Project Metadata
Lett, R.
2011-2019
British Columbia Porphyry Copper Project, 2011-2019
Project Description
The primary objective of this project is to develop new exploration methods that use till geochemistry and mineralogy to search for concealed copper porphyry mineralization. Till surveys were conducted at four study sites: Highland Valley Copper Mine (Cu-Mo porphyry), Gibraltar Mine (Cu-Mo porphyry), Mount Polley Mine (Cu-Au porphyry), and the Woodjam prospect (Cu-Au-Mo porphyry).
Details on this study are found below:
| Area | Year Collected | Sample Type | Publication* |
| Gibraltar mine | 2011-2012 | till | GSC OF 8038/BCGS GeoFile 2016-10 |
| Woodjam Cu prospect | 2011-2013 | till | GSC OF 8038/BCGS GeoFile 2016-10 |
| Mount Polley mine | 2012-2013 | till | GSC OF 8038/BCGS GeoFile 2016-10 |
| Highland Valley mine | 2011-2012, 2015 | till | GSC OF 8119/BCGS GeoFile 2016-11 |
| Gibraltar, Woodjam | 2019** | bedrock | GSC OF 8580 |
*GSC OF=Geological Survey of Canada Open File
*BCGS=British Columbia Geological Survey
** 23 samples processed for indicator minerals in 2019 were previously collected in 1973, 1975 and 2014
Survey History
| Index | Survey |
|---|---|
| 1 | Till survey, NTS 92I/6, 7, 10, 11, Highland Valley mine area, south-central British Columbia, 2011, 2012, 2105. ( more) |
| 2 | Till survey NTS 93B/08, /09, Gibraltar mine area, south-central British Columbia, 2011-2012. ( more) |
| 3 | Till survey NTS 93A/05, /12, Mount Polley mine area, south-central British Columbia, 2012-2013. ( more) |
| 4 | Till survey NTS 93A/03, 04, 05, 06, Woodjam prospect area, south-central British Columbia, 2011-2013. ( more) |
| 5 | Lithogeochemical survey, NTS 93A/3, 6, 93B/8, 9, south central British Columbia, 2019. ( more) |
Project Funding
The Targeted Geoscience Initiative 4 (TGI-4; 2010-2015) is a collaborative federal geoscience program that provides industry with the next generation of geoscience knowledge and innovative techniques, which will result in more effective targeting of buried mineral deposits.
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