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| Record Name(s) | Adit - 1934 |
|---|---|
| Related Record Type | Simple |
| Record Status | Discretionary Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2022-Jan-05 |
| Created By | Q Unknown |
| Revised By | A Wilson |
Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Melba
Latitude: 48° 18' 12.94" Longitude: -80° 4' 41.93"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 568349 Northing: 5350455 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08SE
Point Location Description: Adit
Location Method: Data Compilation
Access Description: Proceed north from Duncan Ave in Kirkland Lake to Goodfish (Airport) Road for 11km to a 90 degree corner. A gravel road will appear, continue north keeping left for 3.9km. At 4.6km keep left until Melba Creek is reached. Stay on the main road for 2.4km past Melba Creek. Proceed on foot west through the bush for 1.6km to the adit. Adit cut into low outcrop. Not deep enough to keep the rain out.
1973-75: W. Cooper – pitting, trenching, stripping. 1988 – Melba Gold Limited – airborne geophysics.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
|---|---|---|
| KL-0586/ W7508-00266 | 42A08SE5090 | 42A08SE5090 |
| KL-0586/ W7408-00253 | 42A08SE5093 | 42A08SE5093 |
| KL-0586/ W7408-00252 | 42A08SE5094 | 42A08SE5094 |
| KL-0586/ W7408-00226 | 42A08SE5095 | 42A08SE5095 |
| KL-0586/ W7408-00227 | 42A08SE5096 | 42A08SE5096 |
| KL-0586/W7508-00267 | 42A08SE5089 | 42A08SE5089 |
| KL-2116/ 2.11558 | 42A08SE0019 | 42A08SE0019 |
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 Tuff | 2 | Andesite-Dacite | Tuff, Fragmental | Contains |
May 30, 2016 (A Wilson) - A quartz-calcite vein 2.5 ft. wide and with blebs of chalcopyrite as large as 2 inches wide. The vein contains fragments of volcanic rock 1 inch in size and is near 2 miles north and 3 miles east of the southwestern corner of Melba Township. The vein strikes N70W and dips 85º south and can be traced less than 25 feet.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 1 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 2 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
May 30, 2016 (A Wilson) - The adit is approximately 90% coarsely crystalline calcite, 5% quartz, 3% angular brecciated volcanic rock and 2% chalcopyrite.
| Rank | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Disseminated |
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
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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