An orientation soil survey at the Pebble Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposit, Alaska
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Abstract
Soil samples were collected in 2007 and 2008 along three traverses across the giant Pebble Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposit. Within each soil pit, four subsamples were collected following recommended protocols for each of ten commonly-used and proprietary leach/digestion techniques. The significance of geochemical patterns generated by these techniques was classified by visual inspection of plots showing individual element concentration by each analytical method along the 2007 traverse. A simple matrix by element versus method, populated with a value based on the significance classification, provides a method for ranking the utility of methods and elements at this deposit. The interpretation of a complex multi-element dataset derived from multiple analytical techniques is challenging. An example of vanadium results from a single leach technique is used to illustrate the several possible interpretations of the data.
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| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | An orientation soil survey at the Pebble Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposit, Alaska |
| Volume | 1 |
| Year Published | 2009 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Association of Applied Geochemists |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Conference publication |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the 24th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium Volume I |
| First page | 393 |
| Last page | 396 |
| Conference Title | The 24th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium |
| Conference Location | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Conference Date | June 1-4, 2009 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |