EXPLORE: Issues

Science article: Lifting the lid on analytical methods for water analysis

Science article: The role of hydrogeochemistry in modern mineral exploration DOI

Science article: 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, Canada DOI

Science article: Tracing Fe-Ti-P-(REE) mineralization in the southern Oslo Rift, Norway: an integrated geochemical and geophysical study DOI

Science article: New methodology for air mercury surveys over mineralization DOI

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

Science article: Nature’s sentinels – lichens as biomonitors: a guide with case study and methodological insights DOI

Science article: The use of bulk cyanide leach in gold assays of drill core and rock sample DOI

Science article: Indicator minerals for lithium exploration in glaciated terrain DOI

Science article: Heavy mineral exploration on the continental scale DOI

Science article: Inverting the missing SiO2 and LOI contents in the North American Soil Geochemical Landscapes datasets DOI

Science article: Portable X-ray Fluorescence (pXRF) detectORE™ analysis for Au in soils from the Archean Pilbara Craton, Western Australia DOI

Science article: The log transformation explained DOI

Science article: Old soils, new targets: reassessing historic soil surveys with Ultrafine+® in a machine-learned landscape context DOI

Science article: New era of geochemical surveys in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia DOI

Science article: Standardization of field-portable short-wave infrared processing for mineral exploration DOI

Science article: Whole-rock geochemistry for intrusion-hosted magmatic Ni-Cu-Co exploration: identifying prospective host rocks DOI

Science article: Lithium analysis of brines and minerals for exploration and resource definition DOI

Science article: Breathing new life into assay data using machine learning methods DOI

Science article: Geochemistry of LCT pegmatites in part of northeastern Nasarawa state, northcentral Nigeria DOI

Science article: Integration of geochemical and mineralogical data: an example from the Central Victorian Goldfields, Australia DOI

Science article: Sinclair: Australia's first caesium deposit: discovery and exploration implications-science article: Recent applied geochemistry research in Africa contributed towards understanding causal cofactors of diseases of unknown aetiology-science article: Minor elements – the middle child between petrochemistry and geochemistry DOI

Science article: Measurement of seasonal variations in stream water chemistry using a portable photometer: case histories from central and southwestern British Columbia, Canada DOI

Science article: Cesium deposits-science article: The Taron cesium-thallium epithermal geyserite deposit, Salta Province, Argentina DOI

Science article: Exploring for laterally transported copper in gravels using radon detectors DOI

Science article: Testing a rapid sampling and analysis workflow in the remote Nullarbor Plain, Australia DOI

Science article: Why minus 80 mesh?-science article: Petrological and geochemical study of the Precambrian basement complex rocks in Katchuan Irruan areas, southeast of Ogoja, Southeastern Nigeria DOI

Second science article: Petrological and geochemical study of the Precambrian basement complex rocks in Katchuan Irruan areas, southeast of Ogoja, Southeastern Nigeria (DOI 10.70499/FEII3952)

Science article: 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 water DOI

Science article: Gold dispersion in transported cover sequences especially in chemical (palaeoredox front) and physical (unconformity) interfaces linked to the landscape history of Western Australia DOI

Science article: Application of Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) for mineral quantification DOI

Science article: New base metal mineral potential in southern Northwest Territories, Canada DOI

Science article: 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 Sweden DOI

Science article: Catchment analysis of re-analyzed regional stream sediment geochemical data from the Yukon DOI

Science article: Seaweed as an exploration medium along the inlets of British Columbia – part 2: chemical variations and long-term changes – Howe Sound-science article: The search for gold in Greenland DOI

Appendix A

Science article: Quantitative interpretation of orientation surveys DOI

Science article: Finally, a correlation coefficient that tells the geochemical truth-science article: Seaweed as an exploration medium along inlets on the west coast of Canada – part 1: methods and results from Jervis Inlet DOI

Science article: Evidence of geothermal activity near the Nazko volcanic cone, British Columbia, Canada, from ground and surface water chemistry DOI

Science article: The use of automated indicator mineral analysis in the search for mineralization – A next generation drift prospecting tool DOI

Science article: Amalgamated lake-sediment data from Quebec and Labrador, Canada DOI

Appendix (Excel)

Science article: 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 terrains DOI

Science article: Hg in rocks, soils and sediments: speciation and implications for sample processing and analysis DOI

Science article: Overview of indicator mineral research at the Geological Survey of Canada – an update DOI

Science article: Gold homogeneity in certified reference materials; a comparison of five manufacturers DOI

Science article: A comparison of Shewhart, Thompson and Howarth, and Youden plots – advantages and disadvantages DOI

Science article: Optimised detection limits for multi-element geochemical analysis DOI

Science article: GeoVIEW.WA – an interactive geological resource DOI

Science article: Reproducibility of gold analyses in stream sediment samples from the White Gold District and Dawson Range, Yukon Territory, Canada DOI

Science article: The evolution of the Geological Survey of Canada’s regional reconnaissance geochemical drainage sediment and water surveys DOI

