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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08521

General Information

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08521

Official Name: Steeprock C Zone

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 2015600054000

Date Mine Opened: 1959-01-01

Date Mine Closed: 1975-12-31

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: Yes

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2021-12-13

Location Information

Township or Area: Schwenger

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052B13

Longitude (dd): -91.59944 | Latitude (dd): 48.82433

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 602799 | Northing: 5408873

Operational Access Description: Current Rehab Being Conducted By Mnrf Mndm Site Rehabilitation Under The Abandoned Mines Rehabilitation Program In 2002. See File. Access; The Site Is Located 6km North Of Atikokan In Schwenger Township. The Site May Be Accessed Via Hwy 622 North From Hwy 11b, To The Atikokan Ski Hill Road. Turn Left At The Ski Hill Sign And Proceed West To The Site. Large Scale (past) Producer Of Iron From Both Underground & Open Pit. Large Pellet Plant & Surface Infrastructure. "limebat" "centre Island" & "mink Zones" All Included.; Commodity: Fe; Year 2000 Survey Reports Pcb Storage Building Should Be Added. Tunnel Shown In Records Could Not Be Accessed. Water Control Shaft Should Be Added. Euclid Shop Should Be Added. Transformer Shed Should Be Added. Scrap Area Should Be Added. 2020 Site Is Part Of Ongoing Rehabilitation Efforts Of The Steep Rock Site By Mnrf.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Administrative Buildings
Active
2000 Assessment: Large Office/dry Complex, Extensively Vandalized, Large Anount Of Debris, Glass, Wood, And Scrap Inside Building.
15
602940
5408309
Fuel Storage
Active
2000 Assessment: Cylindrical Steel Tank, Apparently Empty And Rusting Above Ground. Appears To Have Been Moved From Original Location - Not Connected To Piping.
15
602981
5408140
Landfill
Active
2000 Assessment: Area Of Miscellaneous Scrap Material Including Steel, Wood, Glass, Vehicles, Tires, Electrical Switches.
15
602796
5408820
Lateral Workings
Not Available
Workings To A Depth Of 369m. Copy Of Underground Plans Are Located In Rg Office, T Bay. Feature Was Not Reported In The Year 2000 Survey.
15
602916
5408201
Miscellaneous Structures
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment: Inlet Structure. Concrete Structure Heading A Water Control Shaft Extending Down 150m And Out Under The Pit Lake Surface.opening Has Been Partially Blocked With Timber Forming A Small Pond Above The Opening.
15
602900
5408455
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2000 Assessment: Concrete Holding Tank - Possibly A Sewer Tank. Buried In Ground And Nearly Filled To Top With Water. Pipes And Fittings Emerge From Top Of Tank.
15
602890
5408306
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2000 Assessment: Large Steel Framed Shop Building. Most Of Contents From Operations Have Been Removed. Contents Mostly Steel Scrap And Debris. Newer Material Include Equipment For Fish Farming Operations In Pit Lake.
15
602796
5408820
Miscellaneous Structures
Active
2000 Assessment; Partially Dismantled/demolished Pelletizing Plant Structure, Collapsing Steel And Concrete Structures; Many Of Key Pillars Have Been Removed. Concrete Floors Are Collapsing, High Copncrete Arches On 3rd Floor Are In Danger Of Toppling.
15
603305
5408398
Open Pit
Active
Original Amis Reports Indicate Feature Is Located At Point 5407851n, 602402e. 2000 Assessment: Large Open Pit Partly Filled With Water. Remaining Pit Walls Show Signs Of Instability. Several Ramps Are Truncated Part Way Down, And One Remaining Ramp Rea
15
602342
5408842
Pcb Storage
Active
2000 Assessment: Small Wooden Shed Containing One Electrical Transformer.
15
602754
5408813
Pcb Storage
Active
2000 Assessment: Chain Link Fenced Pcb Storage Facility Consisting Of 1 Corrugated Steel Clad Shed With 2 Cylindrical Tanks And 1 Square Tank. Tanks Are Reported To Contain Consolidated Pcb-electrical Equipment From The Mine.
15
603164
5408034
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Original Amis Record Reports This Feature As A Shaft Of Unknown Depth And Coorinates Plotting Within The Open Pit (5407851n, 602402e). 2000 Assessment: Shaft, Headframe And Service Building Open And Accessable. Extensively Vandallized And Various Small
15
602889
5408167
Waste Rock Dump
Active
Original Amis Document Reports Location Of Feature At 5407851n, 602402e With No Dimensions. 2000 Assessment: Large Scale Waste Rock Dump In South End Of Pit, Sloping Downward Into Pit Lake. There Are Some Areas Of Erosion And Unstable Slopes. History O
15
602916
5408201

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52B13SE00009


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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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