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GOLD POTENTIAL AT THE MATEPONO RIVER MOUTH AND ADJACENT AREAS, SOLOMON ISLANDS

- an augering program -

Jackson Lurn', David Michael', Ivan Leanamae Watson Sato, Sekove Motuiwaca, Setareki Ratu'

September 1995 SOPAC Technical Report 222

SOPAC Secretariat Ministry of Energy, Water and Mineral Resources, Solomon Islands

This project was funded mainly by the Government of Canada

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page SUMMARY...........................................................

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......................................................................

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................7

OBJECTIVES.................................................................................. 7

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History

Geology

FIELD ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Field Activities.................................................................... 9

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................... 15

RESULTS

Field..................................................................................................................................15

......................................................................................................................... 19

DISCUSSION

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....................................................................................... 27

CONCLUSIONS.......................................................................................................................... 27

RECOMMENDATIONS ...... ...................................................28

BIBLIOGRAPHY ...................................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX

1 Logs of Auger Holes .......................................................................................... 31

2 Total Intensity Data and Distance of Lines.............................................................

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure

1 Location map .......................................................................................................... 10

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Area C in Tetere Bay showing magnetometer survey lines. ......................... 11

Flow chart illustrating the sequence of events of the survey activities ................ 12

Royal Solomon Island Police assist in checking augering sites for WWII bombs....... 12

Augering in the beach. A team of five people working non-stop .............................. ... averaged 2 holes/day 13

to depths of 6 m ....................... 6 Augering in the beach. The use of casing is essential when augering

...... 14

7 Pitting at Location MRA1-26 ............................ 14

8 Line MRA1 showing drill targets

9 Line MRA2 showing drill targets ............. 16

10 Line MRA3 showing drill targets............................................................................ 17

11 Line MRA4 showing drill targets................................................................................. 18

12 Line MRA5 showing drill targets................................................................................. 18

13 Flowchart of sample analysis...................................................................................... 20

14 Panning results are best achieved if panning is conducted in comfortable surroundings ..... ...... ....... ...... ....... .. 22

15 Gold grains of sample MRA3-348 showing irregular shapes .... ................. 25

Gold grains of sample MRA5-535 with quartz inclusions........................................... 26 16

Table

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History of work undertaken at the area around Matepono River................................... 8

microscopic examination............................................................... 21

3 Description of gold grains....... ........................................... 24

Results of gold analysis by fire assay and gold count by

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SUMMARY

An auger program consisting of 16 holes was undertaken in the lower reaches of the Matepono

River to test the anomalies defined in the survey reported in Lum et al. (1994). A magnetometer

survey marked targets for augering in the field. Holes were augered to a maximum depth of 6 m

and samples obtained for gold analysis.

The magnetometer survey confirmed that the magnetite layers are represented by gentle and

smooth sigmoidal curve anomalies and gravel beds represented by tight and high erratic

sigmoidal curve anomalies when total magnetic intensity readings are plotted against distance for

the respective traverse lines.

The augering program confirmed the presence of magnetite layers and gravels beds in the

survey area. Magnetite layers are up to 25 cm in thickness and gravel beds consist mainly of

rounded basaltic and quartz gravel. Samples were collected at one-meter intervals and some

100 samples weighing approximately 1 tonne was collected for gold analysis.

The gold content of the samples were evaluated by hand panning followed by fire assay.

Placer gold occurs in the sediments of the area investigated to up to depths of 6 m. Gold with

values of up to 0.292ppm occur in the upper magnetic layer and in the lower gravels.

Microscopic examination of hand panned samples showed that the gold was fine grained .

The survey was technically successful in defining the presence of gold in the area. It was not

designed to identify minable deposits because of the method of sampling, and the limitations of

the gold analysis technique. If mining targets are required then bulk testing followed by pilot

testing of selective sites are essential.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Funds for this project were contributed largely by the Government of Canada.

The work was carried out with the assistance of the Government of Solomon islands. The

support from the following personnel from the Solomon Island's Ministry of Energy, Water, and

Mineral Resources is acknowledged:

Mr Steven Danitofea Permanent Secretary

Mr Donn Tolia Director

Mr Renell Magu

Mr Linus Buia Chainsaw Man

Principal Mapping Geologist

The assistance of the Royal Solomon Island Police in checking for buried bombs from World War

II, in the target sites prior to augering is appreciated.

Landowners' permission to conduct the survey is acknowledged.

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INTRODUCTION

At the request of the Government of the Solomon Islands, a follow-up program of augering was

undertaken at the mouth of the Matepono River and its adjacent area. The earlier phase of the

reported is documented in Lum et al. (1994) who identified well defined, elongated, continuous

and narrow magnetic bodies parallel to the present shoreline. These magnetic bodies are

numerous and extend up to the end of the 1 km survey boundary, indicating the possibility of the

continuation of additional anomalies inland which were developed by both periodic storms and

normal tidal action. The report recommended sampling of the magnetic bodies by augering to

depths of 6m, pitting and trenching and analysing the samples for gold.

The augering program was conducted from 12 March to 1 April 1995 and consisted of 16 auger

holes. Each auger hole was logged and samples collected at one-metre internal. Detailed logs of

the holes are presented in Appendix 2.

The project was undertaken as part of the SOPAC Coastal Program for the Solomon Islands:

Project SI 1.1/95. Data collected during the survey is presented in Appendix 1 and original data

and disk are archived at SOPAC as Survey No. SI.95.01. This report should be read inconjuction

with SOPAC Technical Report 213 by Lum et al (1994) which contains descriptive details of

geology and history.

Work undertaken by SOPAC in this project is considered as a demonstrative study conducted to

promote the potential of gold to the private sector via government. SOPAC withdraws from the

project if the area shows no potential or if private sector shows interest.

OBJECTIVES

The objective of the survey was to test the anomalies defined by the previous survey (Lum et al.

1994), for the potential of gold. Work undertaken at the mouth of the Matepono River and along

the Tetere Bay beach confirms the presence of alluvial gold but in uneconomical amounts.

Unless a greater volume of gold-bearing material or richer gold contents is discovered, the

Matepono River and its adjacent area will remain unprospective. To improve the prospectivity,

anomalies which extended inland were tested for the possibility of detrital gold by augering.

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History

Table 1 documents the history of work undertaken in the area. A descriptive account can be

found in Lum et al (1991) and SOPAC Technical Report 213 by Lum et al (1994). It should be

noted that apart from the work undertaken by SOPAC there has been very little investigation

conducted in the area.

Table 1. History of work undertaken around Matepono River mouth.

.................................................... ................................................ ........................................ First record of gold i

Small scale prospectors mined gold int

the Matepono River

Gold traced to the bedrock a

slands documented at the mouth ono River

from alluvials of the Chovohio Riv .......

