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This project was initiated in an underexplored, frontier region of southeastern Northwest Territories.  The work was undertaken to provide new knowledge concerning the nature and distribution of surficial materials deposits and to address specific scientific questions relevant to the mineral exploration industry, communities and government with respect to informed decision making for resource exploration and land use management.

Quaternary investigations included till sampling in NTS 75A, B, G, H.

The work is summarized in Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 7958 and 8143.

The data are published in GSC Open File 8714.

The Geo-Mapping for Energy and Minerals Program was first launched by the Government of Canada in 2008 as a 5 year program administered by Natural Resources Canada to provide geoscience knowledge in order to identify the potential for energy and mineral resources in Canada's North.  The program was renewed in 2013, and Phase 2 of GEM (GEM 2, 2013-2020) continues to advance geological knowledge in the North to support increased exploration of natural resources and to inform decisions on land use that balance conservation and responsible resource development.