Survey Metadata
Till, Indicator minerals
British Columbia
2011
Till survey NTS 93A/03, 04, 05, 06, Woodjam prospect area, south-central British Columbia, 2011-2013.
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Primary Publications (see below for full list)
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T. (2016). Till geochemistry, mineralogy and textural data near four Cu porphyry deposits in British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 8038/British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2016-10, 44 p. ( more) |
Survey Description
Till samples were collected at 85 sites near the Woodjam copper prospect in south-central British Columbia. At each site, two samples were collected: a large one (9 to 15 kg) for indicator mineral processing and a smaller one (1 to 2 kg) for geochemical analyses. Most samples were collected from till exposures in road cuts and ditches. The following samples were collected:
| Year | Number of Samples |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 62 |
| 2013 | 12 |
The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 8038/British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2016-10.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, R.G., Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Dunn, C.E. (2012). The search for surficial expressions of buried Cordilleran porphyry deposits; a new TGI4 activity in the southern Cordillera. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7081, 1 sheet. ( more) |
| 2 | Anderson, R.G., Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Dunn, C.E. (2012). The search for surficial expressions of buried Cordilleran porphyry deposits; background and progress in a new Target Geoscience Initiative 4 activity in the southern Canadian Cordillera, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (online) no. 2012-7, 15 p. ( more) |
| 3 | Anderson, R.G., Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Dunn, C.E. (2012). The search for surficial expressions of buried Cordilleran porphyry deposits; preliminary findings in a new TGI4 activity in the southern Canadian Cordillera. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7266, 82 p. ( more) |
| 4 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Anderson, R.G., Hashmi, S., Ward, B.C. (2013). New TGI-4 till geochemistry and mineralogy results near the Highland Valley, Gibraltar, and Mount Polley mines, and Woodjam district: an aid to search for buried porphyry deposits. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7473, 58 p. ( more) |
| 5 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Anderson, R.G., Hashmi, S., Ward, B.C., Sacco, D.A. (2013). The use of till geochemistry and mineralogy to explore for buried porphyry deposits in the Cordillera – preliminary results from a TGI-4 intrusion-related project. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7367, 1 sheet. ( more) |
| 6 | Ferbey, T., Plouffe, A., Anderson, R.G. (2014). An integrated approach to search for buried porphyry-style mineralization in central British Columbia using geochemistry and mineralogy: a TGI-4 project. Geological Survey of Canada, Current Research (online) no. 2014-2, 15 p. ( more) |
| 7 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Anderson, B., Hashmi, S., Ward, B. (2014). Indicator minerals and till geochemistry near porphyry deposits in the Canadian Cordillera. In Québec Mines 2013, Abstracts of Oral Presentations and Posters. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, DV 2014-04, p. 39. ( more) |
| 8 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Anderson, B., Hashmi, S., Ward, B. (2014).Minéraux indicateurs et géochimie du till près de gîtes porphyriques de la Cordillère canadienne. In Québec Mines 2013, Résumés des Conférences et des Photoprésentations. Ministère de l'Énergie et des Ressources naturelles du Québec, Document divers DV 2014-03, p. 39. ( more) |
| 9 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T. (2015). Discovering buried copper porphyry mineralization: geochemistry and indicator minerals in till. Presentation at the 27th Annual Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) Conference and Trade Show April 8-9th, 2014. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7680, 44 p. ( more) |
| 10 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T. (2015). Till composition near Cu-porphyry deposits in British Columbia: highlights for mineral exploration. In TGI 4 – Intrusion Related Mineralisation Project: New Vectors to Buried Porphyry-Style Mineralisation, N. Rogers (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7843, p. 15-37. ( more) |
| 11 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Hashmi, S., Ward, B.C. (2015). Till geochemistry and mineralogy near Cu-Au and Cu-Ni porphyry deposits in British Columbia; indicators of buried mineralization. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7861, 1 sheet. ( more) |
| 12 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T. (2016). Till geochemistry, mineralogy and textural data near four Cu porphyry deposits in British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 8038/British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2016-10, 44 p. ( more) |
| 13 | Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Hashmi, S., Ward, B.C. (2016). Till geochemistry and mineralogy: vectoring towards Cu porphyry deposits in British Columbia, Canada. Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 16, no. 3, p. 213-232. ( more) |
| 14 | Rukhlov, A.S., Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Mao, M., Spence, J. (2016). Application of trace-element compositions of detrital apatite to explore for porphyry deposits in central British Columbia. In Geological Fieldwork 2015. British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey, Paper 2016-1, p. 145-179. ( more) |
| 15 | Rukhlov, A.S., Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T., Mao, M., Spence, J. (2016). Supplementary data for application of trace-element compositions of detrital apatite to explore for porphyry deposits in central British Columbia. British Columbia Geological Survey, GeoFile 2016-1. ( more) |
| 16 | McClenaghan, M.B., Beckett-Brown, C.E., McCurdy, M.W., McDonald, A.M., Leybourne, M.I., Chapman, J.B., Plouffe, A., Ferbey, T. (2018). Mineral markers of porphyry copper mineralization: progress report on the evaluation of tourmaline as an indicator mineral. In Targeted Geoscience Initiative: 2017 Report of Activities, v. 1, N. Rogers (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8358, p. 69-77. ( more) |
| 17 | Plouffe, A., Kobylinski, C.H., Hattori, K., Wolfe, L., Ferbey, T. (2018). Mineral markers of porphyry copper mineralization: work in progress at the Gibraltar deposit, British Columbia. In Targeted Geoscience Initiative: 2017 Report of Activities, v. 1, N. Rogers (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8358, p. 57-67. ( more) |
Project History
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52.173° | 52.421° | -121.672° | -121.251° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 93A/03 (Eagle (Murray) Lake), /04 (150 Mile House), /05 (Beaver Creek) and 06 (Horsefly) near the Woodjam copper prospect in south-central British Columbia. The centre of the study area is located approximately 38 km northeast of the community of 150 Mile House and 34 km southwest of Quesnel Lake. The community of Horsefly is located in the study area.
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Covers a very small part of NTS 93A/06 (Horsefly; 1 sample)) near the Woodjam copper prospect in south-central British Columbia. The centre of the study area is located along Horsefly Quesnel Lake Road, approximately 9 km south of Quesnel Lake and 8 km north-northwest of the community of Horsefly.
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