'Outstanding' gold find in Kirkland Lake.New drilling results in the Abitibi Southern Greenstone Belt Greenstone belts are zones of variably metamorphosed mafic to ultramafic volcanic sequences with associated sedimentary rocks that occur within Archaean and Proterozoic cratons between granite and gneiss bodies. of Kirkland Lake Kirkland Lake, mining town, E Ont., Canada. An important gold-mining center, gold was discovered there in 1911 and again in the 1980s at Harker. The mining of iron ore and tourism are two other important industries. are sparkling gold for Kirkland Lake Gold Inc.. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a July 11 company news release, drill hole 50-627 has intercepted a 90.4 foot section 1,600 feet south of the active mine working at Macasssa No. 3 shaft which assayed 2.3 ounces of gold per ton uncut and 1.16 oz. of gold per ton. Stew Carmichael, chief exploration geologist, has described the intersection as outstanding and one of the most important drill holes and intersections in the Kirkland Lake camp history. "There is good continuity of gold mineralization Mineralization The process by which the body uses minerals to build bone structure. Mentioned in: Rickets mineralization, n the bioprecipitation of an inorganic substance. throughout the intersection," he says. Historically, most veins in the mining camp ran from east to west; however, these new discoveries run north to south. |
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