Grewyhawk Uranium Mine.
It had all started in 1954, when a new uranium mine discovery was made by the impressive Goldhawk Porcupine Mines Ltd. In addition these discoveries became discovered by two employees known as K.D Thomas and M. Card. Within this time period the company would further expand this project when geological surveys became completed. As this had occurred the company would move onto a more serious prospecting phase when the company had drilled a 2000 foot zone to the depth of 450 feet. Soon enough these drill results would give good indications of valuable minerals that included Clinozoisite, magnetite, apatite, titanite, mircrocline, Zircon, tourmaline, epidote, pyrite in pegmatite, and Titanite, allanite, pyrochlore, uranothorite, and uraninite deposits. By this time period the company would also re-organize it self into the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Limited.
Within 1955, the company and its team of dedicated miners would further expand this mining zone when a three compartment shaft was being sunken. From 1955 to 1960, the company's three compartment shaft operation was additionally sunken to a depth of 361 feet below ground levels. Further so the main shaft operation would be opened up with three ore producing levels that became station and cut on the mines 110, 211, and the last one at 333 feet.. When the mine started to further expand it would soon go under more exploration phase when 114 holes became drilled, and had totalled 42,299 feet of core sample in 1956. Even development within this time period was also transforming this mining operation when 430 feet of crosscutting, 1,606 feet of drifting, and 512 feet of raising became establish within the first level alone. As this became achieved the company had also underwent further underground explorations when 76 drill holes that totalled 10,542 feet of core sample was taken. Within this time period the company would also develop several of its much need structures. These structures would included the construction phases of a hoist room, compressor house, dry house, machine shop, carpenter shop, and its own office, followed by the development of two dwellings. Even the shipment of the ore was not that encouraging as the company had only processed a total of 136 to 181 tons at the Faraday Mine Mill.
As production continue to take place, the company and its team of dedicated miners would additionally sink the three compartment shaft to a depth of 401 feet. This newly developed area was also opened up with a new ore producing level towards this production within 1957. Another huge change would also occur when the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Ltd. had also obtain a contract to process all of its ore at the Faraday Uranium Mine Milling facility. In addition the company and its team would also extract and process a total of 80,247 tons of ore that graded 0.069% uranium. Production within the Greyhawk Uranium Mine was only averaging a production level of 114 tons of ore on a daily basis. By this time the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Limited had ship its first ore that was hoisted from the mine, and taken from the 2,000 ton stockpile. More so the company would also construct new structures as the mine now had its own 200 ton ore-bin, a bunk house for accommodation purposes, a warehouse for storage, a 10,000 gallon wood stave water tank, and its own black smith-shop.
Within 1958, the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Ltd. would come to their very first fatal accident of a Canadian miner. In addition the miner became identified as Rosaire Lamirande, who left being his wife, and seven kids. Much of this accident had occurred when the miner was hit by a falling rock on October, 25,1958. His own fatality had occurred at 9:50 am, in a stope section that was identified as the No. 302 A stope. More so the ore body that was being extracted from this location is known to strike 40 degrees to the north, and dips to about 45 degrees. It became reported that this stope section is rather believed to have been flat, and was mined opened with intermitted pillars as back supports. Almost all the ore within this project was strongly known to have been slushed by mucking machines that operated at drawn points. Much of this whole entire procedure would than load the ore into loading cars to be transported to the surface. By this time the No.302 A stope was officially completed, and had left a 15 foot crown pillar as a way to support this section. Further so the company also had its own waste pillar that was 50 feet high. Within this pillar, the company had some ore that was uncovered by a 60 foot exploration sub-drift section that was located 22 feet below the second level. Company officials from the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Limited, would additionally construct a box-hole that was driven to the back of the stope in order to connect with the sublevel. Soon enough this engineering phase would also establish a one lift upper that was drilled within the sub-level. Much of this procedures became completed because it was intended to leave the 15 foot crown pillar towards the next level. As this became completed the box hole was than drilled to 45 degrees in order to extract the ore bearing material. These uppers had been known to be blasted within the stope section of the Greyhawk Uranium Mine. Once this phase commenced the company was moving forward with this operation when half of the uppers became completed to about a 30 foot lengths. Even much of the hang-walls were being secured when it was bolted within this section thoroughly. Bolting procedures would also be establish from the main hang-walls as the company had bolted them upwards for 12 feet. By this time two employees who we're identified as Rosaire Lamirande, and Ivan Lopointe became ordered by their shift boss to cone slash the box holes. During this time period the main shift boss was identified as Kenneth Legge, who ordered them to first scale the sub-drift uppers, then the two slashes below them. At around 9am, Rosaire Lamirande had entered the stope as he uncovered some loose rocks within the hanging walls. Soon enough Mr. Lamirande would direct his crew to crack along the west-side of this loose, and also to scale the loose after barring more muck on the footwall.
