Survey Metadata
Till
Ontario
1979
Multi-year (1979-1982) till sampling survey, Kirkland Lake area, Ontario.
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Primary Publications (see below for full list)
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | McClenaghan, M.B., Wyatt, P.H. (1990). Summary of overburden and bedrock trace element data from Kirkland Lake Initiatives program (KLIP) reconnaissance till sampling program. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5737. ( more) |
| 2 | Fortescue, J.A.C., Lourim, J., Gleeson, C.F., Jensen, L., Baker, C. (1984). A synthesis and interpretation of basal till geochemical and mineralogical data obtained from the Kirkland Lake (KLIP) area (1979-1982). Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5506. ( more) |
Survey Description
Between 1979 and 1982, systematic sampling and geochemical analysis of overburden material from 172 reverse circulation drill holes was carried out in the Kirkland Lake area, Ontario.
| NTS | Year | Number of Drill Holes | OGS Publication |
| 32D/4, 31M/13 | summer 1979 | 44 |
OFR 5335 OFR5355 |
|
42A/1, 8 32D/4, 5 |
summer 1980 and winter 1981 | 78 |
OFR5356 OFR5394 + OFR5395 |
|
31M/13, 32D/4, 5 |
winter 1982 | 50 | OFR5456 |
The data from these publications are available in Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) Miscellaneous Release Data, MRD004.
Two synthesis open files have also been published: OGS open file reports OFR5506 and OFR3757.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Averill, S.A., Thomson, I. (1981). Reverse circulation rotary drilling and deep overburden geochemical sampling in Marter, Catherine, McElroy, Skead, Gauthier, Hearst Townships. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5335. ( more) |
| 2 | Routledge, R.E., Thomson, I., Thompson, I.S., Dixon, J.A. (1981). Deep overburden drilling and geochemical sampling in Benoit, Melba, Bisley, Maisonville, Morrisette, Arnold, Grenfell, Lebel, Eby, Otto, Boston and McElroy townships, Districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5356. ( more) |
| 3 | Thomson, I., Lourim, J. (1981). Mid-density (SG 2.8-3.32) mineralogy of glacial overburden as an indicator of gold mineralization in Marter, Catherine, McElroy, Skead, Gauthier and Hearst Townships, District of Timiskaming (supplement to OGS-OFR 5335). Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5355. ( more) |
| 4 | Fortescue, J.A.C., Lourim, J. (1982). Descriptive geochemistry and descriptive mineralogy of basal till in the Kirkland Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane. In Summary of Field Work, 1982, J. Wood, O.L. White, R.B. Barlow, A.C. Colvine (eds), Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper MP106, p. 168-170. ( more) |
| 5 | Lourim, J. (1982). Mid-density (SG 2.81-3.32) mineralogy of glacial overburden as an indicator of gold mineralization in Benoit, Maisonville, Grenfell, Eby, Otto, Boston and McElroy townships, District of Timiskaming (supplement to OGS OFR 5356). Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5394. ( more) |
| 6 | Lourim, J. (1982). Mid-density (SG 2.81-3.32) mineralogy of glacial overburden as an indicator of gold mineralization in Melba and Morrisette townships and portions of Lebel, Eby, Bisley and Arnold townships, Districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane (supplement to OGS OFR 5356). Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5395. ( more) |
| 7 | Averill, S.A., Fortescue, J.A.C. (1983). Deep overburden drilling and geochemical sampling in Hearst, Catherine, McElroy, Gauthier, Arnold, Clifford and Bisley Townships. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5456. ( more) |
| 8 | Fortescue, J.A.C., Lourim, J. (1983). Further studies of the geochemistry and mineralogy of basal tills and related materials from the Kirkland Lake area, districts of Timiskaming and Cochrane. In Summary of Field Work, 1983, by the Ontario Geological Survey, J. Wood, O.L. White, R.B. Barlow, A.C. Colvine (eds), Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper MP116, p. 156-158. ( more) |
| 9 | Fortescue, J.A.C., Gleeson, C.F. (1984). An introduction to the Kirkland Lake (KLIP) basal till geochemical and mineralogical study (1979-1982). Ontario Geological Survey Map M80714 (Geochemical Series). ( more) |
| 10 | Fortescue, J.A.C., Lourim, J., Gleeson, C.F., Jensen, L., Baker, C. (1984). A synthesis and interpretation of basal till geochemical and mineralogical data obtained from the Kirkland Lake (KLIP) area (1979-1982). Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5506. ( more) |
| 11 | McClenaghan, M.B., Wyatt, P.H. (1990). Summary of overburden and bedrock trace element data from Kirkland Lake Initiatives program (KLIP) reconnaissance till sampling program. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5737. ( more) |
| 12 | Ontario Geological Survey (1990). Kirkland Lake Incentive Program (KLIP) Data (data to accompany OFR 5335, 5355, 5356, 5394, 5395, and 5456). Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Release Data, MRD004. ( more) |
| 13 | Fortescue, J.A.C. (1992). Chapter 27 Regional Geochemical Mapping. In Geology of Ontario, P.C. Thurston, H.R. Williams, R.H. Sutcliffe, G.M. Stott (eds). Ontario Geological Survey, Special Volume 4, Part 2, p. 1349-1394. ( more) |
| 14 | McClenaghan, M.B., Kjarsgaard, I.M., Stirling, J.A.R., Pringle, G., Crabtree, D. (1993). Chemistry of kimberlitic indicator minerals in drift from the Kirkland Lake area, northeastern Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2761, 375 pages. ( more) |
| 15 | McClenaghan, M.B., Gauvreau, D., Kjarsgaard, B.A. (2009). Mineral chemistry database for kimberlite, surficial sediments and kimberlite boulders from the Lake Timiskaming and Kirkland Lake kimberlite fields, Ontario and Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5833 (rev. ed.), 1 CD-ROM. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1979-1982 | Kirkland Lake Initiatives Program (KLIP), 1979-1982 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.5° | 48.5° | -80.5° | -79.5° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers NTS 41P/9, 16 (Elk Lake, Charlton), 31M/12, 13 (New Liskeard, Englehart), 32D/4, 5 (Larder Lake, Magusi River), 42A/1, 8 (Kirkland Lake, Ramore), in the Kirkland Lake area, Ontario. The rural community of Tarzwell is located approximately at the centre of the study area.
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