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The Multiple Metals - Melville Peninsula project, part of the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program, will acquire a better understanding of the geological framework and economic mineral potential of Melville Peninsula and adjacent Repulse Bay-Wager Bay area.

The Quaternary component of the project will focus on i) providing a better understanding of the glacial history in the region, and ii) conducting a till geochemistry and heavy mineral sampling survey to assist mineral exploration in regions underlain by prospective bedrock but mantled by deposits of varying thicknesses.

The till data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 7115 and 7494.

The Government of Canada is investing $100 million over five years (2008-2013) in its Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program to provide the geoscience knowledge necessary for private sector exploration companies to guide investment decision,  as well as for government to inform land-use decisions such as the creation of parks and other protected areas. GEM is being delivered federally by the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the Polar Continental Shelf Project (PCSP), Earth Sciences Sector (ESS), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan).  In some cases, provincial and territorial agencies have contributed funding to GEM projects.