1568

193 .......................................................... ............................................

......................................................................................... ..................................................... ........................ 1936-1937

1941-1

here most activity has since been conc d ............................................................................................................................. ................................................ mperor Mines Ltd and numerous lease holders prospe e Chovohio River and Matepono

........................................ ..................................... ers reported gold nuggets whil ches exact locations are

unknown but it can be assumed that it was near the mouth of Matepono River where much fighting took

............................... ....................................... with the Mineral and Water Resources Division of the Solomon Islands

conducted an offshore program of nearshore bottom sediment sampling and sub-bottom reflection

profiling to test the potential of placer gold ......................................................................................................

oceanographic data for a study related to coastal development ...........................................................

SOPAC conducted a geomorphological study as a basis for resources asse

economic developments.

SOPAC conducted a beach sampling program ........................................................... ..........................

..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................;

a magnetometer survey to define targets for placer gold concentration ............................................... ..........................

Geology

The geology and geomorphology taken largely from Hackman (1980) and Roy (1990) is

described in detail in SOPAC Technical Report 213 by Lum et al (1994). The following is

repeated for the comprehensiveness of this report. Hackman (1 980) describes the Guadalcanal

coastal plain as being "built up from progressive coalescing of main river deltas which are still

expanding, The rivers bifurcate and meander extensively in their own alluvium which ranges from

clay to coarse gravel; much of the area is poorly drained". Roy (1990) indicates that coastal

changes measured over the last 40 years show an average annual progradation for the

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Guadalcanal coastal plain to be about 1 million m of sediment. The Guadacanal plain is 47 km

in length and up to 10 km in width and is underlain by more than 50 m of sediments (Lum 1994).

In another words the volume of material is not a variable of concern should economical gold be

discovered.

FIELD ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT

Field Activities

Access

Access to the area from Henderson Airport is by a 21-kilometre all-weather road to Tetere Bay

and I-kilometre walk or canoe trip (Figure 1). A canoe was requested for this part of the access

to ease the burden of hand-carrying equipment to and fro and also to lessen the effort of carrying

a total of approximately 3 tonnes of samples for a distance of a kilometre along the beach.

Survey

Site Area C was chosen along Tetere Bay as recommended by Lum et al. (1994). A

magnetometer survey was redone for Lines J1, J2, J3, J4 and J5 and relabelled as lines MRA1,

MRA2, MRA3, MRA4 and MRA5 (Figure 2). Traverse lines were repeated so as anomalous

targets could be marked with certainty. Following the identification of all anomalous targets in

each line, the total intensity data of each line was plotted against its respective distance and

auger holes targets selected. Figure 3 illustrates the sequence of events of the field activities.

Each auger site was checked for buried bombs as a caution by the Royal Solomon Police with a

bomb detector as the area was an active war zone during World War II (Figure 4). The area is

currently littered with rusty old US war tanks and relics.

Unlike the previous survey, only one magnetometer was engaged in the survey. No local base

station was setup for diurnal and micropulsation time variations as these were considered

unnecessary and was conducted by Lum et al. in 1994. However, magnetic cleanliness and

accurate senor positioning were observed throughout the survey. During the traverses, the

surveyors were free of all magnetic material, including zips in pants, clipboards, compasses and

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metallic eyeglasses. Sensor orientation was held perpendicular to the earth's field of orientation

and care taken that it was carried by one surveyor throughout each line traverse. Three total

intensity readings were recorded at each station and an average calculated and used for graph

plotting.

Auger targets were identified by sudden changes in total intensity readings of 200 nT or more.

The location was then recorded and flagged by coloured tape.

Total intensity readings were manually recorded and later fed into a computer for data

processing in the evenings. Total intensity as a function of distance was plotted for each traverse

line. The selection and criteria of auger targets were made by the SOPAC Geologist, Mr Lum,

with the aid of the modelling exercise conducted during the earlier survey. Approximately 10

possible targets per traverse line were defined in the field but three targets were selected for

augering. Augering was conducted in the beach, swamp, bush and grassland environments,

deliberately to cover a wide range of environments.

Figure 2. Area C in Tetere Bay showing new magnetometer survey lines.

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Gold Analysis sample preparation and fire and chemical assay of gold

Sampling sampling at 1 m interval

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Figure 3. Flow chart illustrating the sequence of events of the survey activities.

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Targets were then augered to depths of 6 m for each hole. Auger holes were logged and

sampled at 1-metre intervals. As augering was undertaken in a sandy strata environment,

casings and bailers were essential. Sample recovery was good, and at times there was 80 to 90

percent sample recovery. A team of 5 persons working hard and non-stop achieved an average

of two holes per day (Figures 5 and 6). Pitting was undertaken at two sites only (MRA 1-23 and

MRA 1 386) due to the poor recovery of samples by augering (Figure 7). Pitting and trenching

were considered unnecessary due to the anomalous material being located at depths greater

than 2 m.

Equipment

A Scintentex 767010 model portable proton precision magnetometer was used to record total

intensity of the magnetic field. As mentioned, only one magnetometer was used which is

sufficient when the main mineral responsible for the magnetic anomalies in the area is magnetite.

Magnetite acts as an amplifier of the main field having no influence on orientation. The

magnetometer has a sensitivity of 1 nT. A computer with Microsoft Excel program was used to

record and process the data to assist in further selecting the target sites for augering.

Figure 5. Augering on the beach. A team of five people working non-stop averaged 2 holes per day.

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Figure 6. Augering on the beach. The use of casing is essential when augering to depths of 6 m.

Figure 7. Pitting at location MRA 1-26. Pitting was undertaken when sample recovery was poor in the

augering program.

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An aluminium sand auger with 6 m casings and accessories was the augering tool used for the

survey. A tripod with a chain block pulley was taken but it was found to be unnecessary, heavy

and cumbersome.

Other essential equipment included hand held compasses, bright coloured flagging tapes, bush

knives and spades. Coloured aerial photographs at a scale of 1:3000 were obtained from

SOPAC. These photographs were flown by SOPAC in 1992 for a coastal survey undertaken in

the same year (Gillie 1992).

Training

Training of 4 staff of the Solomon islands Water and Mineral Resources Division was carried out

during the survey. David Michael, a Geologist with the Ministry of Energy, Water and Mineral

Resources Solomon Islands and an author of this report visited the Secretariat to assist with the

analysis of the data and the writing of the final report.

RESULTS

Field

Magnetic anomalies in the survey reconfirmed results of the previous survey of Lum et al (1994).

