Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08462

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08462

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08462

Official Name: Algoma

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2016350053700

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Unk

Rehabilitation Plan: Unk

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-04-05

Location Information

Township or Area: Macgregor

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052A10

Longitude (dd): -88.96399 | Latitude (dd): 48.51431

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 354961 | Northing: 5375329

Operational Access Description: Access; Via Hwy 11/17 East Of Thunder Bay. Turn South Onto Lakeshore Drive And Proceed West To The Silver Harbour Road, A Distance Of 3.0km. Turn South On Silver Harbour Road And Proceed For 0.8km To Silver Harbour Conservation Area. Follow An Old Road/trail On Foot To The East Then South Following The North Side Of A Hill A Distance Of 1480m. The Site Is Located At This Point In A Valley Between Two Outcrops. Past Producer(?) Silver; Shaft/pit/trenches On Site; Workings Water Filled (1984); Beaver Dam; Possible Hazard; Commodity: Ag,pb,zn,cu,fluo; Year 2000 Survey Reports Second Shaft Not Located Or Referenced Specifically In Literature.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft

Active

2000 Assessment; Shaft Is Water Filled To Top, Has Timbered Sides And Is Located In A Low Lying, Swampy Area. Means Of Egress Easily Available.

354961

5375329

Open Pit

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Water Filled Pit, Slumped Sides, Located In Low Lying, Swampy Area, Depth Uncertain. Similar To Small Ponds In The Area. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.

345971

5375359

Open Pit

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Water Filled Pit With Sloping Sides In Overburden, Overgrown With Trees And Brush. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.

345991

5375489

Trench

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Long, Narrow, Shallow Pit With Dry Bottom And Sloping Sides, Elongated At 158 Degrees Azimuth, Overgrown With Trees And Brush. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.

346001

5375479

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52A10SW00005

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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