Much of this scaling procedure was done by two scaling bar that were 4 feet and 8 feet long. Mr. Lamirande soon had tried to break this loose from the west-side using a 4 foot scale bar. Within this time period Ivan Lapointe was standing a lit bit further from the scaling, and higher up. So Mr. Lamirande would additionally tell him to try and loosen this section with the 8 foot scaling bar. Nevertheless, Lapointe him self had brought this loose section down with two scale bars as it had measured to be 7 feet by 6inch at the base, and 8 feet by 6 inch's high. In addition this soon had causes a cross fracture that was located 4 feet by 6 inches from the bottom. When this occurred the crew had no idea that the section was loose as they either miss it or didn't check it. As Mr. Lamirande started to proceed with more development work a terrible accident would occur. He was soon struck by a falling rock that came tumbling from 15 feet off the hangwall. This major incident had caused a sever fatality when his head was wedged between two rocks. His partner Mr. Lapointe had then summoned for help after releasing him from the two rocks he was wedge under. Soon enough the main shift boss who's known as Legge had shouted for help within the next stope section.
At around 11am the body was taken from the underground workings and brought back to the surface. Within this time period the body was then being examined by DR.V.A. Lehinant, and the Corner Dr. O.W Anderson. By this time Rosaire Lamirande was pronounce dead from this major rock fall that caused a brain injure, and fractured his skull. In general the Jury had also believe this to be an accident as no negligence was reported to have made this mine not safe.
Soon enough the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Ltd would have no choice but to sell this operation at the end of 1961, when it had declared bankruptcy. This whole entire sale would be additionally sold to the historical Faraday Uranium Mines Ltd. in 1962. At the time of its very own closure the mine it self had included extensive lateral development that totalled 5,965 feet of drifting, 1,655 feet of crosscutting, and 2,294 feet of raising that was done. When the mine had closed the total ore reserve within this operation was estimated to have contained 200,000 tons of uranium at grade of 0.069%. No further development or production would continue when the mine was rather becoming abandoned. More so the property would be later acquired by the Madawaska Mines Ltd who also operated the Faraday Uranium Mine Project. The mine it self would not last long as the reserves were not encouraging enough to develop this project.
Within 1955, the company and its team of dedicated miners would further expand this mining zone when a three compartment shaft was being sunken. From 1955 to 1960, the company's three compartment shaft operation was additionally sunken to a depth of 361 feet below ground levels. Further so the main shaft operation would be opened up with three ore producing levels that became station and cut on the mines 110, 211, and the last one at 333 feet.. When the mine started to further expand it would soon go under more exploration phase when 114 holes became drilled, and had totalled 42,299 feet of core sample in 1956. Even development within this time period was also transforming this mining operation when 430 feet of crosscutting, 1,606 feet of drifting, and 512 feet of raising became establish within the first level alone. As this became achieved the company had also underwent further underground explorations when 76 drill holes that totalled 10,542 feet of core sample was taken. Within this time period the company would also develop several of its much need structures. These structures would included the construction phases of a hoist room, compressor house, dry house, machine shop, carpenter shop, and its own office, followed by the development of two dwellings. Even the shipment of the ore was not that encouraging as the company had only processed a total of 136 to 181 tons at the Faraday Mine Mill.
As production continue to take place, the company and its team of dedicated miners would additionally sink the three compartment shaft to a depth of 401 feet. This newly developed area was also opened up with a new ore producing level towards this production within 1957. Another huge change would also occur when the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Ltd. had also obtain a contract to process all of its ore at the Faraday Uranium Mine Milling facility. In addition the company and its team would also extract and process a total of 80,247 tons of ore that graded 0.069% uranium. Production within the Greyhawk Uranium Mine was only averaging a production level of 114 tons of ore on a daily basis. By this time the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Limited had ship its first ore that was hoisted from the mine, and taken from the 2,000 ton stockpile. More so the company would also construct new structures as the mine now had its own 200 ton ore-bin, a bunk house for accommodation purposes, a warehouse for storage, a 10,000 gallon wood stave water tank, and its own black smith-shop.
