| Title | Volcanogenic massive sulphide exploration in glaciated terrain using till geochemistry and indicator minerals |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | McClenaghan, M B |
| Source | New frontiers for exploration in glaciated terrain; by Paulen, R C (ed.); McClenaghan, M B (ed.); Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7374, 2017 p. 53-64, https://doi.org/10.4095/300292  Open Access |
| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Edition | rev. |
| Meeting | New Frontiers for Exploration in Glaciated Terrain workshop, PDAC 2013 International Convention; Toronto; CA; March 1, 2013 |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is contained in New frontiers for
exploration in glaciated terrain |
| Related | This publication supercedes Volcanogenic massive sulphide
exploration in glaciated terrain using till geochemistry and indicator minerals |
| Related | This publication is related to Volcanogenic massive sulphide
exploration in glaciated terrain using till geochemistry and indicator minerals |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Quebec; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Northwest Territories |
| NTS | 32D/02; 32D/03; 32D/06; 32D/07; 63K/16; 82M/04; 21O/08; 86H/09 |
| Area | Noranda; Adams Lake; Halfmile Lake; Izok Lake; Chisel Lake; Lost Lake; Ghost Lake |
| Lat/Long WENS | -79.2500 -78.7500 48.5000 48.2500 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -100.5000 -100.0000 55.0000 54.7500 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -119.5000 -119.5000 51.2500 51.0000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -66.5000 -66.0000 47.5000 47.2500 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -112.5000 -112.0000 65.7500 65.5000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; mineral occurrences; exploration methods; mineral exploration; drift prospecting; drift geochemistry; tills; till geochemistry; indicator elements;
glacial deposits; glacial landforms; glacial features; glacial history; sediment transport; sampling methods; sampling techniques; geochemical analyses; pebble lithology; volcanogenic deposits; sulphides; sulphide deposits; copper; lead; zinc;
silver; gold; spectrometric analyses; x-ray fluorescence; x-ray fluorescence analyses; Noranda Camp; Abitibi Greenstone Belt; Snow Lake Camp; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | location maps; photomicrographs; tables |
| Program | GEM: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals GEM Tri-Territorial information management & databases (Tri-Territorial Indicator Minerals Framework) |
| Released | 2017 04 07 |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits are a significant exploration target in Canada because they account for 27% of Canadian Cu, 49% of Zn, 20% of Pb, 40% of Ag, and 3%
of Au production (http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/minerals-metals/home). Over 97% of Canada's land mass was covered by glaciers during the Quaternary and as a result drift prospecting using till geochemistry and indicator minerals is an important exploration
method for VMS deposits in Canada. The application of till geochemical methods to VMS exploration in Canada has a 50+ year history (e.g., Drieimanis 1958, 1960; Fortescue and& Hornbrook 1969; Shilts 1975; Hoffman and Woods 1991; Kaszycki et al. 1996;
Parkhill and& Doiron 2003). In the past 10 years, indicator mineral recovered from glacial sediments have also been used to explore for VMS in the glaciated terrain of Canada. This abstract provides an overview of till geochemical and indicator
mineral methods that can be used for VMS exploration. Topics addressed include appropriate size fractions of till to analyze, processing and analytical techniques, VMS pathfinder elements and indicator minerals, as well as case histories from
different regions across Canada. Much of the information about VMS till geochemical methods summarized here is from a detailed review of the application of till geochemical methods to VMS exploration by McClenaghan and Peter (in press). |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
A collection of individual manuscripts, presented at the 2013 PDAC drift prospecting workshop. This open file will provide a lasting legacy to this GEM
deliverable, with papers available from GEOSCAN |
| GEOSCAN ID | 300292 |
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