The Alberta Geological Survey (AGS) contracted Purple Rock Inc. (Purple Rock) to extract geoscience data and information from a selection of 328 mineral assessment reports (MARs) currently only available in PDF format, submitted by the mineral exploration industry to the Government of Alberta between 1954 and 2022, primarily concentrating on post-2000 assessment reports and selected older reports.
This publication provides a compilation of more than 6000 unique sediment samples and their respective geochemistry results reported in 72 of the MARs submitted to the Government of Alberta from 1955 to 2021. Data in this compilation were captured "as is" and may include errors from the original reports. Users should consult the original MARs to confirm data accuracy and quality. The user should be aware that transcription or unit conversion errors may be present, and that historical geoscience data are not a substitute for original, first party research. If errors in this dataset are uncovered, please contact the AGS.
This work was completed under the Mineral Grant provided by the Government of Alberta June 22, 2021.
Meek, D.M., Lopez, G.P. (2024): Sediment geochemistry from selected Alberta mineral assessment reports (tabular data, tab-delimited format); Alberta Energy Regulator / Alberta Geological Survey, AER/AGS Digital Data 2024-0024.