Anomalies were of two types - indicated by gentle smooth sigmoidal curves and erratic higher

and tighter sigmoidal curves when total intensity is plotted against distance, (see Figures 8, 9,

10, 11 and 12). Augering confirmed that gentle sigmoidal curves indicate magnetite beds and

erratic sigmoidal curves indicate gravel beds.

Line MRA1

Eleven anomalies were identified in the field that warranted further investigation. These are

illustrated by the sigmoidal curves in Figure 8. Three targets were defined, the first being on the

beach (MRA1-26), the second in the bush (MRA1-390) and the third in grassland (MRA1-446).

There was difficulty in augering through the gravels in hole MRA1-26 and a 2m pit was dug

instead. A log of the pit is presented in Appendix 2.

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Line MRA3

Six anomalies were identified in the field that warranted further investigation but three targets

were selected, the first being on the edge of the beach and beginning of grassland (MRA3-42),

the second and third in the grassland (MRA3-348) and (MRA3-585) (Figure 10).

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Line MRA4

Fifteen anomalies were identified in the field that warranted further investigation but four targets

were selected, the first being on the beach (MRA4-24), the second in the transition between bush

and swamp (MRA4-90) and the third in the bush (MRA4-235) and the fourth in grassland (MRA4-

307) (Figure 11). Due to buried logs in the area, there were fifteen attempts to auger MRA4-24 to

a depth of 6 m. MRA4-90 was augered in a non-anomaly area to test whether magnetite or

gravels would be intersected. The hole did not intersect any magnetite horizons but intersected a

very thin bed of gravel.

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Eleven anomalies were identified in the field that warranted further investigation but three targets

were selected, the first being in the transition area between swamp and bush (MRA5-70), the

second and third in grassland (MRA5-467)and (MRA5-535) (Figure 12).

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Analytical

The sparsity of gold particles and nugget effect in sediment samples are major concerns in

obtaining gold analysis representative of any given sample. The sparsity of gold as determined

by the analysis of a split, depends not so much on the gold content of the sample as on whether

or not a random flake occurs in the analysed portion. Clifton et al (1967) showed that the error

could be as high as 80 percent and if gold was detected, the nugget effect would provide a

misleading high gold reading. This however could be largely eliminated by carefully concentrating

the samples prior to analysis. Hand panning is usually the cheapest method of concentrating the

samples but if very fine or flour gold exists then other methods of concentrating the samples, for

example the use of heavy liquid methylene iodide (SG =3.3), need to be taken into consideration.

Another problem associated with the analysis of gold is the amount of organic carbon contained

in the samples. This can be overcome by removing the carbon either through heating samples to

temperatures of 120°C prior to analysing for gold, or by using the fire assay technique for gold

analysis.

With the above in mind, a two staged approach was used to evaluate the samples (Figure 13).

Bulk leaching by cyanide (BCL) was considered but later dropped because of the high costs

(A$25.00 per sample). Previous results (Collins 1993) state that flour gold existed at Tetere

Beach. Gold grains averaged 0.16mm and the largest documented was 0.54mm in diameter.

With the unavailability of liquid methylene iodide, the samples were rolled and riffled and split to

1.5 kg after drying at 120°C for 12 hours. One split was sent in for fire assay, one hand-panned

and the remaining samples packed and kept in the archives.

Hand panning using a gold pan is an efficient and very cost effective method for evaluating gold.

Panning can, however present some difficulties with error being inherently high if the panner is

not experienced as gold can be lost if panning is not done vigorously and expertly. Also as

mentioned, if flour gold exists it can be lost through panning despite the addition of detergent and

panning being conducted by an experienced person. As an analytical tool gold panning is best

undertaken in comfortable surroundings preferably in a still, clean pool or in a large tub. The

panning of Matepono samples was conducted at the SOPAC Secretariat by an experienced

technician (Figure14).

Panning concentrate samples provide an immediate visual identification of the presence of gold

and can also provide a rough estimate of grade. With experience, one can get an accuracy of

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25% compared to fire assay analysis. A single flake of gold 0.01-0.02mm thick and 0.06-0.09mm

in diameter, a size most frequently found in beach and terrace sands, in a gram of sand

constitutes approximately 1 ppm (Cliffton et al. 1967). A single sphere of gold, of diameter about

0.1 mm and weight about 10 mg will provide an assay of about 0.002ppm gold in a 4 kg sample

(Anon 1994).

Sample Preparation and Analysis

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Table 2 shows the results of analysis and the panning. Analytical results were undertaken by

Analabs of Fiji. Certified Copies of Analytical Results from Analabs Fiji Ltd are available on file at

Table 2. Results of gold analysis by (i) fire assay and (ii) gold count by hand panning.

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, ,;, :, : : , ;...1 1.23 ~ 2.3 ~ <0.005 1 1 2.370 ~ 5.6 ~ <0.005 1 ~ 4-235 ~ 3.4A 1 <0.005 1 1 1, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ;...~ 1.23 1 3.4 ~ <0.005 1 1 3.42 ~ 0.1 : <0.005 1 1 4.235 ~ 3-48 1 <0.005 1 1, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ; ~1.23 14.5 10.010 1 0 ~3-42 :1.2 1<0.005 ~ 14-235 ~4.5A 1<0.005 1 1

, ,;, :, : : ; 11.325 10.1 1<0,005 ~ ~3.42 12.3 1<0,005 ~ !4.235 14-58 ~<0.005 ~ j

, ,;, :, : , , ; 1 1.325 ~ 1.2 ~ <0.005 1 1 3.42 1 3.4 ~ <0.005 1 ~ 4.235 1 5.6A ~ <0.005 1 1

, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ; : 1.325 1 2.3 : <0.005 1 1 3.42 ~ 4.5A ~ <0.005 1 : 4.235 ~ 5.68 1 <0.005 1 1

, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ; 1 1.370 1 0.1 1 <0.005 1 5 ~ 3.42 j 4.58 1 <0.005 1 1 4-305 : 0.1 1 <0.005 1 !

, ,;, :, : : ; ";11.370 11.2 1<0,005 ~ 1 ~3-42 15.6 1<0,005 ~ 14.305 11.2 !<0.005 ~ :, ,;, :, : , , ; 11.445 10.1 ~0.039 ~ 0 :3-348 10.1 10.292 ~ >20 ~4.305 12.3 ~<0.005: 1

' ';' ' : , , ; ~ 1.445 1 1-2 ~ <0.005: 13-348 1 1.2 ~ <0.005 1 ~ 4.305 1 3.4 ~ <0,005 1 1

' ';' ' :' ';' : , ; ; ~ 1.445 ~ 2.5 ~ <0.005 1 1 3-348 1 2.3 ~ <0.005 1 ~ 4.305 ~ 4.5 1 <0.005 1 1

, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ; ';' ~ 1.445 : 2.3 ~ <0.005 1 1 3.348 ~ 3.4 : <0.005 1 : 4.305 ~ 4-58 1 <0.005 1 !

