▁by ▁Kin ross ▁Gold ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁bank rupt cy ▁of ▁Royal ▁Oak ▁M ines . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁concerned ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁ground ▁subs idence ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁dr ifts ▁and ▁stop es ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁back filled . ▁Ext ensive ▁subs idence ▁has ▁occurred ▁at ▁the ▁Hol ling er ▁G olf ▁Cour se ▁to ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁mine ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁Hol ling er ▁mine ▁site ▁property ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁Gold cor p ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁active ▁open - pit ▁mine . ▁ ▁Hol ling er ▁Leg acy ▁Project ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Gold cor p ▁signed ▁a ▁three - phase ▁land - use ▁plan ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁T imm ins , ▁which ▁sched ules ▁mine ▁closure ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Future ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁site ▁include ▁a ▁new ▁public ▁park ▁featuring ▁Hol ling er ▁Lake , ▁a ▁sand y ▁beach , ▁pic nic ▁areas , ▁and ▁w ilder ness ▁tra ils . ▁The ▁" Hol ling er ▁Leg acy ▁Project ," ▁a ims ▁to ▁have ▁completed ▁Ph ase ▁I ▁by ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁project ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁mines ▁in ▁Ontario ▁ ▁Ch anging ▁Places : ▁History , ▁Community , ▁and ▁Identity ▁in ▁N ort he astern ▁Ontario ▁by ▁Ker ry ▁M . ▁Ab el , ▁McG ill -