Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | Overburden Drill Hole 81-25 - 1990 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1995-May-16 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Gold, Silver
Secondary Commodities: Molybdenum
Township or Area: Melba
Latitude: 48° 19' 47.31" Longitude: -80° 7' 49.2"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 564458.32 Northing: 5353323.56 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08SE
Point Location Description: Overburden drill hole 81-25
Location Method: Data Compilation
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Archean
May 30, 2016 (A Wilson) - Elevated levels of gold silver and arsenic were found in gravel at 60 ft. Gold values up to 2000 ppm were obtained. Molybdenum levels at the same stratigraphic level returned values up to 15 ppm.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Glaciolacustrine |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 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
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
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
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
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
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