Survey Metadata
Soil, Till, Indicator minerals
Ontario
2000
Soil and till sampling survey, NTS 52H/4, Powerhouse Zone, Lac des Iles mine area, northwestern Ontario, 2000.
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Survey Description
20 B-horizon soil and 42 till samples were collected in the Powerhouse Zone in the Lac des Iles mine area in 2000. Samples taken in this area extend 2500 m down-ice from the Roby pit at 200 m intervals. The data are published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 6054.
Data Description:
Paper report with data lists. Digital data available separately as MRD-71 (Miscellaneous Release-Data 71).
Quantities Analysed:
<0.177 mm fraction of humus and <0.063 mm fraction of till by ICP-AES for 25 elements; by ICP-AES-FA for Au, Pd, and Pt; and ICP-MS for 51 elements.
Geochem Maps Available:
Proportional symbol maps show dispersal of selected elements.
Other Analyses:
Heavy mineral concentrate from 77 till samples for gold grain counts and metamorphic or magmatic massive sulphide and kimberlite indicator minerals; pebble lithologies for 77 till samples.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Searcy, C.A. (2001). Preliminary data results of drift exploration for platinum group elements, northwestern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6054, 271 p. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2000-2001 | Northwestern Ontario soils and till sampling surveys carried out in 2000 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49.1543° | 49.1708° | -89.6486° | -89.6152° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers the Powerhouse Zone property on the Lac des Iles mine site property, northwestern Ontario on NTS 52H/4 (Lac des Iles). The southern part of Lac des Iles is found in the northwest portion of the study area.
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