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Open File RGS 27

Open File:  RGS 27
Previous OF publication(s):  
Province / Territory:  British Columbia
Funding Source:  Federal and Provincial
Year of Collection:  1990

Survey Type:  Regional Stream Survey
# Lake sites:  0
# Stream sites:  924
Survey Area:  11996 km²
NTS Sheet(s):  082G

British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (BCMEMPR) Regional Geochemical Survey (RGS) 27 presents analytical and statistical data for 38 variables in stream sediments from 924 sample sites. Uranium, fluoride, sulphate and pH values in waters from these sites are also included in this report.

location map for Open File RGS 27
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Analytical Data

Sediments
variable method detection limit year of analysis
Antimony HY-AAS 0.2 ppm 1990
Antimony INAA 0.1 ppm 1990
Arsenic HY-AAS 0.2 ppm 1990
Arsenic INAA 0.5 ppm 1990
Barium INAA 100 ppm 1990
Bismuth HY-AAS 0.2 ppm 1990
Bromine INAA 0.5 ppm 1990
Cadmium AAS 0.2 ppm 1990
Cerium INAA 10 ppm 1990
Cesium INAA 0.5 ppm 1990
Chromium AAS 5 ppm 1990
Chromium INAA 5 ppm 1990
Cobalt AAS 2 ppm 1990
Cobalt INAA 5 ppm 1990
Copper AAS 2 ppm 1990
Fluorine ISE 40 ppm 1990
Gold INAA 2 ppb 1990
Hafnium INAA 1 ppm 1990
Iron AAS 0.02 pct 1990
Iron INAA 0.2 pct 1990
Lanthanum INAA 5 ppm 1990
Lead AAS 2 ppm 1990
Loss-on-ignition GRAV 0.1 pct 1990
Lutetium INAA 0.2 ppm 1990
Manganese AAS 5 ppm 1990
Mercury CV-AAS 10 ppb 1990
Molybdenum AAS 1 ppm 1990
Molybdenum INAA 1 ppm 1990
Nickel AAS 2 ppm 1990
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 1990
Sodium INAA 0.1 pct 1990
Tantalum INAA 0.5 ppm 1990
Terbium INAA 0.5 ppm 1990
Thorium INAA 0.5 ppm 1990
Tin AAS 1 ppm 1990
Tungsten COL 1 ppm 1990
Tungsten INAA 2 ppm 1990
Uranium NADNC 0.5 ppm 1990
Uranium INAA 0.2 ppm 1990
Vanadium AAS 5 ppm 1990
Ytterbium INAA 2 ppm 1990
Zinc AAS 2 ppm 1990
Zirconium INAA 200 ppm 1990
Waters
variable method detection limit year of analysis
Fluoride ISE 20 ppb 1990
Sulphate TURB 1 ppm 1990
Uranium LIF 0.05 ppb 1990
pH GCM 0 1990

Acknowledgements:

The 1990 survey was conductd by the BCMEMPR and was funded in part by the Sustainable Environment Fund (SEF) of the British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, and the Canada - British Columbia Mineral Development Agreement (1985-1990).

The 1990 RGS program was managed by BCMEMPR staff P.F. Matysek and W. Jackaman.

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: CME Consulting, Ltd., Vancouver, BC
Supervisor:  
Preparation:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Rossbacher Laboratories, Burnaby, BC
Supervisor:  
Analysis:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Barringer Laboratories Ltd., Calgary, AB Becquerel Laboratories, Mississauga, ON
Supervisor:  

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