Survey Metadata

Vegetation

Quebec

1950

Biogeochemical sampling survey, NTS 22A/13 east, Gaspé Copper Mines area, Holland township, Gaspé-north county, Quebec, 1950.





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Survey Description


In September 1950, a biogeochemical survey was carried out over the Needle Mountain copper deposit of the Gaspé Copper Mines Ltd., to determine the copper and zinc content in the twigs of balsam fir trees.  Each sample was made up of 15 to 20 twigs with 2-3 years of growth taken from the lower branches of trees near the sampling site.  In order to check the values of the 29 samples obtained on the Gaspé Copper Mines claims, a number of samples were taken from other areas outside the known zone of mineraliztion, including on the Holland Gaspé claims (9 samples).  The area sampled covers 27 km 2 and the samples were collected at an average density of 1 sample per 0.6 km 2.

The data are published in the preliminary report PR-269, Department of Mines, 1952.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Riddell, J. E. (1952). Anomalous copper and zinc values in trees, Holland township, Gaspé-north county, Quebec. Department of Mines, Preliminary Report PR-269. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1950 Hydrogeochemical and biogeochemical studies, Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec, 1950. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
48.947° 48.97° -65.53° -65.5°

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

  • Covers part of 22A/13 (east) (Lac Madeleine).  The Mine Gaspé property area (Mont Needle deposit) is located near Ruisseau Copper, one of the headwaters of the Rivière York, in north central Gaspé Holland township, Gaspé-Nord county.

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