Till British Columbia 1996

Till sampling survey, NTS 93F, central British Columbia, 1996-1997.  


Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division

Survey Description

Approximately 400 till samples were collected in 996 and 1997 in the Nechako River map area, central British Columbia. The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3687.

Data Description: Paper maps with side notes; data on diskette.

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 35 elements; by ICP-ES after aqua regia digestion for 32 elements; <0.002 mm fraction by ICP-ES after aqua regia digestion for 32 elements and by CV-AAS for Hg.

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional dot maps showing dispersal of 12 metals.



Publication History

Plouffe, A., Williams, S.P. (compilers) (1998). Regional till geochemistry, gold and pathfinder elements, northern Nechako River, British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3687, 1 diskette.

Plouffe, A. (1999). New data on till geochemistry in the northern sector of the Nechako River map area, British Columbia. In Current Research, Geological Survey of Canada Paper 1999 A/B, p. 169-178.

Plouffe, A., Levson, V.M., Mate, D.J. (2001). Till geochemistry of the Nechako River map area (NTS 93F), central British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 4166, 66 p. (includes CD-ROM).


Project History

1996-2002 Nechako NATMAP, central British Columbia, 1996-2000.
  Till geochemical sampling was carried out in 1996-1998 in the Nechako Plateau area of central British Columbia. It was part of a multidisciplinary study including Quaternary and bedrock geology mapping and stratigraphy and was a joint collaboration between the Geological Survey of Canada, the British Columbia Geological Survey and universities. The till geochemistry component of this project will provide baseline information on the mineral potential of the region and on the natural variability of metal concentrations in the surficial environment. The data are published in British Columbia Open File 2002-11 and Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3687. This project also includes a compilation of all published and unpublished data from the Nechako River map area which can be found in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 4166.



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