Survey Metadata

Soil, Vegetation

British Columbia

2005

Biogeochemical and soil sampling survey, NTS 93A/12, central British Columbia, 2005.





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British Columbia Geological Survey

Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 Dunn, C.E., Cook, S.J., Hall, G.E.M. (2007). Final report for Geoscience BC Project 2005-008: Halogens in surface exploration geochemistry: evaluation and development of methods for detecting buried mineral deposits. Geoscience BC, Report 2007-10, 62 p. ( more)

Survey Description


In the summer of 2005, 196 soil samples and 581 vegetation (mixed) samples were collected in three areas to investigate the distribution of halogens that might be derived from concealed mineralization:

 

Area Soil Samples Vegetation Samples

Mount Polley

(Cu-Au-Ag porphyry)

 n=105 (B horizon) n=220 (several species)

QR

(Au skarn + other Au targets)

 n=56 (B horizon) n=230 (several species)

3Ts

(epithermal Au-Ag)

 n=35 (multi horizon) n=131 (several species)

 

Before an analytical method was chosen to analyse these samples, 35 test samples were analysed by a variety of methods: 20 vegetation samples (15 from GSC archives + 5 control reference samples) and 15 soil samples (5 splits of 3 control reference samples) were studied.

The data are published in Geoscience BC Report 2007-10.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Dunn, C.E., Cook, S.J., Hall, G.E.M. (2006). Halogens in surface exploration geochemistry: evaluation and development of methods for detecting buried mineral deposits (NTS 93F), central British Columbia. In Geological Fieldwork 2005, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Paper 2006-1/Geoscience BC Report 2006-1, p. 259-280. ( more)
2 Dunn, C.E., Cook, S.J., Hall, G.E.M. (2007). Final report for Geoscience BC Project 2005-008: Halogens in surface exploration geochemistry: evaluation and development of methods for detecting buried mineral deposits. Geoscience BC, Report 2007-10, 62 p. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 2005-2007 Geochemical Response in Soil and Vegetation Project, 2005 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
52.506° 53.0285° -125.0398° -121.512°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers a small part of NTS 93F/03 (Fawnie Creek), the 3Ts prospect in central British Columbia.  It is located approximately 180 km southwest of the city of Prince Geroge and 10 km east-northeast of Naglico Lake.

  • Covers a small part of NTS 93A/12 (Hydraulic) in the vicinity of the QR deposit, central British Columbia.  The centre of the study area is located approximately 46 km east of Highway 97, 58 km southeast of the city of Quesnel and just north of the Quesnel River.

  • Covers a small part of NTS 93A/12 (Hydraulic) in the vicinity of Mount Polley, central British Columbia.  The centre of the study area is located between Polley and Bootjack lakes, approximately 10 km southwest of the community of Likely.

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