Thursday, 1 September 2011

East Malartic Porphyry Swarm high grades


22-66 high grade intersections (over 1 oz)
                 16. 13 / 2 ‘
                   2.45 / 7 ‘
                   6.64 / 5 ‘
                   1.28 / 9 ‘
                   1.25 / 5 ‘
                   1.26 / 15 ‘
                   1.11 / 3 ‘
                   2.58 / 5.5 ‘
                   1.50 / 2.5 ‘
                   2.10 / 2.5 ‘
                   1.74 / 2.5 ‘
                   1.17 / 2.5 ‘
                   4.03 / 3 ‘


East Malartic chert grade


EAST MALARTIC :  CHERT ZONE ON 22 LEVEL
Drill intersections
Section                                    chert zone in hole                  grade in oz / ton
---------                                    ------------------             ----------------------
47 + 50 E           chert  next to Cadillac Fault                          
                                                            15 ‘                                 0.166    22-49 stope
48 + 00                                               55 ‘                                  0.104                    “
48 + 50                                               50 ‘                                  0.139                    “
49 + 00                                               45 ‘                                  0.093                    “
49 + 50                                               25 ‘                                  0.116   with VG    “
50 + 00                                               25 ‘                                  0.138                    “
50 + 50                                               25 ‘                                  0.090                    “
51 + 00                                               20 ‘                                  0.170    not developed
51 + 00      + 40 degrees up                  8'                                    0.110
51 + 50                                               20 ‘                                  0.137      further east
52 + 00                                    X-cut
52 + 50                                               20 ‘                                  0.170
53 + 00                                               20 ‘                                  0.160
53 + 50                                               12.5 ‘                               0.118
54 + 00                                               10 ‘                                  0.070
55 + 00                                               12.5 ‘                               0.158   with VG
55 + 00      + 30 degrees up                 12 '                                  0.160
56 + 00                                               10 ‘                                  0.090
56 + 00                                               15 ‘                                  0.140
57 + 00                      east wall         20 ‘                                     0.110
                                   West wall       15 ‘                                    0.125
Strike length : 950 ft. (285 m)
22-49 grade : 469 samples with average grade of 0.306
However, 22-49 channels, mucks average 0.095


Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Mikra Asia

Biggest Ancient Theatre: Ephesos

Biggest Ancient stadium : Aphrodisias

Has about 70 % of ancient Greek / Roman theatres

More churches than mosques

Most mosques are converted Greek churches

Most citizens are originally Christians, forcefully converted to Muslims


Monday, 29 August 2011

East Malartic Porphyry Swarm zone on 22 level


                                   PORPHYRY SWARM ZONE – 22 LEVEL ( investigated in 1977-78)
22-66 DRILL  INTERSECTIONS                       all values in oz / t

                                  Flat holes
 VG                                   VG,VG                           VG,VG        VG                                                                                                             
.481.25 -  .11 -  .23 – .20 – .18 – .19 – 16.13 – .31 – .13 – .25 – .11 -   
   VG,VG                                                            VG
  .17 – .08 – .07 – .04 – .10 – .25 – .03 – .17 – .10 –                                                                                                  
.08 - .07 – .02 – 1.11- .08 – .08- .08 – .07 – .07 – .29 –
VG    VG,VG,VG   VG
.492.101.74 – .10 – .13 – .12 – .09 – .10
Average uncut = 0.702
                                   Up holes
                                                                 VG                                                                                          
2.482.35 – .07- .08 – .08 – .15 – .12 – .10 – .08 – .11 – .05 – .09  
                        VG                                VG                  VG
– .09 – .38 – .16 – .09 – .07 – .05  – .17 – .10 --.21 – .07 – .09 – .09
Average uncut = 0.297

                                 Down holes
                                                              VG,VG,VG                                        VG                                VG        
.16 – .12 – .05 – .05 – .08 –  .71       - .05 – .04 – .01 – .41 – .03 – .03 – .25 –
          VG,VG
.01 – 4.03 – .01 – .02 – 1.74    – .02 - .10
                               VG                                                      VG                                            VG,VG,VG
– .02 - .10 -1.17 – .50 – .17 – .14 – .28 – 2.58 – .10 – .12 – .09 –  1.50    - .08
Average uncut = 0.472


Average chemical composition of 4 samples (Kerrich, 1983)

                       %
SiO2            65.83
TiO2             0.5
Al2O3         15.16
Fe2O3           3.17
MgO             1.16
CaO              2.91
K2O             1.41
Na2O           7.07
P2O3            0.2


                         ppm
Au                   0.16
Cr                    29
Ni                    15
Sr                 1108
Ba                1372
Zn                    42
Cu                    12
Rb                    29
Y                       8
Zr                   209
Nb                    13