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Record: MDI000000000555

General

Mineral Record Identification
Record Name(s) Moneta MGB - 2005
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Record Status Occurrence
Date Created 2008-May-23
Date Last Modified 2022-Jan-30
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Commodities

Primary Commodities: Gold



Location

Township or Area: Michaud

Latitude: 48° 27' 3.76"    Longitude: -80° 1' 3.41"

UTM Zone: 17    Easting: 572639.997   Northing: 5366899.995    UTM Datum: NAD83

Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake

NTS Grid: 42A08NE

Point Location Description: Diamond drill hole MGB05-2

Location Method: Based on Assessment

Access Description: Access is via Tower Road leading south from Hwy 101, 24 km east of Matheson. Final access is via winder roads.



Exploration History

1987: Noranda drilled 2 profiles to the east and west of the property following up on basal till anomalies. 2002-2005: Royal Victoria Minerals and Moneta Porcupine Mines completed high resolution magnetic and IP surveys. They diamond drilled 4 holes totaling 1001 m. Diamond drill holes MGB05-2 intersected 0.658 g/t Au over 0.18 m.


Assessment Work on File

Assessment Work on File
Office File Number Online Assessment File Identifier Online Assessment File Directory
KL-5472 20000000783 20000000783

Geology

Province: Superior

Subprovince: Abitibi

Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi

Belt: Abitibi

Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River

Geological Age: Archean  



Lithology

Lithology Data
Rock Type Rank Composition Texture Relationship
Mafic pillowed flow 1 Mafic Pillowed, Variolitic Host

Mineralization

Mineralization and Alteration
Rank Mineral Name Class Economic Mineral Type Alteration Mineral Type Alteration Ranking Alteration Intensity Alteration Style
1PyriteEconomicGangue
CalciteAlterationCarbonatization1UnknownVeins
EpidoteAlterationEpidotization2Unknown

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