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Open File 2354

Open File: 2354
Previous OF publication(s): 0409
Province / Territory: British Columbia
Funding Source: Federal and Provincial (1976 & 1990)
Year of Collection: 1976

Survey Type: Regional Stream Survey
# Lake sites: 0
# Stream sites: 1546
Survey Area: 16113 km²
NTS Sheet(s): 082E

Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Open File 409 presented analytical and statistical data for 11 elements in stream sediments from 1,546 sample sites, collected at an average density of one sample per 10.4 km². Uranium, fluoride, and pH values in waters from these sites were also included in this report.

In 1990, under the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (BCMEMPR) Regional Geochemical Survey (RGS) Archive Program, the samples collected in 1976 were analyzed by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). These new data for gold and 25 other elements, along with original survey results, were published in 1991 as BCMEMPR RGS 29 / GSC Open File 2354.

Analytical Data

Sediments
variable	method	detection limit	year of analysis
Antimony	INAA	0.1 ppm	1990
Arsenic	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Barium	INAA	100 ppm	1990
Bromine	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Cerium	INAA	10 ppm	1990
Cesium	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Chromium	INAA	5 ppm	1990
Cobalt	AAS	2 ppm	1976
Cobalt	INAA	5 ppm	1990
Copper	AAS	2 ppm	1976
Gold	INAA	2 ppb	1990
Hafnium	INAA	1 ppm	1990
Iron	AAS	0.02 pct	1976
Iron	INAA	0.2 pct	1990
Lanthanum	INAA	5 ppm	1990
Lead	AAS	2 ppm	1976
Lutetium	INAA	0.2 ppm	1990
Manganese	AAS	5 ppm	1976
Molybdenum	AAS	2 ppm	1976
Molybdenum	INAA	1 ppm	1990
Nickel	AAS	2 ppm	1976
Nickel	INAA	10 ppm	1990
Rubidium	INAA	5 ppm	1990
Samarium	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Scandium	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Silver	AAS	0.2 ppm	1976
Sodium	INAA	0.1 pct	1990
Tantalum	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Terbium	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Thorium	INAA	0.5 ppm	1990
Tungsten	COL	2 ppm	1976
Tungsten	INAA	2 ppm	1990
Uranium	NADNC	0.2 ppm	1976
Uranium	INAA	0.2 ppm	1990
Ytterbium	INAA	2 ppm	1990
Zinc	AAS	2 ppm	1976
Zirconium	INAA	200 ppm	1990

Waters
variable	method	detection limit	year of analysis
Fluorine	ISE	20 ppb	1976
Uranium	FLU	0.05 ppb	1976
pH	GCM		1976

Acknowledgements:

The regional stream survey of the Penticton, British Columbia (NTS 82E) map sheet was undertaken by the GSC in conjunction with the BCMEMPR under the terms of the Canada - British Columbia Agreement on a Uranium Reconnaissance Program.

E.H.W. Hornbrook directed the GSC activities. A. Sutherland Brown, N.C. Carter and P.A. Christopher directed BCMEMPR activities (1976).

P.F. Matysek and W. Jackaman (BCMEMPR) managed the RGS Archive Program (1990). Ths initiative was funded in part by the Canada-British Columbia Mineral Development Agreement (1985-1990).

Contracts were let to the following companies for sample collection, preparation and analysis.

Collection:

Contractor and supervisor details for sample collection
Category	Responsible Party
Contractor:	Semco Ltd., Vancouver, BC
Supervisor:	S.B. Ballantyne, GSC, and T.E. Kalnins, BCMEMPR

Preparation:

Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category	Responsible Party
Contractor:	Golder Associates, Ottawa, ON (1976) Rob Phillips, Ottawa, ON (1990)
Supervisor:	J.J. Lynch, GSC (1976)

Analysis:

Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category	Responsible Party
Contractor:	Chemex Laboratories Ltd., Vancouver, BC (1976) Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Ottawa, ON (1976) Becquerel Laboratories Inc., Mississauga, ON (1990)
Supervisor:	J.J. Lynch, GSC, and W.M. Johnson, BCMEMPR (1976)

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