Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08495

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08495


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08495

Official Name: Thunderhead

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name: 2016330053700

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Exploratory Workings - Underground

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2006-03-30

Location Information

Township or Area: Gorham

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052A11

Longitude (dd): -89.29127 | Latitude (dd): 48.53771

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 330871 | Northing: 5378602

Operational Access Description: Access; Proceed Along Hazelwood Road 8.7km North Of Highway 102 (re River Road). Adit Is 10m From Road On West Side. Trenches Start 30m From Road On East Side At Top Of Hill. History; Gold Showing From 1945-46, Report Of Adit 80m Long. Surface Drilling (1960's), Adit Open (1975). Year 2000 Survey Reports 3 Pits Found. Adit Entrance Is Open And Unprotected.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Open Adit 80m In Length, 1m Wide And 2m High. Adit Is Next To And Trends Underneath A Main Road.
16
330871
5378602
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench Has Slumped And Sloping Sides. Trench Is Similar In Relief To Local Topographic Features. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.
16
330858
5378600
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Shallow Linear Pit, Largely Overgrown. Similar In Relief To Local Topographic Features.
16
330968
5378600
Open Pit
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Trench Is Similar In Relief To Local Topographic Features.
16
330958
5378600

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52A11SW00007


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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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