Within 1958, the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Ltd. would come to their very first fatal accident of a Canadian miner. In addition the miner became identified as Rosaire Lamirande, who left being his wife, and seven kids. Much of this accident had occurred when the miner was hit by a falling rock on October, 25,1958. His own fatality had occurred at 9:50 am, in a stope section that was identified as the No. 302 A stope. More so the ore body that was being extracted from this location is known to strike 40 degrees to the north, and dips to about 45 degrees. It became reported that this stope section is rather believed to have been flat, and was mined opened with intermitted pillars as back supports. Almost all the ore within this project was strongly known to have been slushed by mucking machines that operated at drawn points. Much of this whole entire procedure would than load the ore into loading cars to be transported to the surface. By this time the No.302 A stope was officially completed, and had left a 15 foot crown pillar as a way to support this section. Further so the company also had its own waste pillar that was 50 feet high. Within this pillar, the company had some ore that was uncovered by a 60 foot exploration sub-drift section that was located 22 feet below the second level. Company officials from the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Limited, would additionally construct a box-hole that was driven to the back of the stope in order to connect with the sublevel. Soon enough this engineering phase would also establish a one lift upper that was drilled within the sub-level. Much of this procedures became completed because it was intended to leave the 15 foot crown pillar towards the next level. As this became completed the box hole was than drilled to 45 degrees in order to extract the ore bearing material. These uppers had been known to be blasted within the stope section of the Greyhawk Uranium Mine. Once this phase commenced the company was moving forward with this operation when half of the uppers became completed to about a 30 foot lengths. Even much of the hang-walls were being secured when it was bolted within this section thoroughly. Bolting procedures would also be establish from the main hang-walls as the company had bolted them upwards for 12 feet. By this time two employees who we're identified as Rosaire Lamirande, and Ivan Lopointe became ordered by their shift boss to cone slash the box holes. During this time period the main shift boss was identified as Kenneth Legge, who ordered them to first scale the sub-drift uppers, then the two slashes below them. At around 9am, Rosaire Lamirande had entered the stope as he uncovered some loose rocks within the hanging walls. Soon enough Mr. Lamirande would direct his crew to crack along the west-side of this loose, and also to scale the loose after barring more muck on the footwall.
Much of this scaling procedure was done by two scaling bar that were 4 feet and 8 feet long. Mr. Lamirande soon had tried to break this loose from the west-side using a 4 foot scale bar. Within this time period Ivan Lapointe was standing a lit bit further from the scaling, and higher up. So Mr. Lamirande would additionally tell him to try and loosen this section with the 8 foot scaling bar. Nevertheless, Lapointe him self had brought this loose section down with two scale bars as it had measured to be 7 feet by 6inch at the base, and 8 feet by 6 inch's high. In addition this soon had causes a cross fracture that was located 4 feet by 6 inches from the bottom. When this occurred the crew had no idea that the section was loose as they either miss it or didn't check it. As Mr. Lamirande started to proceed with more development work a terrible accident would occur. He was soon struck by a falling rock that came tumbling from 15 feet off the hangwall. This major incident had caused a sever fatality when his head was wedged between two rocks. His partner Mr. Lapointe had then summoned for help after releasing him from the two rocks he was wedge under. Soon enough the main shift boss who's known as Legge had shouted for help within the next stope section.
At around 11am the body was taken from the underground workings and brought back to the surface. Within this time period the body was then being examined by DR.V.A. Lehinant, and the Corner Dr. O.W Anderson. By this time Rosaire Lamirande was pronounce dead from this major rock fall that caused a brain injure, and fractured his skull. In general the Jury had also believe this to be an accident as no negligence was reported to have made this mine not safe.
Soon enough the Greyhawk Uranium Mines Ltd would have no choice but to sell this operation at the end of 1961, when it had declared bankruptcy. This whole entire sale would be additionally sold to the historical Faraday Uranium Mines Ltd. in 1962. At the time of its very own closure the mine it self had included extensive lateral development that totalled 5,965 feet of drifting, 1,655 feet of crosscutting, and 2,294 feet of raising that was done. When the mine had closed the total ore reserve within this operation was estimated to have contained 200,000 tons of uranium at grade of 0.069%. No further development or production would continue when the mine was rather becoming abandoned. More so the property would be later acquired by the Madawaska Mines Ltd who also operated the Faraday Uranium Mine Project. The mine it self would not last long as the reserves were not encouraging enough to develop this project.
