Soil, Till Saskatchewan 1992

Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 63L/9, /16, 63K/12, /13, east central Saskatchewan, 1992-1994.  


Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division

Survey Description

More than 350 till samples and 285 humus samples were collected in the Annabel Lake-Amisk Lake area, east central Saskatchewan, between 1992 to 1994. The data are published in GSC Open File 3026.

Data Description: Paper report; data files on diskette (ASCII).

Quantities Analysed: <0.425 mm of humus and <0.063 mm and <0.002 mm fractions of till by ICP-AES after nitric aqua-regia digestion for 32 elements; <0.063 mm fraction by CV-AAS for Hg and by fire assay/ICP-AAS for Au, Pt, and Pd; <0.002 mm fraction by CV-AAS for Hg.

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional symbol maps showing dispersal of elements in the <0.002 and <0.063 mm of till and in the <0.425 mm fraction of humus.

Other Analyses: Pebble lithologies (4-8 mm fraction); heavy mineral concentrate for gold grain counts and non-magnetic point counts; <0.063 mm fraction for carbonate by AAS after HCl leach.



Publication History

Henderson, P.J. (1995). Surficial geology and drift composition of the Annabel Lake-Amisk Lake area, Saskatchewan (NTS 63L/9, L/16, and part of 63K/12 and K/13). Geological Survey of Canada Open File 3026.


Project History

1992-1995 East central Saskatchewan till and soil sampling survey carried out 1992 to 1994.
  A project involving surficial mapping and drift sampling was conducted in east central Saskatchewan to aid mineral exploration by developing drift prospecting methods suitable to the area. This included the identification of chemical and mineralogical components of till associated with mineralization, the establishment of regional geochemical database to help determine background and anomalous concentrations of those components and understanding the Quaternary geology and glacial history of the area in order to understand geochemical dispersal patterns. The data are published in GSC Open File 3026.



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