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| Record Name(s) | West Boundary - 1962, C. Boland Property - 1962, Midrim Mining Company Ltd. - 1965 |
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| Related Record Type | Simple |
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| Record Status | Occurrence |
| Date Created | 1991-Mar-03 |
| Date Last Modified | 2023-Aug-16 |
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Primary Commodities: Copper
Township or Area: Melba
Latitude: 48° 18' 14.31" Longitude: -80° 8' 39.5"
UTM Zone: 17 Easting: 563454.75 Northing: 5350440.55 UTM Datum: NAD83
Resident Geologist District: Kirkland Lake
NTS Grid: 42A08SE
Point Location Description: Pit
Location Method: Data Compilation
1962: C. Boland and D. Bell – sinking of several shallow pits. 1965: Midrim Mining Company Limited – DD-7-2932 ft.; airborne magnetometer and EM survey. 1988: Melba Gold Limited – airborne magnetic and VLF-EM geophysical survey.
| Office File Number | Online Assessment File Identifier | Online Assessment File Directory |
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| 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 |
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| Intermediate pillowed flow | 2 | Andesite | Pillowed, Flow Breccia | Contains |
| Intermediate lava flow-unsubdivided | 3 | Flow Breccia | Contains |
May 27, 2016 (A Wilson) - The property is underlain by a lens-like unit of felsic volcanic rock interlayered with intermediate and mafic pillowed volcanic rocks that strike east and dip 70 to 80 degrees south. The veins follow a shear zone which strikes N75W and dips 45º S. East of the property the veins widen and blend into a lens of cherty rhyodacitic tuff.
| Rank | Mineral Name | Class | Economic Mineral Type | Alteration Mineral Type | Alteration Ranking | Alteration Intensity | Alteration Style |
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| 1 | Chalcopyrite | Economic | Ore | ||||
| 2 | Pyrite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 3 | Calcite | Economic | Gangue | ||||
| 4 | Quartz | Economic | Gangue |
May 27, 2016 (A Wilson) - Copper mineralization was found in all of the holes except one and the best value obtained was 0.31% Cu over 22.5 ft. in DDH 1.
| Rank | Classification |
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| 1 | Vein |
| Rank | Characteristic |
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| 1 | Vein |
MonoMap - Geology of Melba and Bisley townships, District of Timiskaming
Publication Number: R103 Page: 18-19 Date: 1972
Author: Jensen L.S.
Publisher Name: Ontario Division of Mines
Location:
File - Res/Reg Property Visit Report #331
Publication Number: PV 331 Date: 1966
Author: H.L. Lovell
Publisher Name: Ontario Geological Survey
Location: Kirkland Lake RGP office
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 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
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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