Science article: Coupled XRF and XRD analyses for rapid and low-cost characterization of geological materials in the mineral exploration and mining industry DOI

Science article: Evaluating the diffusive gradients in thin films technique for the detection of multi-element anomalies in soils DOI

Science article: Application of heavy stable isotopes to explain (bio)geochemical processes occurring during the formation, transport and remediation of metalliferous mine waters DOI

Science article: Determination of micro and nanoparticulate fraction gold in regolith DOI

Science article: Determination of gold in soils and sediments by fire assay or aqua regia digestion: choosing the optimal method DOI

Science article: Particle size fractionation and chemical speciation of REE in a lateritic weathering profile in Western Australia DOI

Science article: Lithological discrimination in deeply weathered terrains using multielement geochemistry – an example from the Yanfolila Gold Project, Mali DOI

Science article: On-line access to geoscience bibliographic citations DOI

Science article: An appraisal of Québec’s extensive geochemical database DOI

Science article: Continental geochemical survey opens up fresh avenues for mineral exploration and natural resource management in Australia DOI

Science article: Responses in lake sediments and waters to occurrences of rare earths and rare metals in the Canadian Shield DOI

Science article: Rising to the challenge – applications of cell-based ICP-MS to the analysis of geological samples DOI

Science article: Age, tectonic setting, lithogeochemistry and hydrothermal alteration of volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization in the Chahgaz region, South Sanandaj-Sirjan zone of Iran DOI

Science article: Canadian geochemical data on the web-science article: How many samples should be enough? DOI

Science article: How many samples are enough? DOI

Science article: Digital field data capture: the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland experiences in Greenland DOI

Science article: Hydrogeochemistry for mineral exploration in Western Australia (I): methods and equipment-science article: Hydrogeochemistry for mineral exploration in Western Australia (II): case studies DOI

Science article: Europium-rich dark monazite – a potential new ore mineral for Alaska, USA?-science article: Geophysical support for geochemistry in detecting deeply buried mineralisation: a case study from Mandamah, Australia DOI

Science article: The GOPE 25 kimberlite discovery, Botswana, predicated on four Mg-ilmenite grains from reconnaissance soil samples: a case history DOI

Science article: Natural and experimental clues to understand the transport and deposition of supergene gold in Western Australia DOI

Science article: New national geoscience datasets in Australia: geology, geophysics and geochemistry-science article: The North American soil geochemical landscapes project – a Canadian perspective DOI

Science article: The geochemistry of acid-saline waters and drainage sediments in the Avon Catchment, Western Australian Wheatbelt DOI

Science article: Exploration for volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization along the Kermadec Arc-Havre Trough, New Zealand-science article: 3D geochemical and mineralogical model of the Sleeper low sulphidation gold system, Nevada, U.S.A. DOI

Science article: Kimberlite and base metal indicator minerals in glacial sediments of Northern Alberta, Canada-science article: Diamond exploration in Finland-science article: Base and precious metals indicator mineral research at the Geological Survey of Canada DOI

Science article: Laboratory QA/QC today – its not just control charts-science article: A practical approach to differentiate and comprehend the QC components of a commercial analytical testing laboratory DOI

Science article: Multi-element determination of geological samples using ICP-OES and ICP-MS – which technique . . . and when?-science article: 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?-science article: Preparation of indicator minerals for electron microprobe analysis DOI

Science article: The Ontario Geological Survey lake sediment geochemical program: progress towards a geochemical map of Ontario, Canada DOI

Science article: Recent advances in base metal indicator mineralogy: an update from Overburden Drilling Management Limited DOI

Science article: New targets and trends identified in data from the British Columbia, Canada, regional geochemical survey DOI

Science article: RAB drilling and RAB geochemistry: an Australian perspective-science article: Orientation partial digest geochemistry over Navan Zn-Pb mine, Ireland DOI

Science article: Regional geochemical surveys: news from Australia DOI

Science article: Element mobility in transported overburden – are we looking in the wrong direction? -science article: Continental-wide geochemical mapping in Europe -science article: National and global scale geochemical mapping for mineral exploration and assessment in China DOI

Science article: Regional geochemical tool targets: Black River gas in New York-science article: Sample preparation of 'nuggety' samples: dispelling some myths about sample size and sampling errors DOI

Science article: A different kind of ore-identifying mine waters suitable for metal recovery -science article: Catchment pathways and controls: a geochemical bridge to applied environmental studies – examples from Nova Scotia -science article: Mechanisms of metal transfer through transported overburden within the Australian regolith DOI

Science article: An unexpected aspect of EDTA partial digest extractions DOI

Science article: Who will deliver the last classical exploration geochemistry course?-science article: Generations of applied geochemists DOI

Science article: Geochemical evaluation of mining environmental assessment-science article: Overview of soil gas theory-science article: Soil gas carbon dioxide and oxygen for mineral exploration-science article: Thermally speciated mercury in mineral exploration-science article: Kimberlite exploration integrating SGHSM geochemistry-science article: New soil-gas chemistry technique effective under transport cover DOI