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WORKSHOP 1 (WS1)Indicator minerals in till and stream sediments of the Canadian Cordillera
Pre-conference Workshop, 30-31 May, 2016
Day 1 - Technical presenta�ons on the Cordilleran ice sheet, subglacial processes and �ll forma�on, sampling and processing methods, case studies, recent developments, and hands-on prac�cal exercise.
Day 2 - Field trip with a focus on iden�fica�on of Quaternary sediment types and those appropriate and not appropriate for sampling.
For more informa�on please contact:
SPECIAL SESSION 6 (SS1)Indicator minerals in till and stream sediments
Conference Special Session
Case studies applicable to mineral explora�on; Advances in deposit indicator mineral assemblages and
characteriza�on; Current models of the Cordilleran Ice Sheet and implica�ons for
transport history; and Sample media selec�on, processing, and quality
control/assurance, and more.
For more informa�on please contact:
Adrian Hickin (Bri�sh Columbia Geological Survey)[email protected]
Alain Plouffe (Geological Survey of Canada)[email protected]
Travis Ferbey (Bri�sh Columbia Geological Survey)[email protected]
Adrian Hickin (Bri�sh Columbia Geological Survey)[email protected]
Alain Plouffe (Geological Survey of Canada)[email protected]
Workshop and Special Session on indicator minerals in exploration geology
GAC-MAC 2016 (Whitehorse, YT)1-3 June, 2016
Workshop 1 (WS1)
Indicator minerals in till and stream sediments of the Canadian Cordillera
30-31 May, 2016
Day 1 - Presentations
Day 2 - Fieldtrip
GǾB ĘBFB Ward Simon Fraser University
Generalized Quaternary stratigraphy of Canadian Cordillera (BC/YT), ice sheet growth and decay, and maximum extent
Dr. O.B. Lian University of the Fraser Valley
Till classification and till formation with a focus on the subglacial environment and subglacial till
T. Ferbey British Columbia Geological Survey
Creating and using surficial geology maps and till potential maps; till sampling strategies in the Canadian Cordillera
Dr. A. Plouffe Geological Survey of Canada
Advances in indicator mineral studies, porphyry indicator mineral case studies, sampling methods, and QA/QC
S.A. Averill Overburden Drilling Management
Processing till samples for indicator minerals; case study Blackwater Au-Ag deposit
Exercise In groups, review bedrock and surficial geology, ice-flow history, till potential
maps and till geochemistry and mineralogy data from real case study to design follow-up exploration program
Dr. G.J. Simandl British Columbia Geological Survey
Using detrital indicator mineral in stream sediments to explore for specialty metals, including case studies
Dr. D. Canil University of Victoria
Using magnetite chemistry as an indicator of porphyry mineralization
Dr. A.S. Rukhlov British Columbia Geological Survey
Trace element systematics of hydrothermal apatite in major Cordilleran deposits
ĤB Bond Yukon Geological Survey
Whitehorse-area field trip with a focus on identification of Quaternary sediment types, and those appropriate and not appropriate for a till geochemistry and mineralogy survey, and identification and measurement of outcrop-scale ice-flow indicators.
Dr. B.C. Ward
J. Bond