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• Lifting the lid on analytical methods for water analysisPDFDOI

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• The role of hydrogeochemistry in modern mineral explorationPDFDOI

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• Analysis of CO2 and O2 in soil gas over faults and fractures and associated with volcanic massive sulphide and porphyry-style mineralization in British Columbia, CanadaPDFDOI

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• Tracing Fe-Ti-P-(REE) mineralization in the southern Oslo Rift, Norway: an integrated geochemical and geophysical studyPDFDOI

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• New methodology for air mercury surveys over mineralizationPDFDOI

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• Uranium, molybdenum and thallium isotopes in clay-sized material (< 2 μm size fraction) from the McArthur River uranium deposit (Saskatchewan, Canada): a moving storyPDFDOI

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• Nature’s sentinels – lichens as biomonitors: a guide with case study and methodological insightsPDFDOI

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• The use of bulk cyanide leach in gold assays of drill core and rock samplePDFDOI

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• Indicator minerals for lithium exploration in glaciated terrainPDFDOI

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• Heavy mineral exploration on the continental scalePDFDOI

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• Inverting the missing SiO2 and LOI contents in the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes datasetsPDFDOI

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• Portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) detectORE™ analysis for Au in soils from the Archean Pilbara Craton, Western AustraliaPDFDOI

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• The log transformation explainedPDFDOI

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• Old soils, new targets: reassessing historic soil surveys with Ultrafine+® in a machine-learned landscape contextPDFDOI

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• New era of geochemical surveys in the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPDFDOI

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• Standardization of field-portable short-wave infrared processing for mineral explorationPDFDOI

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• Whole-rock geochemistry for intrusion-hosted magmatic Ni-Cu-Co exploration: identifying prospective host rocksPDFDOI

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• Lithium analysis of brines and minerals for exploration and resource definitionPDFDOI

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• Breathing new life into assay data using machine learning methodsPDFDOI

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• Geochemistry of LCT pegmatites in part of northeastern Nasarawa state, northcentral NigeriaPDFDOI

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• Integration of geochemical and mineralogical data: an example from the Central Victorian Goldfields, AustraliaPDFDOI

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• Sinclair: Australia's first caesium deposit: discovery and exploration implicationsPDFDOI
• Recent applied geochemistry research in Africa contributed towards understanding causal cofactors of diseases of unknown aetiologyPDFDOI
• Minor elements – the middle child between petrochemistry and geochemistryPDFDOI

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• Measurement of seasonal variations in stream water chemistry using a portable photometer: case histories from central and southwestern British Columbia, CanadaPDFDOI

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• Cesium depositsPDFDOI
• The Taron cesium-thallium epithermal geyserite deposit, Salta Province, ArgentinaPDFDOI

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• Exploring for laterally transported copper in gravels using radon detectorsPDFDOI

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• Testing a rapid sampling and analysis workflow in the remote Nullarbor Plain, AustraliaPDFDOI

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• Why minus 80 mesh?PDFDOI
• Petrological and geochemical study of the Precambrian basement complex rocks in Katchuan Irruan areas, southeast of Ogoja, Southeastern NigeriaPDFDOI

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• Rapid hydrogeochemistry: a summary of two field studies from central and southern interior British Columbia, Canada using a photometer and voltammeter to measure trace elements in waterPDFDOI

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• Gold dispersion in transported cover sequences especially in chemical (palaeoredox front) and physical (unconformity) interfaces linked to the landscape history of Western AustraliaPDFDOI

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• Application of Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) for mineral quantificationPDFDOI

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• New base metal mineral potential in southern Northwest Territories, CanadaPDFDOI

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• Lithogeochemical classification of hydrothermally altered Paleoproterozoic plutonic rocks associated with gold mineralization: examples from the Nanortalik Gold Belt of South Greenland and the “Gold Line” of northern SwedenPDFDOI

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• Catchment analysis of re-analyzed regional stream sediment geochemical data from the YukonPDFDOI

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• Seaweed as an exploration medium along the inlets of British Columbia – part 2: chemical variations and long-term changes – Howe SoundPDFDOIAppendix A
• The search for gold in GreenlandPDFDOI

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• Quantitative interpretation of orientation surveysPDFDOI

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• Finally, a correlation coefficient that tells the geochemical truthPDFDOI
• Seaweed as an exploration medium along inlets on the west coast of Canada – part 1: methods and results from Jervis InletPDFDOI

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• Evidence of geothermal activity near the Nazko volcanic cone, British Columbia, Canada, from ground and surface water chemistryPDFDOI

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• The use of automated indicator mineral analysis in the search for mineralization – A next generation drift prospecting toolPDFDOI

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• Amalgamated lake-sediment data from Quebec and Labrador, CanadaPDFDOIAppendix (Excel)

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• Basic indicator mineral math: why visual analysis of the entire heavy mineral fraction of large sediment samples is required on indicator mineral exploration programs in glaciated terrainsPDFDOI

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• Hg in rocks, soils and sediments: speciation and implications for sample processing and analysisPDFDOI

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• Overview of indicator mineral research at the Geological Survey of Canada – an updatePDFDOI

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• Gold homogeneity in certified reference materials; a comparison of five manufacturersPDFDOI

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• A comparison of Shewhart, Thompson and Howarth, and Youden plots – advantages and disadvantagesPDFDOI

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• Optimised detection limits for multi-element geochemical analysisPDFDOI

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• GeoVIEW.WA – an interactive geological resourcePDFDOI

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• Reproducibility of gold analyses in stream sediment samples from the White Gold District and Dawson Range, Yukon Territory, CanadaPDFDOI

