Survey Metadata
Soil, Till, Bedrock
Nova Scotia
1986
Soil, till and bedrock sampling, NTS 11E/2, Beaver Dam gold deposit, Nova Scotia, 1986.
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Survey Description
In 1986, a number of hand dug pits and backhoe excavations were made in the overburden across and down-ice from the Beaver Dam deposit, and a smaller zone of similar mineralization, the Mill Shaft occurrence. Samples of B-horizon soil developed on till and samples of fresh till were collected at each site where possible. Approximately 125 B-horizon and more than 30 till samples were collected. Bedrock and bedrock chips encountered during an overburden drilling program were also sampled. A summary of the work can be found in Prospecting in Areas of Glaciated Terrain – 1988.
Data Description:
Paper report.
Quantities Analysed:
5 size fractions obtained (<2.00 mm ground to < 75 µm; 2000-180 µm ground to <75 I,’ 180-63 µm; 63-2µm; <2 µm) and analyzed for Au, As, Sb, Cu, Zn, Co, Fe, Mn, Cr, Ba, Mo, W, Hg, Pb, Cd and Ag using AAS and ICP at Bondar-Clegg.
Geochem Maps Available:
Contour plots showing distribution of elements; geochemical profiles.
Other Analyses:
HMC (<2000 µm, S.G. = 3.3) and samples of bedrock chips ground to < 75 µm and analyzed by neutron activation for Au + 25 elements.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Coker, W.B., Sexton, A., Lawyer, I., Duncan, D. (1988). Bedrock, till and soil geochemical signatures at the Beaver Dam gold deposit, Nova Scotia, Canada. In Prospecting in Areas of Glaciated Terrain - 1988, D.R. MacDonald, K.A. Mills (eds). Proceedings of a Symposium sponsored by the Geology Division of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Halifax, N.S., August 28-September 3, 1988, p.241-254. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986-1988 | Central Nova Scotia soil and till survey, 1986 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45.06° | 45.07° | -62.73° | -62.71° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers part of NTS 11E/2 (Upper Musquodoboit) at the Beaver Dam gold deposit in central Nova Scotia. Cameron Flowage is found in the northeast corner of the study area.
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