Soil and silt sampling are effective grass-roots techniques which are useful in areas of limited exposure. This method can pick up dispersed anomalies to home-in on mineralized areas. We provide planning and preparation to ensure the most efficient and cost-effective way to survey the area. Higher Ground Exploration strives to achieve the most up-to-date geochemical methods including non-invasive biochemical sampling.

Soil sampling is carried out as lines on ridges / spurs, specific contours, or as grids. Sampling programs are tailored to specific projects to maximize results. Wider sample intervals and lines spacing for regional programs or tight grids over mineralized zones and anomalies. Soil samples in remote settings are hand augered to maximum obtainable depth for "C" horizon, decomposed bedrock material. In more accessible areas or regions with greater colluvium / overburden or permafrost mechanical augering is more effective.

Silt samples are taken by hand from locations where heavy minerals are deposited in catchments along and in drainages. Samples sites are dug into to remove overlaying lighter material then screened / classified. This method offers positive anomalies and is an effective regional tool.

With any sampling method detailed attributes about a sample site are recorded electronically on site. This includes aspect, ground vegetation, type of material encountered, as well samples and sites are photographed. For a full list of collected metadata contact us.