RE: Creswick4 Dec 2021 16:26
Bailieston .... meant to link it in , Mercator description of the area
The Bailieston project is targeting epizonal or epithermal gold mineralisation of the Melbourne Zone, which hosts successful modern gold mines including the world-class Fosterville gold mine owned by Kirkland Lake Gold.
The Bailieston project is at the epicentre of the current gold exploration boom in Victoria, being located close to the highly successful Fosterville mine owned by Kirkland Lake Gold. This point is underlined by the arrival of Newmont Exploration in the district with an application for ground immediately to the north of the Black Cat prospect.
Bailieston is located approximately 150km north of the Victorian state capital Melbourne, with good road access. The project is located geologically within the major orogenic Lachlan Fold Belt (LFB). The LFB is subdivided into zones, based on distinct geological and metallurgical characteristics, with the Bailieston project lying to the east, within the Melbourne Zone.
The project area consists of Siluro-Devonian sediments intruded by Devonian granite stocks. Mineralisation is hosted by vein or stockwork structures, typically within anticlinal trap structures within the sediments.
The Bailieston area has a modest historical production history from alluvial and vein quartz mines.