Project Metadata

Ross, M.

2007-2009

Southampton Island Integrated Geoscience Project (SIIG), 2007.



Project Description

As part of the Southampton Island Integrated Geoscience Project (SIIG), a geochemical and indicator mineral reconnaissance survey of surficial sediments for Southampton Island was carried out in 2007.  The goals are:

  • to acquire new compositional data;
  • make them available to the public; and
  • help in assessing the mineral potential of the island;

The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 6078.

Survey History

Index Survey
1 Till sampling survey, 45N, 46 A, B, C, F, G, Southampton Island, Nunavut, 2007. ( more)

Project Funding

Funding was jointly provided by the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, using funding from the Government of Nunavut and Indian and Northern Affairs and the Strategic Initiatives in Northern Economic Development.

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