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Nielsen, E.; Gauthier, M.S.
2020
Manitoba Till Geochemistry Compilation Project, 2020.
Project Description
Till matrix geochemical data for samples collected in Manitoba since the 1980s were compiled into four Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development open files. These data can be brought into GIS software and integrated with other geosciences data to generate new exploration targets and design follow-up exploration programs.
The databases will be updated* as new data are released:
| Open File | Samples Collected Between... | Number of Samples Included in the Compilation | Size Fraction | Analytical Technique |
| OF2020-2 | 1987 and 2016 | ~7000 | < 63 µm | INAA |
| OF2020-3 | 1991 and 2020 | 3365 | <63 µm | ICP-MS (after aqua regia or modified AR) |
| OF2020-5 | 1985 and 2002 | 8890 | <2 µm | AAS or ICP-ES (after aqua regia) |
| OF2020-6 | 1986 and 2012 | 3291 | <2 mm | heavy minerals -sieving, shaking table, panning for visible gold (VG) |
* Due to cost, MGS no longer analyzes the heavy mineral fraction of till, so no updates are anticipated for the VG database
Data not previously published prior to these compilations, can now also be found in the following Data Repository Items from Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development:
| Data Repository Item | Survey Area (NTS) | Year |
| DRI2020013 | Le Clair Lake area (64F/8) | 1985 |
| DRI2020014 | Rattan Mine area (64B/5) | 1985-1987 |
| DRI2020015 | Flin Flon (63K/13) | 1994 |
| DRI2020016 | Elbow Lake area (63K/15, /16, 63N2) | 1992 |
| DRI2020017 | Iskwasum Lake area (63K/10) | 1995 |
| DRI2020018 | Kississing Lake area (63N/3) | 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| DRI2020019 | Darrol Lake area (64B/5) | 1988, 1989 |
| DRI2020020 | Naosap Lake area (63K/14) | 1993 |
| DRI2020022 | Snow Lake area (NTS 63J12; 63J13; 63K16 | 1990, 1991 |
Survey History
| Index | Survey |
|---|---|
| 1 | Till sampling survey, NTS 62I, O, 63C, southern Manitoba, 1981-1983. ( more) |
| 2 | Multimedia survey, Operation Superior, NTS 53L, 63I, east central Manitoba, 1996 and 1997. ( more) |
| 3 | Multimedia survey, Operation Superior, NTS 53L, east central Manitoba, 1999. ( more) |
| 4 | Multimedia survey, Operation Superior, NTS 53K, east central Manitoba, 1997. ( more) |
| 5 | Multimedia survey, Operation Superior, NTS 53 K, L, east central Manitoba, 1998. ( more) |
| 6 | Multimedia survey, Operation Superior, NTS 53L, M, east central Manitoba, 2000. ( more) |
| 7 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64C/12, Laurie Lake area, northwestern Manitoba, 1984. ( more) |
| 8 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64C/16, Farley Lake area, northwestern Manitoba, 1984. ( more) |
| 9 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64C/15, 16, Minton Lake-Nickel Lake area, northwestern Manitoba, 1983-1986. ( more) |
| 10 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64C/14, 15, Dot Lake-MacLellan Mine area, northwestern Manitoba, 1982-1985. ( more) |
| 11 | Till sampling survey, NTS 63N/3, Kississing Lake area, west-central Manitoba, 1986, 1988, 1989. ( more) |
| 12 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64B/5, Darrol Lake area, northern Manitoba, 1987-1988. ( more) |
| 13 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64I/16, Seal River area, northern Manitoba, 1986. ( more) |
| 14 | Till sampling survey, NTS 62J, K, N, O, 63B, C, Westlake plain area, southern Manitoba, 1994. ( more) |
| 15 | Till sampling survey, NTS 53N, 54C, D, F, northeastern Manitoba, 2001 and 2002. ( more) |
| 16 | Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 63K/14, Naosap Lake area, west-central Manitoba, 1993. ( more) |
| 17 | Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 63K/15, /16, 63N/2, Elbow Lake area, west-central Manitoba, 1992. ( more) |
| 18 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64B/5, 12, Ruttan Mine area, northern Manitoba, 1985-1987. ( more) |
