Till British Columbia 1993

Till sampling survey, NTS 93F, central British Columbia, 1993.  


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

Survey Description

229 till samples were collected at 171 sites in 1993 in the Fawnie Creek area of central British Columbia. The samples were collected at approximately 1 sample per 4 km2. Higher density sampling was conducted in areas of perceived higher mineralization and around known mineral prospects. The data are published in British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 1994-18.

Data Description: Paper report with partial data lists.

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction by INAA for 35 elements; by ICP-ES after aqua regia for 30 elements; by ICP-ES for whole rock analysis.

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional symbol maps show the dispersal of each element.



Publication History

Levson, V.M, Giles, T.R., Cook, S.J., Jackaman, W. (1994). Till geochemistry of the Fawnie Creek map area. British Columbia Geological Survey Branch Open File 1994-18.

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

1993-1997 Interior Plateau Mapping Project, British Columbia, 1993-1997.
  Till geochemical sampling was carried out in the Nechako Plateau part of the Interior Plateau, central British Columbia in 1993 to 1997. It was part of a larger program that included bedrock mapping, surficial geology mapping, lake sediment sampling and mineral deposit studies. The project demonstrates the utility of till geochemical sampling in regions where mineral exploration has been hampered by thick drift cover. The data are published in British Columbia Geological Survey Open Files 1994-18 (Fawnie Creek), 1997-11 (Chedakuz Creek) and 1997-12 (detailed sampling on CH, Blackwater-Davidson and Uduk Lake properties).

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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