Sample Preparation Procedures List
ID |
Laboratory |
Method |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Golder Associates, Ottawa, Ontario | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 2 | No laboratory was required | Untreated Water |
| 3 | Unknown laboratory | Unknown |
| 4 | Department of Mines and Energy, Geochemical Laboratory, St. John's, Newfoundland | <180 micron |
| 5 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <177 micron (NGR stream) |
| 6 | Acme Analytical Laboratories Limited, Vancouver | <177 micron (NGR stream) |
| 7 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada personnel, in the field | Filtered Water |
| 8 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mounts |
| 9 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC bulk received |
| 10 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC character sample |
| 11 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC table split |
| 12 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC oversize fraction |
| 13 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC table feed |
| 14 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC light fraction (table) |
| 15 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC <0.25 mm fraction (pre-heavy liquid) |
| 16 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC light fraction (heavy liquid) |
| 17 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC ferromagnetic fraction |
| 18 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC non-ferromagnetic fraction |
| 19 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC <0.25 mm fraction (post-heavy liquid) |
| 20 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC <0.25 mm fraction (wash) |
| 21 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 0.25-0.5 mm fraction |
| 22 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 0.5-1.0 mm fraction |
| 23 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 1.0-2.0 mm fraction |
| 24 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC <0.6 Amp fraction |
| 25 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 0.6-0.8 Amp fraction |
| 26 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 0.8-1.0 Amp fraction |
| 27 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC >1.0 Amp fraction |
| 28 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC IM grains |
| 29 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <2 micron |
| 30 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <63 micron |
| 31 | OGS Geoscience Laboratories | Unknown |
| 32 | Unknown laboratory | <63 micron |
| 33 | Unknown laboratory | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 34 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC heavy liquid separation |
| 35 | Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Géoressources), Sainte-Foy, Quebec | <63 micron |
| 36 | Unknown laboratory | <2 mm |
| 37 | Unknown laboratory | <63 micron |
| 38 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <2 mm |
| 39 | New Brunswick DNRE Geochemical Laboratory | <63 micron |
| 40 | New Brunswick DNRE Geochemical Laboratory | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 41 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC separation (NGR variant) |
| 42 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC separation (ODM standard) |
| 43 | Microprobe laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa | Grain Mounts |
| 44 | Saskatchewan Geological Survey | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 45 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Undivided |
| 46 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 0.25-0.5 mm, 0.5-1.0 mm fractions (1st run) |
| 47 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC 0.25-0.5 mm fraction (2nd run) |
| 48 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 0.50 mm |
| 49 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: 0.50 – 1.00 mm |
| 50 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: 1.00 – 2.00 mm |
| 51 | No laboratory was required | HMC separation (KIDD grouping) |
| 52 | Microprobe laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 0.50 mm |
| 53 | Microprobe laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa | Grain Mount: 0.50 – 1.00 mm |
| 54 | Microprobe laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences, Carleton University, Ottawa | Grain Mount: 1.00 – 2.00 mm |
| 55 | Activation Laboratories Limited, Ancaster, Ontario | Rock crushing |
| 56 | Canamera Geological Ltd/Diamond Indicator Processing | HMC separation (Canamera/DIP) |
| 57 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC separation (ODM; details not reported) |
| 58 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC separation (ODM; previously sieved and picked) |
| 59 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC separation (0.25-0.50 mm size fraction) |
| 60 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | EPD + HMC separation |
| 61 | Unknown laboratory | Rock crushing (details not reported) |
| 62 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | NASGLP soil sample, <2 mm size fraction |
| 63 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | NASGLP soil sample, <63 µm size fraction |
| 64 | Industrial Waters Section, Mines Branch, Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa | Untreated Water |
| 65 | In-situ measurement | Undivided |
| 66 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | -100 mesh grinding |
