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Permanent Link to this Record: 08437
Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08437
Official Name: Thunder Bay Amethyst
Site Classification: C
Primary Commodity: Amethyst
Long Name: 2016370053900
Date Mine Opened:
Date Mine Closed:
Mine Closure Reason:
Mine Closure Plan: No
Rehabilitation Plan: Unk
Mine Plans on File: Yes
Legal Jurisdiction: A.r.a.
Date Record Last Modified: 2014-12-30
Township or Area: Mctavish
District: Thunder Bay
NTS Number: 052A10
Longitude (dd): -88.72616 | Latitude (dd): 48.69117
UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 372968 | Northing: 5394563
Operational Access Description: Open Pit-active From 1975; Still Active; Tourist & Mining; Open Cut & Trench Blasting. Active Quarry Operation, Physical Hazard Does Exist If Not Safetied.; Commodity: Amethyst; Closure Plan Received Sept 22/92. Year 2000 Survey Reports Operating Mine.
Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52A10NE00007
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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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