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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