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Open File RGS 53

Open File:  RGS 53
Previous OF publication(s):  0562
Province / Territory:  British Columbia
Funding Source:  Federal and Provincial (1978 and 1990)
Year of Collection:  1978

Survey Type:  Regional Stream Survey
# Lake sites:  0
# Stream sites:  802
Survey Area:  12621 km²
NTS Sheet(s):  104P

Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Open File 562 presented analytical and statistical data for 11 elements in sediments from 802 stream sites. 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 1978 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 2000 as BCMEMPR RGS 53.

location map for Open File RGS 53
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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 1978
Cobalt INAA 5 ppm 1990
Copper AAS 2 ppm 1978
Gold INAA 2 ppb 1990
Hafnium INAA 1 ppm 1990
Iron AAS 0.02 pct 1978
Iron INAA 0.2 pct 1990
Lanthanum INAA 5 ppm 1990
Lead AAS 2 ppm 1978
Lutetium INAA 0.2 ppm 1990
Manganese AAS 5 ppm 1978
Molybdenum AAS 2 ppm 1978
Molybdenum INAA 1 ppm 1990
Nickel AAS 2 ppm 1978
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 1978
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 4 ppm 1978
Tungsten INAA 2 ppm 1990
Uranium NADNC 0.2 ppm 1978
Uranium INAA 0.2 ppm 1990
Ytterbium INAA 2 ppm 1990
Zinc AAS 2 ppm 1978
Zirconium INAA 200 ppm 1990
Waters
variable method detection limit year of analysis
Fluoride ISE 20 ppb 1978
Uranium FLU 0.05 ppb 1978
pH GCM 1978

Acknowledgements:

The regional stream and lake sediment and water survey of the McDame, British Columbia map sheet (NTS 104P) 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 and S.B. Ballantyne directed GSC activities and N.C. Carter directed MEMPR activities (1978).

P.F. Matysek and W. Jackaman (BCMEMPR) managed the RGS Archive Program (1990). This 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: Bema Industries Limited, Langley, BC
Supervisor: S.B. Ballantyne, GSC, and G. Nordin, BCMEMPR
Preparation:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Golder Associates, Ottawa, ON (1978) Rob Phillips, Ottawa, ON (1990)
Supervisor: J.J. Lynch, GSC (1978)
Analysis:
Contractor and supervisor details for sample preparation
Category Responsible Party
Contractor: Chemex Labs Limited, Vancouver, BC (1978) Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Ottawa, ON (1978) Barringer Magenta Ltd., Toronto, ON (1978) Becquerel Laboratories Inc., Mississauga, ON (1990)
Supervisor: J.J. Lynch, GSC (1978)

Other information:

Fluoride in Water = F-W

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