, ,;, :, :' ';' : ; ';' 11-386 10.1 1<0.005 1 ~3.348 ~4.5 :<0.005 1 14.305 ~5.6 1<0.005 1 ~

, ,;, :, :' ';' : ; ';' 11-386 11.2 1<0,005 1 ~3.348 :5.6 1<0,005 ~ 15.70 10.1 ~<0.005 ~ 1

' ';' ' : ; , , ; ';' !1.386 12.3 1<0,005 ~ 3 ~3.585 10.1 10.016 ~ 0 !5.70 11.2 ~<O,O05 1 1

, ,;, :, : : , ; ';' ~1.386 13.4 10.035 ~ 1 ~3.585 11.2 ~0.014 : 1 ~5.70 12.3 ~<O,O05 1 1

, ,;, :, : : , ; ; ~1.386 14-5A 10.007 ~ 1 ~3.585 12.3 ~0.006 : ~5.70 13.4 ~<0.005 1 1

' ';' ' : : , ; ';' ~1.386 ~4-58 1<0.005 j 3 ~3-585 13-4 ~0.014 1 1 ~5.70 ~4.5 :<0.005 1 ~

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, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ; ';' 12.135 1 ~<0.005 1 14.24 ~1.2 jO.024 1015.467 10.1 10.184 ~ 8 1

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, ,;, :, :' ';' : , ; ; 12.135 14.5 ~<0.005 1 ~4.24 ~3.4 1<0.005 ~ ~5.467 12.3 ~<O,O05 1 1

, ,;, :, : : , ; ';' ~ 2.135 15.6 1 <0.005 1 ~ 4.24 14.5 1 <0.005 ~ ~ 5.467 13.4: 0.005 1 !

, ,;, :, : : , ; ;~ 2-290 ~ 0.1 1 <0.005 1 5 ~ 4.24 1 5.6 1 <0.005 j ~ 5.467 1 4.5 1 <0.005 1 1, ,;, :, : : , ; ';' j 2.290 1 1.2 1 <0.005 1 ~ 4-90 1 0.1 1 <0.005: ~ 5-467 1 5.6 1 <0.005 1 1

, ,;, :, : , , ; ';' ~2.290 12.3 1<0.005 1 ~4.90 11.210.009 1 ~5.535 ~0.1 1<0.005 1 1 1

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Figure 14. Hand panning is best done in comfortable surroundings.

the Secretariat. Eleven of 110 samples returned gold values above the detection limit of

0.005 ppm. Only one sample MRA3-348, depth of 0-1 m, contained gold of 0.292ppm which can

be considered as economical. Gold results are reported in parts per million by weight (ppm) -

equivalent to or one gram per tonne. They are not reported in the usual form of milligrams per

cubic metre because of the aim of the survey was only to define the presence or absence of

gold. Commercial laboratories often provide gold results in ppm of gft. Conversation results to

gfm3 can be calculated by the following steps.

Step 1

Weight of gold in panned concentrate

CT

=Weight of gold in the panned concentrate (g)

=Weight of panned heavy mineral concentrate prior to splitting

=Assay result (g/t)

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Step 2

Grade of gold in original bulk sample

Au V .0.833

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= Gold in panned concentrate (g) = Volume of the original sample

All samples were panned and any gold observed during panning was recorded. These samples

together with those that returned values of >0.005 ppm by Analabs were then counted and

examined under a binocular microscope (Table 3). Binocular examination showed that the gold

grains were fine grained, highly crystalline gold with various shapes (globular, flake, wire and

leaf) the majority of which being globular and subjected to little abrasion. Several of the gold

grains still had quartz inclusions contained in them (MRA2-370, 0-1 m and 3-4 m). Gold was

located basically at two horizons, the upper 0-1m interval which contained magnetite, organic

and fine to medium grained sand and the intervals which contained gravel. Sample MRA3-348,

depth 0-1m contained more than 30 irregular grains of gold <0.01 mm in diameter confirming the

high value of 0.292 ppm recorded in the fire assay analysis. Given the high count of gold grains

in the sample, the high value appears to be a true value indication of the sample and is not due

to the nugget effect. Rounded and oxidised pyrite was always associated with gold. Gold grains

were usually globular indicating a short history of transport, most likely to be rapidly transported

down stream during periods of flood and subsequently dumped on the beach.

DISCUSSION

Field

Magnetite beds intersected in the auger holes are generally shallow (< 2 m from surface) and

vary in thickness from a few cm to 25 cm. Magnetite beds are similar to the ones present on the

beach described by Lum et. al. in 1994, they occur as bands with magnetite concentration of up

to 100 percent magnetite. Gravel beds vary in thickness (25 cm to >3 m) and are composed

Assuming that the measured volume of the original sample is 1.2 times the in-situ volume

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Table 3. Description of gold grains.

: Auger: Depth i No. of : Description : Geology!: Hole No. : (m) i Gold! of Gold Grains : iI I i Grains i I i

,: MRA 1-23 : 0-1 : 3 i Highly crystalline gold grains, 1 grain flatten to 0.1 mm in diamter and two ! Magnetite and i

: MRA1-370! 1-2 : 1 i Highly crystalline gold grain with a flattish "south Africa" shape grain ! Magnetite and i

~ MRA 1-386: 2-3 ~ 3 : Highly crystalline gold grains with irregular shapes. Gold grain 0.1 mm in j Gravel :

~ MRA1-386 : 4-58 ~ 3 ~ Highly crystalline gold with one flattish and the other irregular in appearance j Gravel ~

: MRA1-386 i 3-4 ! 1 : Highly crystalline gold grain, 1 flat grain gold <0.1mm in diameter Little pyrite i Silt layer :: i ! : present i between :

l 1 1 1 ~ MRA2-290: 4-5 ~ 5 ~ Highly crystalline gold grains, 1 grain flatten (0.1mm) and the rest irregular in ~ Gravel and fine j

! ! ! ! shapes. Flatten grain contains quartz inclusions. Abundance of rounded! grain sand !

i MRA2-370 i 4-5 : 1 : Highly crystalline gold, hollow and globular in shape with little abrasion, .: Gravel and fine i

: MRA2-370: 3-4 ! 20 i Highly crystalline gold, with various shapes, flatten and elongated grains! Gravel !: : i ! were common shapes. The largest piece (0.1 mm) has quartz inclusions. i :! : ! i Gold grains varied from <0.01 mm to 0.1 mm in diameter. Abundance of i :: ~ ~ : rounded and oxidisedPvrite crvstals. : ~, , ..L :'! , ,i MRA2-370: 0-1 : 5 ! Highly crystalline gold, with irregular shapes and averaging 0.01mm in ! Magnetite and:

i : : i diameter. One grain had quartz inclusions. Rounded and oxidised pyrite i medium sand:

~ MRA3-348 j 0-1 ~ >20 ~ Highly crystalline gold grains with irregular shapes. Gold grain <0.1 mm in : Magnetite and i

: MRA3-585: 3-4 ! 1 : Highly crystalline gold grain, 1 globular grain gold <0.1 mm in diameter with i Medium to :! : i ! little pyrite present i coarse grained:

l 1 1 1 i MRA4-235: 3-4 : 1 ! Highly crystalline gold grain and globular in shape. Size <0.01mm in ! Gravel !

