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A surficial mapping and till sampling program on Foxe Peninsula, SW Baffin Island was carried out in 2006. This study is part of the Southwest Baffin Integrated Geoscience Project (SWBIG) — a multidisciplinary project intended to improve the mineral exploration potential of the region. Till samples were collected for geochemistry, kimberlite indicator mineral analysis, metamorphic or magmatic massive sulphide indicator mineral (MMSIM) and heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) analyses.

The data are published in GSC Open File 5614.

Funding was provided by:

i) The Northern Resources Development Program of the Geological Survey of Canada;

ii) Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office (CNGO) using funding from the Government of Nunavut and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) program);

iii) Polar Continental Shelf Project

iv) University partners