Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08694

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 08694


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 08694

Official Name: Kirkland Lake Tailings

Site Classification: A

Primary Commodity: Gold

Long Name:

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason:

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: Unk

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2021-09-23

Location Information

Township or Area: Teck

District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Number:

Longitude (dd): -80.04146 | Latitude (dd): 48.16016

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 571281 | Northing: 5334546

Operational Access Description: Access: Located Northwest Of Downtown Kirkland Lake. To Access The Site From Hwy 66, Take Goodfish Road North For 1km And Then Turn West Onto A Gravel Road. The Road Travels Along The North Edge Of The Tailings. History: Over A Period Of About 30 Years, Four Separate Mills Deposited Tailings Into The North Basin Of Kirkland Lake. Since 1947, No Known Mining Activity Took Place At The Kirkland Lake Tailings Site Until 1988 When A Company Called Eastmaque Gold Mines Began To Reprocess The Tailings. Once They Were Reprocessed In The Mill, The Tailings Were Deposited Back Into The Old Kirkland Lake Tailings Basin Area. Eastmaque Ceased Operations In 1991 Because They Became Uneconomical. Closure Plan Id: K08


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Tailings - Confined
Active
Kirkland Lake Tailings Site 2014 Assessment; Abundance Of Vegetation On Upland And Wetter Areas. No Signs Of Erosion Or Blowing Tailings. Combination Of Flooded Tailings And Vegetation Appears To Have Reduced The Potential For Erosion And Blowing Tailing
17
570260
5335160
Tailings Dams
Active
South Middle Dyke 2014 Assessment; Constructed Out Of Waste Rock. Separates The Main Tailings Basin Area With The West Arm Tailings Area. No Cracks, Sloughs, Slides Or Bulges Were Observed. There Were Some Tree Saplings And Grasses Observed On The Dyke.
17
570229
5334095
Tailings Dams
Active
North Middle Dyke 2014 Assessment; Constructed Out Of Waste Rock. Separates The Main Tailings Basin Area With The West Arm Tailings Area. During The Inspection, No Cracks, Sloughs, Slides Or Bulges Were Observed. There Were Some Saplings And Grasses Obse
17
570295
5334303
Tailings Dams
Active
West Dyke 2014 Assessment; Constructed Out Of Rock Fill. Situated At The Northern Edge Of The West Arm Tailings Area. No Signs Of Erosion Or Cracks, However A Beaver Dam Has Been Constructed In The Spillway And Is Holding Water Back In The West Arm Taili
17
569497
5334130
Tailings Dams
Active
East Dyke 2014 Assessment; Constructed Out Of Clayey Filled Material. The Top Of The Concrete Cut-off Wall Was Observed Along With The East Dyke. The Spillway Was Not Observed And Is Believed To Have Been Filled With A Steel Pipe Culvert And Gravel.
17
571281
5334546

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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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