Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Overburden Drill Hole 81-08 - 1995 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1995-May-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Mar-02 |
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Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Melba
Latitude: 48° 18' 36.4" Longitude: -80° 8' 13.23"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 563988.35 Northing: 5351128.54 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08SE
Point Location Description: Drill hole 81-08
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Archean
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copper | Economic | Ore |
May 27, 2016 (A Wilson) - Till samples from the drill holes returned low but elevated values of copper, lead and zinc at the base of the holes. Elevated gold values up to 300 ppb were also found in the upper 30 feet of the drill hole.
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Disseminated |
Mono - Deep overburden drilling and geochemical sampling in Benoit, Melba, Bisley, Maisonville, Morrisette, Arnold, Grenfell, Lebel, Eby, Otto, Boston and McElroy townships, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5356 Scale: Date: 1981
Author: Routledge R.E., Thomson I., Thompson I.S., Dixon J.A.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Mid-density (SG 2.81-3.32) mineralogy of glacial overburden as an indicator of gold mineralization in Melba and Morrisette townships, and portions of Lebel, Eby, Bisley and Arnold townships, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane
Publication Number: OFR5395 Scale: Date: 1982
Author: Lourim J.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Mono - Summary of overburden and bedrock trace element data from Kirkland Lake initiatives program [KLIP] reconnaissance till sampling program
Publication Number: OFR5737 Scale: Date: 1990
Author: McClenaghan M.B., Wyatt P.H.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
Map - Melba and Bisley townships, Timiskaming District
Publication Number: M2252 Scale: 1:31,680 Date: 1972
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
Map - Geological Compilation of the Lake Abitibi Area, Abitibi Greenstone Belt
Publication Number: P3398 Scale: 1:100,000 Date: 1999
Author: Ayer J.A., Berger B.R., Trowell N.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location:
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