Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08529

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08529

Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08529

Official Name: Roberts

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name: 2015590054000

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2012-01-27

Location Information

Township or Area: Freeborn

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052B13

Longitude (dd): -91.6436 | Latitude (dd): 48.8034

UTM Zone: 15 | Easting: 599599 | Northing: 5406488

Operational Access Description: Access; Access Via Paved Roads From Atikokan. Starting At The Intersection Of Main And O'brien Streets In Atikokan, Proceed North On O'brien Street Through The Lone Pine Subdivision, Turning Left At D&j Variety And Proceeding Toward The Airport. At 2.9km From Main St., Turn Right (north) And Proceed 3.1km To The Driveway Of The Errington Mine. Proceed Past The Errington Buildings To The South Roberts Pit. Past Producer; Iron Ore; Open Pit Adjacent To Errington Also Accessed By Errington Shaft.; This Site Is Linked To Errington (#08532). Year 2000 Survey The Shaft Shown In The Records Was Documented In The Data For The Errington Mine (08532). Add Electrical Sub-station To Recrods.

Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature

Hazard Status

Condition

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Hydro Substation

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Ruins Of Electrical Substation. Now An Arrangement Of Concrete Pads, Sawn Off Wood Poles And Steel Members On Or In Ground.

598939

5406817

Open Pit

Active

2000 Assessment; Large Scale Open Pit, Constructed In The Bottom Of Steep Rock Lake Following Diversion, Pumping And Dredging Program. Several Significant Wall Failures And Landslides Have Occurred Since Operations Ceased, Road Leading Into The Pit Have B

599599

5406488

Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft

Not Available

Captured As Part Of Errington Site (#08532)

599306

5406405

Waste Rock Dump

Not A Hazard

2000 Assessment; Large Deposit Of Waste Rock Contained Between The North And South Roberts Pit Area, Becoming Overgrown With Trees, Gradually Flooding.

599655

5406368

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52B13SE00008

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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