~ MRA4-235 j 2-3 ~ 4 ~ Highly crystalline gold grains with irregular shapes. Gold grain 0.1 mm in : Gravel :

~ MRA4-235 i 0-1 : 1 ~ Highlycrystallinegoldgrainwithafiattishappearance<0.01mmindiameter. ~ Magnetite and :

! MRA4-90 : 5-6 i 8 ! Highly crystalline gold with irregular shapes, 2 grains show flattening, sizes: Medium to :i ! : i varied from 0.01 mm to 0.1 mm in diameter. Abundance of rounded and ! coarse grained:

~ MRA4-90 ~ 4-5 ~ 1 j Highly crystalline and 'dinosaur' shaped gold grain. Gold grain 0.1 mm in ~ Gravel j

: MRA5-467 1 0-1 ! 8 : Highly crystalline gold with irregular shaped gold grains. One was wire gold, ! Magnetite and:~ ~ ~ j 2 flat and the rest somewhat globular in shape. Wire gold was approximately j medium sand ~

! MRA5-535! 0-1 ! 1 : Highly crystalline gold grain, 1 irregular 'shark tooth shaped 'grain, 0.1 mm in : Magnetite and:

~ MRA5-70 ~ 5-6 ~ 1 j Highly crystalline gold grain, 1 globular grain gold <0.1mm in diameter with ~ Fine silt :: .

1 i i ~ little nyrite nresent i i, ~ ~ ~ t: [TR222 -Lum & others]

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mainly of sub-rounded to rounded volcanic and quartz gravel (Appendix 2). The volcanic gravels

are mainly basaltic and andestic in composition.

Shallow gravel beds « 3 m from the surface) are also reflected as a vegetation anomaly in the

survey area. Grassland and sparse short vegetation are almost always located above gravel

beds. This is because of poor water retention in gravel beds. Anomalies in swamps and bushland

tend to have a thicker surface sediment layer and deeper gravel beds in comparison to the

grassland.

Figure 15. Sample MRA3-348 showing highly crystalline gold grains with irregular shapes. This samplescontained more than 30 grains of gold.

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Figure 16. Fine-grained irregular shaped gold grains with quartz inclusions in sample MRA5-535

Magnetite beds (shallow or deep) show no obvious biological or chemical surface anomaly.

It is also worth noting that the bailer was used to extract sediments below the watertable,

although it was highly successful in obtaining sediments at depths up to 6m, the chances of

collecting large gold grains were low.

The nature of gold in the samples was fine grained, and although fine grained gold was expected

(Collins 1993), it is still uncertain whether the sampling technique i.e. the use of the bailer below

the water table, was responsible for this. Nevertheless it was successful in collecting fine-grained

gold in sediments below the water table.

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Gold Analysis (Fire assay and hand panning)

Apart from the single high value of 0.292 ppm which correlates with the high gold grain count of

>30, there appears to be little correlation between fire assay and hand panning. Eleven of 110

gave gold reading above 0.005ppm for the fire assay technique whilst 22 of 110 showed visible

gold under microscopic examination. Upon examination of the 11 samples which contained gold

by fire assay, 7 confirmed the presence of free gold and the remaining 4 contained no gold.

Sample MRA2-290, 3-4m recorded <0.005ppm gold by fire assay while panning showed the

sample to contain 20 gold grains. Both techniques of gold analysis appears to have problems

which need to be considered in any field survey. The fire assay technique has the gold sparsity

and nugget effect while hand panning losses flour gold. However if done in conjunction gives a

better indication of the evaluation of the survey.

CONCLUSIONS

1. The magnetometer survey was not only successful in defining magnetite beds but also gravel

beds. Gravel beds show a similar but more predominant magnetic signature compared to

shallow magnetic beds.

2. Gravel beds occur a few meters below the upper magnetite beds and vary in thickness from

0.5m to >3m.

3. Placer gold occurs in the sediments of the area investigated to up to depths of 6m (only 6m

tested). Fine grained gold with values of up to 0.292ppm occur in the upper magnetic layer

and in the lower gravels.

4. The survey was technically successful in defining the presence of gold in the area. It was not

designed to identify minable deposits because of the method of sampling, and the limitations

of the gold analysis techniques utilised. If mining targets are required then bulk testing

followed by pilot testing of selective sites are essential.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Because of the sampling and analytical problems associated with alluvial gold evaluation,

large bulk testing of sites MRA3-585, MRA4-90, MRA5-467 and MRA3-349 should be

considered. One cubic meter samples of the upper 0-1m of magnetic beds and the lower

gravel beds should be collected by pitting. Samples then sieved through coarse mesh wires

and subsequently carefully reduced to their heavy mineral fraction. The mineral concentrate

should then be sent in for gold analysis (fire assay and bulk cyanide leaching) and

microscopic examination , If small concentrators are available eg. Keene super high banker

Combos, these should be used.

2. With the presence of gold in the surficial sediments, an obvious target where gold could be

concentrated will be in buried channels. A ground seismic survey could identify these buried

channels.

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APPENDIX 2

Total Intensity Data and Distance of lines MRA1, MRA2, MRA3, MRA4 and MRA5

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LINE MRA1D nT D nT D nT D nT D nT D nT D nT

