Survey Metadata
Soil, Till
Quebec
1992
Till, soil and lithogeochemical survey, NTS 32F/08, Benoist Township, Abitibi East, northern Quebec, 1992
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Survey Description
In 1992, a drilling program was carried out on Asarco/Freewest’s Benoît East property, Benoist Township, Abitibi East, northern Quebec. (Note: there is a discrepancy in the way the property and township are named).
The following samples were collected:
| Sample Type | Notes |
| 216 rock samples | Analysed for Au; a subset analysed for Zn, Cu, Ag, Pb, Ni and PGE |
| O horizon soil samples every 25 m on 6 lines | Analysed for Au, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag and As |
| 63 overburden drill holes | Till samples from a hole on line 1E have >10,000 ppb |
The data are published in GM 51405, a report submitted to the Government of Quebec.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Barrette, J.P. (1992). Geological report, Freewest Benoit East property and Asarco option. Ressources Freewest Inc., Asarco Exploration Company of Canada Ltd., rapport statutaire soumis au gouvernement du Québec. GM 51405, 79 p., 2 plans. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990-1992 | Benoît North-West and East Property Project 1990-1992 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49.4195° | 49.4481° | -76.4209° | -76.2973° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers a small part of NTS 32F/08 (Lac Pusticamica) in Benoist Township, Abitibi East, northern Quebec. The centre of the study area is located approximately 7 km southeast of Lac Waswanipi and approximately 5 km northwest of Lac Pusticamica as well as 15 km southwest of the town of Desmaraisville. Highway 113 crosses the study area.
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