| Title | Use of multielement associations in till for detecting concealed Cu mineralization, south-central British Columbia |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Chen, S; Hattori, K; Plouffe, A |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 79, 2018, 1 sheet, https://doi.org/10.4095/306416  Open Access |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | British Columbia |
| NTS | 92P; 93A/01; 93A/02; 93A/03; 93A/04; 93A/05; 93A/06; 93A/07; 93A/08 |
| Area | Canadian Cordillera; Bonaparte Lake |
| Lat/Long WENS | -121.6000 -120.0000 52.3000 51.2000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; geochemistry; mineral deposits; mineral exploration; mineral potential; exploration methods; drift prospecting; modelling; ore mineral genesis; ore
controls; porphyry deposits; metals; copper; mineralization; alteration; intrusions; bedrock geology; lithology; igneous rocks; volcanic rocks; basalts; volcaniclastics; andesites; breccias; intrusive rocks; granitic rocks; gabbros; diabases;
granodiorites; granites; monzo-granites; diorites; clinopyroxenites; syenites; monzonites; monzodiorites; metamorphic rocks; schists; quartzites; sedimentary rocks; conglomerates; sandstones; siltstones; limestones; cherts; slates; structural
features; faults; glacial deposits; tills; till samples; till geochemistry; glacial history; glaciation; Wisconsinian glacial stage; ice flow; ice movement directions; statistical analyses; size fractionation; Interior Plateau; Quesnel Terrane;
Chilcotin Group; Kamploops Group; Nicola Group; Harper Ranch Group; Slide Mountain Terrane; Kootenay Terrane; Snowshoe Group; Eagle Bay Assemblage; Raft Batholith; Thuya Batholith; Takomkane Batholith; Spout Lake Pluton; ice divides; Phanerozoic;
Cenozoic; Quaternary; Tertiary; Mesozoic; Cretaceous; Jurassic; Triassic; Paleozoic; Permian; Carboniferous; Precambrian; Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | geoscientific sketch maps; plots |
| Program | Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-5) Porphyry systems |
| Program | Mountain Pine Beetle |
| Released | 2018 01 23 |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The discovery of new mines will rely on innovative methods. One of them is the thorough evaluation of existing geochemical data sets. In this scientific
presentation, we use an analytical method called principal component analysis to evaluate the mineral potential of a vast region of British Columbia based on the geochemistry of a glacial sediment (till). We conclude that this approach can serve to
detect copper mineralization concealed under a glacial sediment cover. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 306416 |
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