Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08545

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08545


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08545

Official Name: Prince, Cox J.

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2016320053300

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2011-06-01

Location Information

Township or Area: Blake

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052A03

Longitude (dd): -89.31573 | Latitude (dd): 48.13289

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 327706 | Northing: 5333664

Operational Access Description: Access; The Site Is Located Approx 1km Southwest Of Mink Point On The North Shore Of Lake Superior. The Site May Be Reached By Boat From Thunder Bay Or Cloud Bay Or By Helicopter Or Overland By Overgrown Trails. Two Shafts/two Adits/winze 1846-1848/drift Level/waste Pile; 1979 Visit Noted The 2 Shafts Adjacent To Trail, Not As Mapped By 1976 Visit; "g.2719". Year 2000 Survey Reports 2 Shafts, 2 Adits, And A Pit.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Adit Driven Into Hill Side, Bedrock Collar At Opening, Waste Rock Partially Collapsed Into Sinking Cut At Portal, Very Thin Back To The Drift.
16
327877
5333552
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Collapsed Adit Now Seen As A Trench Or Open Cut Leading Into The Opening Of Shaft S02. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.
16
327709
5333657
Exploration Shaft - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Exploration Shaft Collared In Bedrock, Not Timbered, Opening Obscured In Vegetation, No Water Visible.
16
327707
5333680
Lateral Workings
Active
Feature Not Reported In Year 2000 Survey.
16
327856
5333520
Lateral Workings
Active
Feature Not Reported In Year 2000 Survey.
16
327856
5333520
Open Pit
Active
2000 Assessment; Test Pit In Bedrock And Overburden, Sides Slope Into Hole At Roughly 2h:1v, Partially Filled In With Logs And Debris.
16
327735
5333620
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; Bedrock Collared Shaft, Opening Obscured In Trees And Brush. Appears Dry. May Be Connected To Adjacent Collapsed Adit Or Open Cut As Well As Drifiting And A Winze In The Underground.
16
327709
5333664
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
2000 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Located East Of Two Shafts. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.
16
327685
5333675
Winze
Active
Feature Not Reported In Year 2000 Survey.
16
327856
5333520

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52A03NW00002


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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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