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07/08/11 1:19 AM

#18752 RE: high_gear55 #18751

ICBT is in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt: Generally speaking, greenstone belts are composed of volcanic rocks that also have small amounts of sedimentary rocks interwoven within the various volcanic rocks. One of the most common rocks associated with greenstone belts is conglomerate. Conglomerates are often gold-bearing. A prime example of a gold-bearing conglomerate is the Abitibi Greenstone Belt in Canada. Greenstone belts vary dramatically in size, ranging from as little as several dozen to several thousand kilometers in length.


An example of a Greenstone Belt: The Abitibi

The Abitibi Greenstone Belt is one of the largest greenstone belts in the world. Spanning the Ontario-Quebec border, exploration is still underway on this deposit, which has already proven to host significant deposits of gold. To date, the Abitibi Greenstone Belt has generated over 160 million ounces of gold