Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 10098

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 10098


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 10098

Official Name: Rochester

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Silver

Long Name: 2017600052400

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

Mine Closure Reason: Ceasing Production - Other

Mine Closure Plan: Yes

Rehabilitation Plan: No

Mine Plans on File: Yes

Legal Jurisdiction: Mining Act

Date Record Last Modified: 2012-01-27

Location Information

Township or Area: Coleman

District: Cobalt

NTS Number: 031M05

Longitude (dd): -79.64906 | Latitude (dd): 47.36259

UTM Zone: 17 | Easting: 602008 | Northing: 5246343

Operational Access Description: Access: Take 11b North From Cobalt And Turn Right At Ferland Avenue; Cross Larose Bridge And Follow Coleman Road South Along Cobalt Lake , Then Southeast To Kerr Lake, Then To Brady Lake; Features Are At North End Of Brady Lake. Covered Under Temiskaming Mine Closure Plan C10.


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Adit
Active
1993 Site Assessment Report: Adit (u01) Is Collared In Bedrock, Not Screened And Protected By A Wooden Door, Current Protection Is Not Adequate. This Feature Has Some Heritage Trail Possibilities With Open Cut Leading To Adit Adjacent To Brady Lake Road.
17
602009
5246343
Lateral Workings
Not Available
Totals For Lateral Workings Cannot Be Seperated From Other Mines Included In Brady Lake Property (e.g. Lumsden, Pan Silver). Totals For Entire Brady Lake Property As Of 1962 Are As Follows: 32,038.9 Feet Of Drifts; 7,505.2 Feet Of Crosscuts; 10,194 Feet O
17
601835
5246315
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
2010 Assessment; Has A Concrete Cap But Appears To Be Buried, Thus Not Permitting Inspection. No Indication Of Subsidences In The Area. No.3 Rochester Shaft: Was Sunk 79' With Levels At 45' And 79'. From The 79' Level A Winze Goes Down
17
601834
5246313
Shaft - 2 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Rehabilitated
2010 Assessment; Has A Concrete Cap But Appears To Be Buried, Thus Not Permitting Inspection. No Indication Of Subsidences In The Area. Rochester No.2 Shaft: Was Sunk 153' With Levels At 33', 75', And 153'. Temiskaming Mine Closure P
17
601829
5246423
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
1993 Site Assessment Report: Rock Pile/dump (m01) Is A Raised Pile With Moderate Slopes (<15-45 Degrees). There Is No Protection Present. Waste Rock Pile Is Next To Rochester Shaft No.3.
17
601833
5246312
Winze
Not Available
No.3 Rochester Shaft: Was Sunk 79' With Levels At 45' And 79'. From The 79' Level A Winze Goes Down To 150' Sublevel. Feature Was Not Reported By The Year 1993 Survey Team.
17
601830
5246310

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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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