Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08557

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08557


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08557

Official Name: Silver Mountain West

Site Classification: C

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2016280053400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed: 1924-12-31

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: No

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: No

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2015-05-15

Location Information

Township or Area: Lybster

District: Thunder Bay

NTS Number: 052A04

Longitude (dd): -89.8866 | Latitude (dd): 48.2476

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 285715 | Northing: 5347849

Operational Access Description: Mndm Site Rehabilitation Under The Abandoned Mines Rehabilitation Program In 2015. See File. Access;proceed On Highway 588 West To Highway 593, South For 1.9km To Lakehead University Sign On The East Side. Follow A Gravel Road East 600m To A Clearing. The Trail Is To The Left Side North 150m To S-1. History: In 1885 Considerable Exploration And Development Was Carried Out. In 1886 Some Development Work Was Done In Upper Tunnel. At The Eastern End, Development Work Was Carried Out Between 1886 And 1892. On The West End, 2 Shafts And A Pit Were Sunk In 1887. The West End Was Actively Mined From 1898 To 1903, Sporadicly Mined In 1911, And Was Mined For Stucco Dressing In 1924. Development Includes Three Shafts, 80' Winze Connecting Two Level Or Tunnels, Crosscuts And 4 Pits. Vertical Depths Of Workings Extends Over 250'. From 1888 To 1902, The Value Of Silver Ore Produced Was $500,000. From About 770,000 Ounces Of Silver. 2 Shafts/2 Adits/1 Winze/4 Levels From One Shaft 1885-1903 & Intermittently 1903-1927.; Commodity: Ag,zn,pb,cu,calc,fluo; Year 2000 Survey Reports Trenches May Overrun Adits.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
2000 Assessment; Hanging Rock Roof, 14m Cliff Above
16
286279
5347872
Exploration Shaft - Unknown
Active
2000 Assessment; Rock Cliff Drop 5m To Trench, Bedrock Collar, No Protection, Contained Within Old Trench Or Open Cut, Some Logs Falling Into Shaft, Dry To Depth That Could Be Observed, May Be Choked Off.
16
285837
5347862
Lateral Workings
Not Available
Feature Not Reported In The Year 2000 Survey.
16
285438
5347947
Open Cut
Active
2000 Assessment; Solid Rock 6m Height Trenches Located East And West, Collapsing Open Stope To Surface.
16
285884
5347861
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Inclined Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Dangerous Area Falling Rock Face Overhang, Bedrock Collar, No Timbers, Overgrown, Barbed Wire On Trees, Dry, No Means Of Egress, Inclined S#3 Of 1984 Pit.
16
285884
5347861
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
2000 Assessment; Bedrock Collar, May Be Stope Breakthrough Shown On Long Section, Heavily Overgrown And Obscured. However, Water Can Be Seen, No Means Of Egress, Narrow To 3x5m.
16
286035
5347846
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; A Trench Along Cliff Area. Coordinates Approximated From Site Map.
16
285753
5347897
Trench
Active
2000 Assessment; Large Open Trench Along Cliff.
16
285753
5347847
Waste Rock Dump
Not Available
Feature Not Reported In The Year 2000 Survey.
16
285438
5347947
Winze
Not Available
80' Winze Connects Two Levels. Feature Not Reported In The Year 2000 Survey.
16
285438
5347947

Mineral Deposit Identifier: MDI52A04NW00003


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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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