0 40778 106 40731 212 40729 318 40578 424 40524 530 40654 636 40753

2 40780 108 40734 214 40736 320 40478 426 40710 532 40671 638 40752

4 40775 110 40726 216 40729 322 40572 428 40920 534 40677 640 40750

6 40776 112 40730 218 40735 324 41657 430 40726 536 40688 642 40750

8 40780 114 40768 220 40754 326 40754 432 40589 538 40718 644 40757

10 40776 116 40763 222 40762 328 40876 434 40621 540 40765 646 40756

12 40777 118 40700 224 40784 330 40700 436 40749 542 40744 648 40749

14 40781 120 40669 226 40777 332 40739 438 40739 544 40710 650 40750

16 40795 122 40660 228 40712 334 40770 440 40706 546 40745 652 40752

18 40822 124 40676 230 40720 336 40747' 442 40773 548 40731 654 40755

20 40857 126 40686 232 40742 338 40281 444 40906 550 40702 656 40758

22 40798 128 40700 234 40741 340 40702 446 41024 552 40764 658 40758

24 40549 130 40712 236 40742 342 40732 448 41165 554 40794 660 40754

26 40594 132 40722 238 40741 344 40732 450 41191 556 40764 662 40745

28 40684 134 40732 240 40748 346 40736 452 41170 558 40757 664 40738

30 40696 136 40736 242 40748 348 40720 454 40649 560 40734 666 40739

32 40718 138 40740 244 40760 350 40697 456 40105 562 40598 668 40742

34 40742 140 40741 246 40759 352 40714458 40429 564 40700 ~70 40745

36 40749 142 40743 248 40750 354 40739 460 40776 566 40763 672 40749

38 40768 144 40750 250 40747 356 40766 462 40608 568 40785 674 40750

40 40821 146 40754 252 40736 358 40783 464 40266 570 40731 676 40743

42 40759 148 40746 254 40728 360 40796 466 40350 572 40706 678 40734

44 40725 150 40743 256 40729 362 40812 468 40578 574 40715 680 40735

46 40714 152 40747 258 40730 364 40822 470 40766 576 40702 682 40731

48 40724 154 40762 260 40739 366 40823 472 40867 578 40679 684 40730

50 40739 156 40763 262 40746 368 40809 474 40836 580 40689 686 40727

52 40739 158 40782 264 40744 370 40801 476 40916 582 40723 688 40728

54 40731 t60 40811 266 40746 372 40796 478 41049 584 40740 690 40733

56 40729 162 40756 268 40754 374 40806 480 41224 586 40752 692 40734

58 40706 164 40732 270 40764 376 40803 482 41299 588 40755 694 40731

60 40693 166 40741 272 40762 378 40817 484 41196 590 40759 696 40730

62 40703 168 40747 274 40760 380 40826 486 40984 592 40760 698 40721

64 40642 170 40768 276 40756 382 40855 488 40725 594 40759 700 40720

66 40666 172 40769 278 40757 384 40894 490 40572 596 40761 702 40724

68 40644 .174 40764 280 40766 386 40918 492 40792 598 40759 704 40745

70 40640 176 40790 282 40774 388 40926 494 40578 600 40765 706 40736

72 40662 178 40786 284 40779 390 40954 496 40291 602 40764 708 40729

74 40712 180 40774 286 40778 392 40833 498 40462 604 40760 710 40721

76 40736 182 40783 288 40785 394 40814 500 40702 606 40758 712 40725

78 40756 184 40751 290 40793 396 40758 502 40934 608 40756 714 40725

80 40755 186 40715 292 40800 398 40620 504 41050 610 40753 716 40726

82 40748 188 40716 294 40803 400 40640 506 41036 612 40752 718 40720

84 40758 190 40738 296 40799 402 40666 508 40756 614 40750 720 40725

86 40796 192 40747 298 40795 404 40733 510 40614 616 40747 722 40725

88 40822 194 40750 300 40792 406 40829 512 40486 618 40739 724 40723

90 40832 196 40769 302 40781 408 40895 514 40229 620 40744 726 40720

92 40788 198 40777 304 40790 410 40904 516 40202 622 40741 728 40722

94 40721 200 40722 306 40859 412 40823 518 40441 624 40743 730 40720

96 40589 202 40695 308 40564 414 40688 520 40695 626 40739 732 40717

98 40570 204 40730 310 40862 416 40742 522 40780 628 40744 734 40705

100 40629 206 40743 312 40891 418 40723 524 40739 630 40740 736 40709

102 40629 208 40715 314 40898 420 40834 526 40684 632 40744 738 40707

104 40696 210 40692 316 40817 422 40614 528 40668 634 40740

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LINE MRA20 nT 0 nT 0 nT 0 nT 0 nT 0 nT 0 nT

0 40790 115 40753 332 40724 438 40595 544 40799 650 40749 756 40760

2 40792 120 40769 334 40703 440 40593 546 40802 652 40748 758 40756

4 40803 125 40779 336 40762 442 40585 548 40799 654 40746 760 40749

6 40815 130 40841 338 40792 444 40625 550 40788 656 40752 762 40750

8 40804 135 40707 340 40806 446 40695 552 40774 658 40768 764 40744

10 40782 140 40676 342 40826 448 40790 554 40772 660 40774 766 40733

12 40764 145 40734 344 40837 450 40841 556 40786 662 40779 768 40729

14 40740 150 40766 346 40831 452 40835 558 40794 664 40786 770 40729

16 40755 155 40766 348 40826 454 40807 560 40786 666 40791 772 40724

18 40777 160 40767 350 40826 456 40816 562 40775 668 40785 774 40720

20 40787 165 40794 352 40878 458 40797 564 40759 670 40782 776 40725

22 40784 170 40787 354 40922 460 40727 566 40761 672 40770 778 40730

24 40789 175 40755 356 40922 462 40702 568 40762 674 40755 780 40729

26 40763 180 40777 358 40871 464 40730 570 40770 676 40722 782 40735

28 40713 185 40752 360 40903 466 40766 572 40762 678 40700 784 40738

30 40735 190 40748 362 40921 468 40756 574 40760 680 40693 786 40743

32 40790 195 40760 364 40879 470 40685 576 40770 682 40695 788 40750

34 40772 200 40719 366 40867 472 40736 578 40n1 684 40696 790 40753

36 40680 205 40725 368 40946 474 40767 580 40781 686 40701 792 40750

38 40730 210 40809 370 41042 476 40801 582 40784 688 40714 794 40753

40 40796 215 40792 372 40944 478 40840 584 40785 690 40719 796 40764

42 40859 220 40709 374 40666 480 40656 586 40789 692 40722

44 40825 225 40790 376 40747 482 40489 588 40728 694 40725

46 40781 230 40747 378 41045 484 40583 590 40772 696 40728

48 40753 235 40798 380 41005 486 40619 592 40751 698 40733

50 40760 240 40762 382 40597 488 40609 594 40748 700 40745

52 40733 245 40788 384 40141 490 40583 596 40738 702 40753

54 40693 250 40812 386 40330 492 40613 598 40729 704 40750

56 40729 255 40728 388 40770 494 40685 600 40734 706 40746

58 40815 260 40780 390 40537 496 40704 602 40751 708 40744

60 40691 265 40772 392 40321 498 40706 604 40745 710 40735

62 40684 270 40807 394 40379 500 40680 606 40731 712 40736

64 40680 275 40806 396 40527 502 40694 608 40745 714 40742

66 40654 280 40742 398 40820 504 40689 610 40750 716 40738

68 40552 285 40858 400 40871 506 40754 612 40708 718 40737

70 40605 290 40925 402 40634 508 40782 614 40756 720 40748

72 40663 295 40783 404 40558 510 40783 616 40751 722 40765

74 .40725 300 40622 406 40564 512 40780 618 40745 724 40797

76 40700 302 40590 408 40763 514 40794 620 40745 726 40815 !