| 19 | Multimedia survey, Operation Superior, NTS 53M, N, east central Manitoba, 2001. ( more) |
| 20 | Till sampling survey, NTS 62H, I, 52L, southeastern Manitoba, 1997-1998. ( more) |
| 21 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64N, P, northwestern Manitoba, 2005-2006. ( more) |
| 22 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64N/5, Snyder Lake area, northwestern Manitoba, 2011. ( more) |
| 23 | Till sampling survey, NTS 63K/10, Iskwasum Lake area, west central Manitoba, 1995. ( more) |
| 24 | Till and soil survey, NTS 63K/13, Flin Flon, west central Manitoba, 1995. ( more) |
| 25 | Till survey, NTS 54L, M, 64I, P, Seal River-North Knife River, northern Manitoba, 2012. ( more) |
| 26 | Till sampling survey, NTS 53L/14, /15, 53M/1, /2, Knee Lake area, northeastern Manitoba, 2012 ( more) |
| 27 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64H/4, 5, 12, 13, Gauer Lake-Wishart Lake area, north-central Manitoba, 2013 ( more) |
| 28 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64B/15 and 64G, Southern Indian Lake area, north-central Manitoba, 2015-2016. ( more) |
| 29 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64B/12, 64C, 64F/3, /4, Lynn Lake area, northwest Manitoba, 2017. ( more) |
| 30 | Till sampling survey, NTS 62J/6, Arden area, southwest Manitoba, 2015. ( more) |
| 31 | Till sampling survey, NTS 54L, 64I, North Knife-Churchill rivers area, northeastern Mantoba, 2013-2014. ( more) |
| 32 | Till sampling survey, NTS 63G.01, /02, Pilot Mound and Morden area, southern Manitoba. ( more) |
| 33 | Till sampling survey, parts of NTS 54A, B, C, Machichi-Kettle rivers area, northeastern Manitoba, 2019. ( more) |
| 34 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64F/08, Le Clair Lake area, northwestern Manitoba, 1985. ( more) |
| 35 | Till sampling survey, NTS 54C, D, 64A/1, /8, Gillam area, northeastern Manitoba, 2013-2015. ( more) |
| 36 | Till sampling survey, NTS 53O, N, 54B, C, Kaskattama highland area, northeastern Manitoba, 2016-2017. ( more) |
| 37 | Soil and till sampling, NTS 63K/16 and 63J/12, 13, Snow Lake area, west-central Manitoba, 1990-1991. ( more) |
| 38 | Regional till and soil sampling survey, NTS 63J, K, L, M, N, O, north-central Manitoba and Saskatchewan, 1991-1995. ( more) |
| 39 | Till and soil sampling survey, NTS 62P/1, 52L/14, 52M/3, 4, southeastern Manitoba, 1992-1994. ( more) |
| 40 | Till sampling survey, NTS 64B, C, F, G, 63N, O, K, northwestern Manitoba, 1983-1988. ( more) |
| 41 | Ultra-low density till and soil sampling survey, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1991. ( more) |
| 42 | Ultra-low density till and soil sampling survey, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, 1992. ( more) |
| 43 | Till sampling survey and overburden drilling, NTS 62H, 52E, southeastern Manitoba, 1991-1992. ( more) |
| 44 | Till sampling survey, NTS 54E, F, L, K, M, 64I, J, K, N, O, P in northern Manitoba, 1977-1980. ( more) |
| 45 | Till sampling, NTS 53, 63, central and northeastern Manitoba, 1996. ( more) |
| 46 | Till sampling survey, NTS 63J, O, P, Thompson nickel belt, central Manitoba, 2005-2006. ( more) |
| 47 | Till sampling survey, NTS 54L, M, 64I, P, Great Island-Caribou Lake area, northeast Manitoba, 2009-2010. ( more) |
| 48 | Till sampling survey, NTS 63J, K, N, O, P, 64A, B, C, eastern Kisseynew belt, central Manitoba, 2007. ( more) |
Project Funding
The project was funded by the Manitoba Geological Survey. Over the years, the Survey was part of the following provincial Departments:
Manitoba Energy and Mines (1979-1999)*
Manitoba Industry, Trade and Mines (2000-2003)
Manitoba Industry, Economic Development and Mines (2004-2006)
Manitoba Science Technology, Energy and Mines (2006-2009)
Manitoba Innovation, Energy and Mines (2009-October 2013)
Manitoba Mineral Resources (2013-2015)
Manitoba Growth Enterprise and Trade (2016-2019)
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development (2020- )
*note: years are approximate
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