Survey Metadata
Surface water, Lake sediment
Ontario
1991
Lake sediment and water survey, NTS 41O/04, 05, Cow River area, northern Ontario, 1991.
Location map
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Primary Publications (see below for full list)
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton, S.M., Fortescue, J.A.C. (2007). Lake sediment geochemical survey of the Cow River area, Batchawana greenstone belt; Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Release - Data MRD009 - Revised. ( more) |
Survey Description
In August 1991, 1053 lakes and ponds were sampled in an 875 km 2 area in the vicinity of Cow River, northern Ontario. The following samples were collected:
| Sample Type | Number of Samples |
| Lake Sediment |
858 pre-Ambrosia 33 mixed-Ambrosia 48 post-Ambrosia (total = 939) |
| Lake Water | 1053 |
Details of the survey are published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report OFR5917 and the data are published in OGS Miscellaneous Release Data MRD009-REV.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fortescue, J.A.C., Vida, E.A., Wadge, D.R. (1991). Regional geochemical mapping in the Batchawana greenstone belt: the Cow River project. In Summary of Field Work and Other Activities, 1991, Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper MP157, p. 169-174. ( more) |
| 2 | Hamilton, S.M., Fortescue, J.A.C., Hardy, A.S. (1995). A Zinc-Cadmium-Copper Anomaly: Preliminary Results of the Cow River Geochemical Survey, Batchewana Greenstone Belt; Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5917, 31p. ( more) |
| 3 | Hamilton, S.M., Fortescue, J.A.C. (2007). Lake sediment geochemical survey of the Cow River area, Batchawana greenstone belt; Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Release - Data MRD009 - Revised. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1986-1991 | Batchawana Greenstone Belt Regional Geochemical Map Project, 1986-1991 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47.23° | 47.47° | -83.98° | -83.5° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers most of 41O/05 (Bulley Lake) and a small part of the northern part of 41O/04 (Welcome Lake) in the Cow River area, northern Ontario. The centre of the study area is located approximately 67 km east of Lake Superior and 40 km west of Highway 129.
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