78 40719 304 40626 410 40932 516 40789 622 40747 728 40817

80 40725 306 40723 412 41064 518 40801 624 40738 730 40812

82 40726 308 40763 414 40995 520 40800 626 40733 732 40804

84 40746 310 40753 416 40872 522 40796 628 40728 734 40783

86 40747 312 40774 418 40853 524 40795 630 40733 736 40771

88' 40736 314 40792 420 40903 526 40795 632 40738 738 40753

90 40728 316 40803 422 40775 528 40794 634 40745 740 40749

92 40725 318 40813 424 40786 530 40788 636 40736 742 40745

94 40744 320 40816 426 40723 532 40785 638 40732 744 40734

96 40742 322 40831 428 40610 534 40792 640 40730 746 40736

98 40755 324 40837 430 40638 536 40796 642 40723 748 40748,

100 40767 326 40856 432 40659 538 40803 644 40731 750 40760 --105 40752 328 40822 434 40703 540 40795 646 40733 752 40764 -

110 40754 330 40736 436 40668 542 40805 648 40746 754 40757

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LINE MRA3

D nT D nT D nT D nT D nT D nT D

0 40826 106 40796 212 40842 318 40981 424 40775 530 40835 636

2 40819 108 40799 214 40878 320 40920 426 40802 532 40842 638

4 40820 110 40812 216 40894 322 40856 428 40906 534 40846 640

6 40822 112 40806 218 40838 324 40890 430 40924 536 40840 642

8 40802 114 40777 220 40803 326 40936 432 40864 538 40848 644

10 40780 116 40792 222 40804 328 40861 434 40806 540 40850 646

12 40787 118 40794 224 40808 330 40839 436 40749 542 40861 648

14 40801 120 40793 226 40817 332 40919 438 40707 544 40861 650

16 40807 122 40793 228 40843 334 40889 440 40689 546 40852 652

18 40816 124 40796 230 40854 336 40878 442 40708 548 40864 654

20 40836 126 40802 232 40858 338 40846 444 550 40876 656

22 40854 128 40800 234 40844 340 40931 446 40591 552 40895 658

24 40863 130 40797 236 40851 342 41114 448 40500 554 40902 660

26 40812 132 40804 238 40863 344 41190 450 40565 556 40894 662

28 40710 134 40806 240 40868 346 41215 452 40665 558 40859 664

30 40787 136 40813 242 40863 348 40757 454 40738 560 40833 666

32 40829 138 40816 244 40881 350 40295 456 40783 562 40815 668

34 40836 140 40807 246 40891 352 40100 458 40800 564 40805 670

36 40926 142 40819 248 40899 354 40216 460 40797 566 40812 672

38 40985 144 250 40914 356 40580 462 40810 568 40821 674

40 40979 146 40824 252 40925 358 40822 464 40823 570 40835 676

42 40719 148 40817 254 40860 360 40862 466 40836 572 40856 678

44 40640 150 40822 256 40830 362 40846 468 40840 574 40880 680

46 40594 152 40828 258 40825 364 40855 470 40845 576 40925 682

48 40634 154 40838 260 40830 366 40850 472 40851 578 40973 684

50 40664 156 40853 262 40851 368 40809 474 40848 580 40929 686

52 40703 158 40852 264 40834 370 40743 476 40850 582 41020 688

54 40773 160 40838 266 40833 372 40738 478 40844 584 41042 690

56 40825 162 40805 268 40769 374 40785 480 40836 586 40833 692

58 40835 164 40790 270 40635 376 40845 482 40828 588 40621 694

60 40840 166 40818 272 40731 378 40870 484 40824 590 40506 696

62 40882 168 40830 274 40794 380 40917 486 40823 592 40652 698

64 40869 170 40812 276 40818 382 40992 488 40818 594 40767 700

66 40770 172 40838 278 40839 384 40926 490 40814 596 40769 702

68 40702 174 40856 280 40844 386 40775 492 40822 598 40743 704

70 40687 176 40844 282 40841 388 '40741 494 40824 600 40724 706

72 40714 178 40803 284 40843 390 40736 496 40819 602 40786 708

74 40757 180 40879 286 40851 392 40724 498 40829 604 40831 710

76 40793 182 40826 288 40856 394 40701 500 40833 606 40784 712

78 40762 184 40839 290 40869 396 40738 502 40845 608 40807 714

80 40764 186 40858 292 40882 398 40773 504 40846 610 40795 716

82 40774 188 40855 294 40888 400 40813 506 40838 612 40740 718

84 40780 190 40886 296 40857 402 40820 508 40828 614 40729 720

86 40781 192 40830 298 40833 404 40799 510 40829 616 40790 722

88 40784 194 40793 300 40835 406 40819 512 40831 618 40813 724

90 40786 196 40777 302 40844 408 40839 514 40830 620 40838 726

92 40796 198 40783 304 40863 410 40836 516 40826 622 40758 728

94 40801 200 40786 306 40880 412 40831 518 40827 624 40676 730

96 40801 202 40802 308 40874 414 40817 520 40838 626 40637 732

98 40805 204 40840 310 40839 416 40801 522 40830 628 40669 734

100 40807 206 40849 312 40866 418 40777 524 40825 630 40738-, 736

102 40798 208 40856 314 40913 420 40748 526 40827 632 40778 738

104 40792 210 40837 316 40959 422 40769 528 40836 634 40813 740

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LINE MRA3

nT -D nT D nT .

40800 742 40825 848 40805

40816 744' 40819 850 40806

40766 746 40813 852 40807

40743 748 40809 854 40804 '

40758 750 40802 856 40805

40773 752 40800 858 40810

40791 754 40797 860 40813

40749 756 40799 862 40810

40695 758 40779 864 40809

40820 760 40793 866 40801

40835 762 40786 868 4080140836 764 40791 870 40807 .

40839 76& 40797 872 40806 ,

40838 ,768 40798 874 40813

40836 770 .40801 876 40811

40840 772 40809 878 40809

40840 774 40818 880 40809

40839 776 4081'9 882 '40810 '.

40849 778 40820 884 40805 '40848 780 40819 886 40801 .

