Open AccessIndicator mineral counts for regional till samples around the Izok Lake Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag VMS deposit, Nunavut
Author(s) -
M B McClenaghan,
AK Hicken,
R C Paulen,
Daniel LaytonMatthews
Publication year - 2012
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.4095/289837
Subject(s) - mineral exploration , geology , geochemistry , mineral , heavy mineral , terrain , mining engineering , geography , provenance , cartography , ecology , biology
The application of indicator mineral methods to exploration in glaciated terrain for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits is being tested and developed as part of the Geological Survey of Canada's Geomapping for Energy and Minerals Program (GEM2008-2013). As part of this research project, and to demonstrate to the exploration community the importance of examining the entire heavy mineral concentrate for all indicator minerals, 25 selected archived heavy mineral concentrates from till samples originally collected in 1994 by the GeologicalSurvey of Canada (GSC) around the Izok Lake Zn-Cu-Pb-Ag VMS deposit, Nunavut were re-examined. This open file reports the abundances of selected VMS indicator minerals picked from the concentrates in 2011. Interpretation of the data reported here and its significance to glacial dispersal ofmineralized debris from the Izok Lake VMS deposit will be described in a subsequent GSC Open File.