Till British Columbia 1991

Till sampling survey, NTS 92L, northern Vancouver Island, 1991, 1993 and 1994.  


British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, Energy and Minerals Division, Geological Survey Branch

Survey Description

Approximately 450 till samples were collected on northern Vancouver Island in 1991, 1993 and 1994. The data are published in British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 1996-7.

Data Description: Paper report with data lists.

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 35 elements; by ICP-AES after aqua regia digestion for 30 elements; major element oxides by ICP; LOI.

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional dot maps showing dispersal of elements.



Publication History

Bobrowsky, P.T., Sibbick, S.J. (1996). Till geochemistry of northern Vancouver Island area. British Columbia Geological Survey Branch Open File 1996-7.


Project History

1991-1996 Northern Vancouver Island drift prospecting project, 1991-1996.
  Till sampling was carried out on northern Vancouver Island in 1991, 1993 and 1994. The survey is part of a larger integrated resource assessment program to define the mineral potential of the area. The Island Copper Cu-Mo-Au porphyry deposit located on the north shore of Rupert Inlet contributed to the selection of this area for regional till geochemistry studies. The possibility for contamination around the mine site is much less for till samples than for soils, therefore till prospecting is effective even in areas affected by previous mining activity. The data are published in British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 1996-7.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

50.25º

50.75º -128º -127.25º