40842 782 40824 888 40802

40841 784 40827 890 40798

40842 786 40821 892 40806

40839 788 40809 894 40805

40845 790 40807 896 40801

40847 792 40801 898 40803

40848 794 40803 900 40800

40840 796 40821

40839 798 40824

40940 800 40820

40828 802 40825

40828 804 40830

40823 806 40831

40825 808 40827

40822 810 40816

40812 812 40818

40813 814 40813

40807 816 40818

40807 818 40824

40810 820 40823.40812 822 40813

40816 824 40819

40831 826 40819

40838 828 40818

40838 830 40820

40841 832 40811

40840 834 40817

40828 836 40806

40827 838 40802

40826 840 4080340824 842 40802 -

40824 844 40801

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.LINE MRA40 40847 106 40856 212 40851 318 40769 424 40824 530 40856 636

2 40850 108 40855 214 40855 320 40645 426 40825 532 40878 638

4 40874 110 40862 216 40889 322 40442 428 40827 534 40891 640

6 40924 112 40834 218 40926 324 40343 430 40831 536 40909 642

8 .40919 114 40823 220 40900 326 40439 432 40820 538 40913 644

10 40785 116 40802 222 40929 328 40504 434 40819 540 40919 646

12 40m 118 40845 224 41007 330 40590 436 40825 542 40922 648

14 _40939 120 40852 226 41042 332 40668 438 40827 544 40928 650

16 40998 122 40832 228 40908 334 40705 440 40837 546 40956 652

18. 41004 124 40793 230 40889 336 40735 442 40835 548 40951 654

20 40848 126 40792 232 41083 338 40768 444 40828 550 40944 656

22 40508 128 40794 234 41036 340 40795 446 40844 552 40946 658

24 40772 130 40799 236 40303 342 40820 448 40858 554 40961 660

26 40654 132 40797 238 40246. 344 40848 450 40850 556 40968 662

28 40761 134 40825 240 40513 346 40867 452 40862 558 40973 664

30 40784 136 40824 242 40664 348 40877 454 40871 560 40924 666

32 40808 138 40834 244 40797 350. 40888 456 40884 562 40858 668

34 40797 140 40822 246 40842 352 40883 4~ 40885 564 40829 670

36 40705 142 40843 248 40861 354 40873 460 40874 566 40828 672

38 40572 144 40834 250 40856 356 40874 462 40875 568 40843 674

40 40619 146 40807 252 40840 358 40869 464 40902 570 40875 676

42 40670 148 40803 254 40850 360 40865 466 40940 572 40892 678

44 40720 150 40803 256 40876 362 40872 468 40951 574 40905 680

46 40782 152 40319 258 40883 364 470 40930 576 40929 682

48 40847 154 40829 260 40885 366 472 40858 578 40910 684

50 40819 156 40834 262 40906 368 474 40786 580 40891 686

52 40821 158 40824 264 40866 370 476 40814 582 40856 688

54 40822 160 40818 266 40846 372 40932 478 40808 584 40775 690

56 40826 162 40817 268 40873 374 40877 480 40859 586 40801 692

58 40823 164 40834 270 40923 376 40843 482 40838 588 40823 694

60 40824 166 40842 272 40912 378 40850 484 40734 590 40811 696

62 40824 168 40851 274 40865 380 40853 486 40783 592 40753 698

64 40816 170 40843 276 40824 382 40851 488 40613 594 40553 700

66 40823 172 40841 278 40764 384 40827 490 40462 596 40433 702

68 40808 174 40825 280 40685 386 40807 492 40540 598 40529 704

70 40815 176 40832 282 40644 388 40823 494 40604 600 40693 706

72 40819 178 40849 284 40774 390 40829 496 40748 602 40808 708

74 40789 180 40865 286 40840 392 40826 498 40863 604 40841 710

76 40792 182 40883 288 40847 394 40825 500 40849 606 40831 712

78 40782 184 40857 290 40828 396 40837 502 40824 608 40878 714 I

80 40793 186 40816 292 40836 398 40845 504 40808 610 40889 716

82 40806 188 40627 294 40857 400 40848 506 40804 612 40799 718

84 40814 190 40637 296 40904 402 40845 508 40824 614 40749 720

86 40814 192 40757 298 40990 404 40858 510 40841 616 40752 722

88 40822 194 40788 300 41142 406 40841 512 40843 618 40752 724

90 40826 196 40751 302 41256 408 40815 514 40843 620 40751 726

92 40832 198 40750 304 41316 410 40801 516 40832 622 40736 728

94 40833 200 40772 306 41281 412 40801 518 40817 624 40737 730

96 40836 202 40784 308 40997 414 40799 520 40815 626 40753 732

98 40839 204 40815 310 40693 416 40797 522 40820 628 40819 734

100 40843 206 40820 312 40756 418 40795 524 40825 630 40876 736

102 40834 208 40841 314 40745 420 40806 526 40820 632 4091~ 738

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LINE MRA440975 742 40847 848 40807 954 40815

40996 744 40857 850 40780 956 40811

40983 746 40854 852 40773 958 40820

40956 748 40842 854 40822 960 40833 ,

40905 750 40844 856 40865 962 40844

40831 752 40835 858 40862 964 40847

40791 754 40838 860 40782 966 40834

40789 756 40842 862 40765 968 40840

40836 758 40843 864 40854 970 40855

40870 760 40853 866 40910 972 40863

40878 762 40851 868 40886 974 40862

40875 764 40850 870 40802 976 40867

40799 766 40856 872 '40752 978 40864

40713 768 40858 874 40758 980 40860

40661 770 40869 876 40746 982 40851

40644 772 40882 878 40767 984 40829

40700 774 40902 880 40811 986 40800

40767 776 40920 882 40849 988 40808 .

40841 778 40896 884 40888

40877 780 40867 886 40902

40890 782 40844 888 40897 '

40887 784 40808 890 40894

40901 786 40801 892 40861

40907 788 40812 894 40811 -,

40932 790 40780 896 40819

40976 792 40781 898 40822

40963 794 40796 900 40837

40867 796 40814 902 40842

40767 798 40830 904 40832

40701 800 40826 906 40825

40764 802 40843 908 40827

40914 804 40870 910 40835

41008 806 40910 912 40840

41081 808 40935 914 4083541062 810 40932 916 40829 ,-

41011 812 40901 918 40826

40965 814 40868 920 40822

40893 816 40795 922 40828

40781 818 40735 924 40830

40699 820 40753 926 40837

40607 822-40797 928 40840

40660 824 40819 930 40847

40738 826 40852 932 40840

40712 828 40869 934 40829

40656 830 40879 936 40823

40618 832 40892 938 40821

40568 834 40906 940 40828

40683 836 40927 942 40834

40643 838 40950 944 40838

40729 840 40954 946 4083840763 842 40932 948 40834 -

40791 844 40904 950 40830

[TR222 -Lum & others]

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