Project Metadata

DiLabio, R.N.W.

1978-1979

Drift prospecting near gold occurrences, Ontario and Nova Scotia, 1978-1979.

Geological Survey of Canada, Northern Canada Division

Project Description

The purpose of this drift prospecting project was to study examples of glacial dispersal trains derived from known metal occurrences.

In 1978 and 1979, near-surface till samples were collected down-ice from a copper-silver-gold prospect at Onaman River, Ontario and down-ice from the past-producing gold district at Oldham, Nova Scotia.  The two sites were chosen because they are typical of the metal occurrences and glaciation in their districts and because they could be sampled at surface.

A description of the study can be found in Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM), Special Volume 24.

Survey History

Index Survey
1 Till survey, NTS 42L/4, Onaman River area, northern Ontario, 1978-1979. ( more)
2 Till survey, NTS 11D/13, 14, Oldham area, central Nova Scotia, 1978-1979. ( more)

Project Funding

Geological Survey of Canada

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