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Location Map A l b e r t a Yu ko n Ter r itor y United States of America Unite d S t a t e s o f Am er i ca BRITISH COLUMBIA P ac i f i c O c ea n Vancouver VICTORIA Prince George QUEST Airborne Geophysical Survey Area QUEST-West Airborne Geophysical Survey Area GEOSCIENCE BC - QUEST-WEST - GEOCHEMISTRY GEOSCIENCE BC - QUEST-WEST - GEOCHEMISTRY National Topographic Sheet Index 122° 130° 52° 57° 093M HAZELTON 093N MANSON RIVER 093L SMITHERS 093K FORT FRASER 093E WHITESAIL LAKE 093F NECHAKO RIVER 104A BOWSER LAKE 094D MCCONNELL CREEK 094C MESILINKA RIVER 094B HALFWAY RIVER 103P NASS RIVER 093O PINE PASS 103I TERRACE 093J MCLEOD LAKE 103H DOUGLAS CHANNEL 093G PRINCE GEORGE 103A LAREDO SOUND 093D BELLA COOLA 093C ANAHIM LAKE 093B QUESNEL NTS SHEETS 93E,F,K,L,M,N PART OF NTS SHEETS 93B,C,D,G,J,O; 94B,C,D; 103A,H,I,P; 104A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QUEST-West airborne geophysical survey area Railroad (unclassified) Road (unclassified) Mineral deposit (selected) Populated place (unclassified) Legend P Æ Acknowledgments Cartography by Stephen P. Williams and Fion Ma, Geoscience BC Geoscience BC is funded through grants from the Provincial Government of British Columbia. QUEST-West is funded in partnership with the Northern Development Initiative Trust - and the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako - www.nditrust.ca www.rdbn.bc.ca Geoscience BC is an industry-led, industry-focused not for profit society that works to attract mineral and oil and gas investment to British Columbia through collection and marketing of geoscience data. www.geosciencebc.com QUEST-WEST PROJECT NTS SHEETS 93E,F,K,L,M,N PART OF NTS SHEETS 93B,C,D,G,J,O; 94B,C,D; 103A,H,I,P; 104A 1:500,000 Albers Projection, Central Meridian 126° W, Latitude of origin 45° N, First standard parallel 50° N, Second standard parallel 58.5° N, False easting 1,000,000; North American Datum 1983 Mean magnetic declination 2010, 19°46´E, decreasing 15.7´ annually. Readings vary from 18°45´E in the southeast corner to 20°36´E in the northwest corner of the map. December 2010 0 25 50 5 10 15 20 kms LAKE AND STREAM SEDIMENT GEOCHEMISTRY - COPPER Citation: Geoscience BC (2010): QUEST-West Project - Lake and Stream Sediment Geochemistry - Copper; Geoscience BC, Map 2010-12-16, scale 1:500 000. MAP 2010-12-16 Disclaimer: While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this map, the data are provided on an 'as-is' basis, without any warranty, guarantee or representation of any kind, whether expressed or implied. It is the responsibility of the user to check the facts before entering any financial or other commitment based upon this information. Geochemistry Data QUEST-West data Other data included on this map Jackaman, W. (2009): Regional drainage sediment and water geochemical data, central British Columbia (parts of NTS 93E, F, G, J, K, L, M, N & O); Geoscience BC, Report 2009-11, 347 p., URL < > [May 2009]. Jackaman, W. (2009): QUEST-West Project sample reanalysis; Geoscience BC, Report 2009-5, 4 p., URL < > [January 2009]. Jackaman, W. (2008): Regional stream sediment and water geochemical data: Terrace & Prince Rupert (NTS 103I & 103J), British Columbia; Geoscience BC, Report 2008-11 347 p., URL < > [December 2008]. Jackaman, W. (2008): Regional stream sediment and water geochemical data, Pine Pass, British Columbia (NTS 93O); Geoscience BC, Report 2008-7, 262 p., URL < > [May 2008]. Jackaman, W. (2008): Regional lake sediment and water geochemical data, northern Fraser Basin, central British Columbia (parts of NTS 93G, H, J, K, N & O); Geoscience BC, Report 2008-5, 446 p., URL < > [April 2008]. Jackaman, W. (2008): QUEST Project sample reanalysis; Geoscience BC, Report 2008-3, 4 p., URL < > [January 2008]. Lett, R.E.W. and Bluemel, B. (2006): Re-analysis of regional geochemical survey stream sediment samples from the McLeod Lake area (NTS map sheet 093J); BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geofile 2006-09, 220 p., URL < > [August 2009]. Jackaman, W. (2006): Regional drainage sediment and water geochemical data, Anahim Lake and Nechako River, central British Columbia (NTS 93C & 93F); Geoscience BC, Report 2006-4, 463 p., URL < > [January 2009]. Lett, R.E.W. (2005): Regional Geochemical Survey Database on CD, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geofile 2005-17, URL < > [August 2009]. MINFILE (2010): MINFILE B.C. mineral deposits database; B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, URL < > [September 2010]. Massey, N.W.D, MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T. (2005): Digital Geology Map of British Columbia: Whole Province; B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines, Geofile 2005-1, URL < > [November 2007]. Mineral Deposit Data Topographic Data http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2009-11.asp http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2009-05.asp , http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2008-11.asp http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2008-07.asp http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2008-05.asp http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2008-03.asp http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/GeoFiles/Pages/2006- 9.aspx http://www.geosciencebc.com/s/2006-04.asp http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/GeoFiles/Pages/2005- 17.aspx http://minfile.ca http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/PublicationsCatalogue/GeoFiles/Pages/2005- 1.aspx Stream Sediment Geochemistry Copper (ICP-MS) Concentration (ppm) Percentile < 25th 50th 70th 90th 95th > 95th < 16.59 16.59 - 26.06 26.06 - 35.74 35.74 - 58.64 58.64 - 75.98 > 75.98 Lake Sediment Geochemistry Copper (ICP-MS) Concentration (ppm) Percentile < 25th 50th 70th 90th 95th > 95th < 24.80 24.80 - 36.81 36.81 - 47.94 47.94 - 71.80 71.80 - 86.90 > 86.90