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• The evolution of the Geological Survey of Canada’s regional reconnaissance geochemical drainage sediment and water surveysPDFDOI

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• Coupled XRF and XRD analyses for rapid and low-cost characterization of geological materials in the mineral exploration and mining industryPDFDOI

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• Evaluating the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for the detection of multi-element anomalies in soilsPDFDOI

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• Application of heavy stable isotopes to explain (bio)geochemical processes occurring during the formation, transport and remediation of metalliferous mine watersPDFDOI

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• Determination of micro and nanoparticulate fraction gold in regolithPDFDOI

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• Determination of gold in soils and sediments by fire assay or aqua regia digestion: choosing the optimal methodPDFDOI

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• Particle size fractionation and chemical speciation of REE in a lateritic weathering profile in Western AustraliaPDFDOI

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• Lithological discrimination in deeply weathered terrains using multielement geochemistry – an example from the Yanfolila Gold Project, MaliPDFDOI

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• On-line access to geoscience bibliographic citationsPDFDOI

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• An appraisal of Québec’s extensive geochemical databasePDFDOI

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• Continental geochemical survey opens up fresh avenues for mineral exploration and natural resource management in AustraliaPDFDOI

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• Responses in lake sediments and waters to occurrences of rare earths and rare metals in the Canadian ShieldPDFDOI

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• Rising to the challenge – applications of cell-based ICP-MS to the analysis of geological samplesPDFDOI

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• Age, tectonic setting, lithogeochemistry and hydrothermal alteration of volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization in the Chahgaz region, South Sanandaj-Sirjan zone of IranPDFDOI

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• Canadian geochemical data on the webPDFDOI
• How many samples should be enough?PDFDOI

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• How many samples are enough?PDFDOI

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• Digital field data capture: the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland experiences in GreenlandPDFDOI

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• Hydrogeochemistry for mineral exploration in Western Australia (I): methods and equipmentPDFDOI
• Hydrogeochemistry for mineral exploration in Western Australia (II): case studiesPDFDOI

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• Europium-rich dark monazite – a potential new ore mineral for Alaska, USA?PDFDOI
• Geophysical support for geochemistry in detecting deeply buried mineralisation: a case study from Mandamah, AustraliaPDFDOI

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• The GOPE 25 kimberlite discovery, Botswana, predicated on four Mg-ilmenite grains from reconnaissance soil samples: a case historyPDFDOI

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• Natural and experimental clues to understand the transport and deposition of supergene gold in Western AustraliaPDFDOI

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• New national geoscience datasets in Australia: geology, geophysics and geochemistryPDFDOI
• The North American soil geochemical landscapes project – a Canadian perspectivePDFDOI

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• The geochemistry of acid-saline waters and drainage sediments in the Avon Catchment, Western Australian WheatbeltPDFDOI

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• Exploration for volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization along the Kermadec Arc-Havre Trough, New ZealandPDFDOI
• 3D geochemical and mineralogical model of the Sleeper low sulphidation gold system, Nevada, U.S.A.PDFDOI

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• Kimberlite and base metal indicator minerals in glacial sediments of Northern Alberta, CanadaPDFDOI
• Diamond exploration in FinlandPDFDOI
• Base and precious metals indicator mineral research at the Geological Survey of CanadaPDFDOI

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• Laboratory QA/QC today – its not just control chartsPDFDOI
• A practical approach to differentiate and comprehend the QC components of a commercial analytical testing laboratoryPDFDOI

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• Multi-element determination of geological samples using ICP-OES and ICP-MS – which technique . . . and when?PDFDOI
• What is the preferred upper end of concentration for base metals and pathfinder elements in ICP-MS? When should the geochemist switch to routine ICP-AES?PDFDOI
• Preparation of indicator minerals for electron microprobe analysisPDFDOI

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• The Ontario Geological Survey lake sediment geochemical program: progress towards a geochemical map of Ontario, CanadaPDFDOI

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• Recent advances in base metal indicator mineralogy: an update from Overburden Drilling Management LimitedPDFDOI

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• New targets and trends identified in data from the British Columbia, Canada, regional geochemical surveyPDFDOI

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• RAB drilling and RAB geochemistry: an Australian perspectivePDFDOI
• Orientation partial digest geochemistry over Navan Zn-Pb mine, IrelandPDFDOI

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• Regional geochemical surveys: news from AustraliaPDFDOI

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• Element mobility in transported overburden – are we looking in the wrong direction?PDFDOI
• Continental-wide geochemical mapping in EuropePDFDOI
• National and global scale geochemical mapping for mineral exploration and assessment in ChinaPDFDOI

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• Regional geochemical tool targets: Black River gas in New YorkPDFDOI
• Sample preparation of 'nuggety' samples: dispelling some myths about sample size and sampling errorsPDFDOI

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• A different kind of ore-identifying mine waters suitable for metal recoveryPDFDOI
• Catchment pathways and controls: a geochemical bridge to applied environmental studies – examples from Nova ScotiaPDFDOI
• Mechanisms of metal transfer through transported overburden within the Australian regolithPDFDOI

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• An unexpected aspect of EDTA partial digest extractionsPDFDOI

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• Who will deliver the last classical exploration geochemistry course?PDFDOI
• Generations of applied geochemistsPDFDOI

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• Geochemical evaluation of mining environmental assessmentPDFDOI
• Overview of soil gas theoryPDFDOI
• Soil gas carbon dioxide and oxygen for mineral explorationPDFDOI
• Thermally speciated mercury in mineral explorationPDFDOI
• Kimberlite exploration integrating SGHSM geochemistryPDFDOI
• New soil-gas chemistry technique effective under transport coverPDFDOI