Ontario Geological Survey
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| Record Name(s) | High Falls Occurrence - 1979, Webb - 1938, N. Campbell - 1938, Claims L8891 and L2653 - 1938 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Gold
Secondary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Melba
Latitude: 48° 19' 17.28" Longitude: -80° 3' 27.78"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 569852 Northing: 5352460 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08SE
Point Location Description: Shaft on claim 8891
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Proceed from the north end of Duncan Ave in Kirkland Lake and take Goodfish (Airport) Road for 11km north to a 90 degree corner on paved road. Travel north on gravel road for 3.9km staying left and at 4.6km keep left again. At 9.9km cross Melba Creek and stay on the main road for 14.5km to a gate. Proceed 0.7km past the gate to a hunt camp and continue 75m east on footpath to the top of High Falls. From High Falls, go 30m south on trail to S-1. S-2 is 60m due south of S-1.
circa 1940? – pits and 3 shallow prospect shafts (>15 ft. in depth). 1988: Canreos Minerals (1980) Limited – airborne geophysics (magnetics, VLF-EM)
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| 2.10775 | 42A08SE0020 | 42A08SE0020 |
Province: Superior
Subprovince: Abitibi
Terrane: Wawa-Abitibi
Belt: Abitibi
Tectonic Assemblage: Blake River
Geological Age: Archean
| Rock Type | Rank | Composition | Texture | Relationship | Vein | 1 | Quartz Carbonate | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intermediate pillowed flow | 2 | Andesite-Dacite | Pillowed, Agglomeritic | Contains |
| Lamprophyre-Unsubdivided | 3 | Intrudes | ||
| Sandstone | 4 | Greywacke | Adjacent |
May 30, 2016 (A Wilson) - Pillowed and agglomeratic intermediate metavolcanics are cut by a vertical quartz-carbonate vein. The vein is 500 ft long and 1 foot wide, strikes N20W and contains small specks of chalcopyrite and gold.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 4 | Gold | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue |
May 30, 2016 (A Wilson) - At High Falls (patented claim L8891) small specks of chalcopyrite and gold occur sporadically in a vertical, quartz-calcite vein striking N20W. The vein is 500 feet long and 1 foot wide. The average grade of the vein is 0.10 oz/t Au and the ounces of gold per vertical metres is 4.86 oz/t.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
MonoMap - Geology of Melba and Bisley townships, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R103 Scale: Date: 1972
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Mono - Gold deposits of Ontario, part 2, part of District of Cochrane, districts of Muskoka, Nipissing, Parry Sound, Sudbury, Timiskaming, and counties of southern Ontario
Publication Number: MDC018 Scale: Date: 1979
Author: Gordon J.B., Lovell H.L., de Grijs J.W., Davie R.F.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Mono - Preliminary report on the Timmins-Kirkland Lake area, gold deposits file
Publication Number: OFR5467 Scale: Date: 1983
Author: Hodgson C.J.
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 series, Precambrian geology, Ramore area, southeastern part, District of Cochrane
Publication Number: P3053 Scale: 1:15,840 Date: 1986
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
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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