| 67 | Min-En Laboratories Limited, North Vancouver, British Columbia | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 68 | Kamloops Research and Assay Laboratories, Kamloops, BC | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 69 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC < 0.25 mm size fraction (ODM) |
| 70 | GSC/Bondar Clegg sample preparation | Ball milling |
| 71 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <63 µm size fraction sieving (1) |
| 72 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <2 µm size fraction sieving |
| 73 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <63 µm size fraction sieving (2) |
| 74 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <2 mm size fraction sieving |
| 75 | GSC: Sedimentology and Mineral Tracing Laboratory, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Sand fraction sieving |
| 76 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Ceramic rock crushing |
| 77 | Saskatchewan Research Council / CF Mineral Research Ltd. | HMC separation (SRC/CF) |
| 78 | Consorminex Inc. | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 0.50 mm (1) |
| 79 | Consorminex Inc. | Grain Mount: 0.50 – 2.00 mm |
| 80 | Activation Laboratories Limited, Ancaster, Ontario | Rock crushing (ActLabs RX1) |
| 81 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | <63 size fraction sieving (3) |
| 82 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | 63-250 µm size fraction sieving |
| 83 | Saskatchewan Research Council / ODM | HMC separation (SRC/ODM) |
| 84 | CF Mineral Research Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia | Grain Mount: 0.063 – 0.250 mm |
| 85 | CF Mineral Research Ltd., Kelowna, British Columbia | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 2.00 mm (2) |
| 86 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | HMC separation (ODM, SG 3.3) |
| 87 | Unknown laboratory | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 2.00 mm (2) |
| 88 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Sieving (-80 mesh); ball milling (-150 mesh) |
| 89 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Filtering: 0.45 μm filter paper |
| 90 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Drill core: unprocessed sediment |
| 91 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Drill core: <63 µm fraction |
| 92 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Drill core: <63 µm fraction; 2 cm interval |
| 93 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Drill core: <63 µm fraction; 4 cm interval |
| 94 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | Drill core: <63 µm fraction; 5 cm interval |
| 95 | Activation Laboratories Limited, Ancaster, Ontario | Rock crushing (ActLabs) |
| 96 | Bondar Clegg and Company Limited | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 97 | Activation Laboratories Limited, Ancaster, Ontario | <177 micron (NGR) |
| 98 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | <177 micron (NGR stream, no crushing) |
| 99 | Activation Laboratories Limited, Ancaster, Ontario | Agate rock crushing |
| 100 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | HMC ferromagnetic fraction (GSC, 1966) |
| 101 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | HMC non-ferromagnetic fraction (GSC, 1966) |
| 102 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | GSC whole rock crushing (1960s) |
| 103 | Acme Analytical Laboratories Limited, Vancouver | Dry sieving to -230 mesh (63 µm) (Acme S230) |
| 104 | Acme Analytical Laboratories Limited, Vancouver | Rock crushing to -200 mesh (Acme) |
| 105 | Bondar Clegg and Company Limited | Sieving to <2 mm; crushing to <0.1 mm |
| 106 | Bondar Clegg and Company Limited | Sieving to <63 µm; no crushing |
| 107 | Unknown laboratory | Vegetation: oven drying, followed by milling |
| 108 | GSC Greenhouse | Twig ashing |
| 109 | GSC Greenhouse | Bark ashing |
| 110 | Unknown laboratory | HMC separation (Bathurst Is., 1996) |
| 111 | Unknown laboratory | HMC separation (Bathurst Is., 1997) |
| 112 | Unknown laboratory | HMC fraction (Bathurst Is., 1996) |
| 113 | Unknown laboratory | -230 mesh (63 µm) (Bathurst Is., 1996) |
| 114 | Unknown laboratory | -80 mesh (177 µm) (Bathurst Is., 1996) |
| 115 | Unknown laboratory | HMC fraction (Bathurst Is., 1997) |
| 116 | Unknown laboratory | -230 mesh (63 µm) (Bathurst Is., 1997) |
| 117 | Unknown laboratory | -80 mesh (177 µm) (Bathurst Is., 1997) |
| 118 | Unknown laboratory | -35+80 mesh (500 µm - 177 µm) (Bathurst Is., 1997) |
| 119 | GSC: Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa | <63 µm size fraction sieving (3) |
| 120 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | ODM HMC fraction, SG 3.0 and 3.2 |
| 121 | Overburden Drilling Management, Ottawa, Ontario (ODM) | ODM HMC fraction, SG 3.2 |
| 122 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 0.50 mm (carbon coated) |
| 123 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: 0.50 – 1.00 mm (carbon coated) |
| 124 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: 1.00 – 2.00 mm (carbon coated) |
| 125 | OGS Geoscience Laboratories | Grain Mount: 0.25 – 0.50 mm (carbon coated) |
| 126 | OGS Geoscience Laboratories | Grain Mount: 0.50 – 1.00 mm (carbon coated) |
| 127 | OGS Geoscience Laboratories | Grain Mount: 1.00 – 2.00 mm (carbon coated) |
| 128 | Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Grain Mount: grain size unspecified (carbon coated) |
| 129 | OGS Geoscience Laboratories | Grain Mount: grain size unspecified (carbon coated) |
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