The purpose of this feature is to query the AMIS (Abandoned Mines Information System) system for abandoned mines. You may query using the following criteria:

- mine name
- geographic district (returns multiple results)
- geographic township (returns multiple results)

Your search result(s) will show you the following:

- Latitude and Longitude of the mine including a link to a Google Maps view

- The Feature Class Code
1 NOT AVAILABLE
2 RESIDENTS
3 STRUCTURE
4 FEATURES TO SURFACE
5 UNDERGROUND
6 WASTES

- Mine Hazard Class
R REHABILITATED (The location has been cleaned up)
U UNREHABILITATED
NA NOT AVAILABLE
NH NO HAZARDS

- Feature Type
1 SHAFT - 1 COMPARTMENT ? VERTICAL SHAFT
2 - SHAFT - 2 COMPARTMENT ? VERTICAL SHAFT
3 - SHAFT - 3 COMPARTMENT ? VERTICAL SHAFT
4 - SHAFT - 4 COMPARTMENT ? VERTICAL SHAFT
5 - SHAFT - 5+ COMPARTMENT ? VERTICAL SHAFT
7 - RAISE TO SURFACE
10 - ADIT
11- STOPE TO SURFACE
13 - PORTAL OR DECLINE RAMP
14- CROWN PILLAR
15 - OPEN PIT
16 - SUBSIDENCE AREA
17 - TAILINGS ? UNCONFINED
18 - TAILINGS DAMS
19 - MISCELLANEOUS STRUCTURES
21 - WASTE ROCK DUMP
22 - EQUIPMENT
23 - DECANT TOWERS
24 - TAILINGS ? CONFINED
26 - HEAD FRAME
28 - WATER TOWER
29 - SMOKE STACK
30 - MILL, MILL FOUNDATION
31 - SMELTER/REFINERY
32 - HYDRO SUBSTATION
33 - LANDFILL
34 - SHAFT - 1 COMPARTMENT ? INCLINED SHAFT
35 - LATERAL WORKINGS
36 - WINZE
38 - QUARRY
39 - STRIPPED AREA
40 - WELL (OIL, GAS, SALT)
42 - TRAMWAY
43 - ORE STOCKPILE
44 - ROASTNG YARDS
47 - OVERBURDEN STOCKPILE
50 - FUEL STORAGE
52 - HEAP LEACH AREA
53 - ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS
54 - CHEMICAL STORAGE FACILITIES
55 - CHEMICAL WASTES
56 - DRAINAGE CONTROL STRUCTURES
57 - EXPLORATION SHAFT ? INCLINED SHAFT
58 - EXPLORATION SHAFT ? UNKNOWN
59 - EXPLOSIVE BUILDINGS
60 - FENCES, GATES
61 - HOIST ROOM
62 - HOUSING
63 - LABORATORY
64 - OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE
65 - PCB STORAGE
66 - PCBS
67 - POTENTIAL SUBSIDENCE AREA
68 - RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
69 - RESIDENTS
70 - SHAFT - 1 COMPARTMENT ? UNKNOWN
71 - SHAFT - 2 COMPARTMENT ? INCLINED SHAFT
72 - SHAFT - 2 COMPARTMENT ? UNKNOWN
73 - SHAFT - 3 COMPARTMENT ? INCLINED SHAFT

A note on features

Note that each mine may have multiple entries because each foundation, building, shaft, ramp, gate house, etc. are considered to be seperate "features". The database has seen many people tend to it over the years so there is no be-all and end-all guide to a legend of abbreviations. Here are some abbreviations you can expect to find used:

CABIN
RAMP
STRUCTR
FNDTN (foundation)
FOUNDTNS (foundations)
MISC
GATEHOUS (gate house)
BUILDING/BUILD (building)
CORESHK (core shack)
MISCEQPT (misc. equipment)
HDFRME (head frame)
M0x (eg. M02, M04, M06) refers to MISC. and the feature #
BUILDB01 (Building, feature #B01)
FNDTNF02 (foundation, feature F02)
PAD
HOIST/HOISTF02 (hoist)
WELL
BNKHOUSE (bunk house)
TRAILER
SAWMLE01 (saw mill)