Abandoned Mine Inventory for Ontario

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Abandoned Mine Identifier: 95019

General Information

Permanent Link to this Record: 95019


Abandoned Mine Identifier: 95019

Official Name: Goudreau Pits

Site Classification: B

Primary Commodity: Iron

Long Name:

Date Mine Opened:

Date Mine Closed:

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: 2018-08-29

Location Information

Township or Area: Aguonie

District: Wawa

NTS Number:

Longitude (dd): -84.50069 | Latitude (dd): 48.26569

UTM Zone: 16 | Easting: 685471 | Northing: 5348851

Operational Access Description: Multiple Iron Range Properties Held By Essar Steel Former Amis # 00894 00895 00889 00893 00897 00892 00888 00887 00891


Hazard Feature Information

Mine Feature
Hazard Status
Condition
UTM Zone
Easting
Northing
Open Cut
Active
Former Amis 00887; Feature 81667 1992 Assessment; The Open Cut Is 155m Long In A N-s Direction And 15-30m Wide. Steep Cliff Faces Mark All Sides Of The Pit And Have A Vertical Drop Of 10-15m To The Bottom. The Pit Is Open At The Road Level At Its Western
16
683580
5348145
Open Pit
Active
Former Amis 00893; Feature 81675 1992 Assessment; Access To The Open Pit Is By A Ramp At Its Eastern And Western Ends. The Pit Splits Into A "y" Shape With The Sw Limb Exending Into A Quarry Pit. The Nw Limb Continues On As A Water Filled Pit W
16
687526
5349618
Open Pit
Active
Former Amis 00895, Feature Id 81677 1992 Assessment; The Pit Measures 80m Long By 10-15m Wide. Steep Cliff Faces Exists On Its Western Side And North Face And The Northern End. The Pit Is Partially Filled With Water With Entry To The Water Level Possible
16
685548
5349450
Open Pit
Active
Former Amis 00894; Feature 81676 1992 Assessment; The Open Pit Is Now Water Filled. The Pit Measures 305m Long And 60m Wide At The West End And 10m In Wide At The South End. The Pit Bends From A Bearing Of 270 Degrees At The West End To 120 Degrees At Th
16
686317
5349816
Shaft - 1 Compartment - Vertical Shaft
Active
Former Aims 00889; Fetaure 81670 1992 Assessment; The Shaft Is Well Hidden By Thick Underbrush. The Depth Is Difficult To Establish As The Timber Inside Have Collapsed.
16
684386
5348576
Trench
Not A Hazard
Former Amis 00891; Feature 81672 1992 Assessment; The Original Trenching Was Difficult To Discern Due To Overgrowth And High Relief Of Outcrop Ridge In The Area. Max Depth Of Trenches 1-2m. No Rock Or Overburden Piles Seen.
16
683132
5349104
Trench
Not A Hazard
Former Amis 00888; Feature 81669 1992 Assessment; One Small Trench Was Located Along The North Side Of The Exposed Iron Formation. Dimensional Information Not Provided.
16
684664
5348605
Trench
Not A Hazard
Former Amis 00892; Feature 81673 1992 Assessment; Along The Shoreline At The Se Side Of The Lake, Two Square Pits, 45m Apart, Were Dug Into The Iron Formation. The Western Pit Measured 1.5 X 7.5 X 0.9m Deep With The Waste Rock Pile Reaching The Waters Ed
16
685268
5348459
Trench
Active
Former Amis 00897; Feature 90576 1992 Assessment; Intermittent Trenching Along Iron Formations For Over 600 Feet Until Rock Gradually Dips Down Into Low Swampy Area To The West And Northwest. Surface Water Draining This Area Drains Generally West To The
16
685330
5349762
Trench
Active
Former Amis 00897; Feature 90577 1992 Assessment; Intermittent Trenching Along Iron Formations For Over 600 Feet Until Rock Gradually Dips Down Into Low Swampy Area To The West And Northwest. Surface Water Draining This Area Drains Generally West To The
16
685330
5349762
Trench
Active
Former Amis 00897; Feature 90578 1992 Assessment; Intermittent Trenching Along Iron Formations For Over 600 Feet Until Rock Gradually Dips Down Into Low Swampy Area To The West And Northwest. Surface Water Draining This Area Drains Generally West To The
16
685330
5349762
Trench
Not A Hazard
Former Aims 00889; Fetaure 89967 1992 Assessment; Small Trenches And Pits Were Found At The Site. Dimensional Information Indicates Two Of The Pits Measuring 1 X 1 X 1m Deep And 1.8 X 1.8 X 1.2m Deep. These Pits Are Located ~15 And 40m East Of The Shaft.
16
684426
5348576
Waste Rock Dump
Active
Former Amis 00887; Feature 81668 1992 Assessment; There Are Two Waste Rock Areas Associated With The Pit. One Area Is Immediately North Of The Pit And North Of Goudreau Road. A Second Area Further To The North (1km) Lies To The East Of The Acr Line And E
16
683511
5348117
Waste Rock Dump
Not A Hazard
Former Aims 00889; Feature 81671 1992 Assessment; Waste Rock Pile Stands Near The Shaft Opening.
16
684394
5348580
Waste Rock Dump
Active
Former Amis Id 00895; Feature Id 81678 1992 Assessment; At A Point 50m North Of The Pit, A Large 70 X 10-20m Wide Level Waste Rock Pile Has Been Built Up From The Former Mining Of This Pit. It Appears Surface Water Drains Through This Waste Rock.
16
685458
5349641

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