint Of The Glory Holes. Located In The
17
570165
5333015
Shaft - 4 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
Central Shaft 2012 Inspection; Shaft Goes To A Depth Of 3000 Feet And The Opening At Surface Measures 6.4m X 2.0m. Shaft Is Located 2.1m Below The Surface And Was Covered By A 1.2m Thick Cement Cap. 2010 Inspection; Measures 4m X 4m And Is 900m (300
17
570400
5333029
Tailings - Confined
Rehabilitated
A Secondary Tma Identified As Rehabilitated By The Recent Cpa, Situated South West Of The Teck-hughes South Shaft.
17
570357
5332565
Tailings - Unconfined
Active
2012 Inspection; It Is Suggested That There Is Little Potential For Acid Generation For Tailings Present In Closure Boundary. 2010 Inspection; Tailings Was Part Of Dredging Operations. Part Of The Tailings Are Covered With Shallow Water Cover And Part
17
570125
5334661
Tailings Dams
Active
2017 Dam Inspection: Mature Trees On Crest, Erosion Gullies On Downstream Side With Flowing Water Through. Water Ponding In Tailings At Bottom Of Dam. According To The 2001 Tailings Inspection, The Dam Is Breached Some Time Ago And Tailings Have Migrated.
17
570319
5333789
Tailings Dams
Active
Not Reported In 2012 Mndm Inspection. 2000 Assessment; Tailings Dam With Small Breach In Structure.
17
570112
5334895

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI42A01NE00020



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933 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury ON P3E 6B5
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