Survey Metadata

Till, Indicator minerals

Manitoba

2020

Till sampling survey, NTS 53M/15, 16, northeastern Manitoba, 2020.





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Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 Gauthier, M.S., Hodder, T.J. (2021). Till geochemistry and heavy mineral analyses of the western Fox River greenstone belt area, northeastern Manitoba (NTS 53M15, 16), plus 4 samples from the Gillam area (parts of 54D7, 11). Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, Data Repository Item DRI2021010, Microsoft® Excel® file. ( more)

Survey Description


In August 2020, Quaternary geology fieldwork, including till sampling was conducted over a portion of the buried Fox River greenstone belt in northeastern Manitoba.  A total of 318 field sites were visited.

Eighty-nine 2 kg till samples were collected for geochemistry and clast-lithologyfrom the C-horizon.  An additional 59 till samples (weighing 11.4 L each) were collected for kimberlite-indicator-mineral analysis.

A summary of the work can be found in Manitoba Geological Survey Report of Activities 2020.

The data are published in MGS Data Repository Item DRI2021010.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Gauthier, M.S., Hodder, T.J. (2020). Surficial geology mapping and till composition of the western Fox River greenstone belt area, northeastern Manitoba (NTS 53M15, 16). In Report of Activities 2020, Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 47–54. ( more)
2 Gauthier, M.S., Hodder, T.J. (2021). Till geochemistry and heavy mineral analyses of the western Fox River greenstone belt area, northeastern Manitoba (NTS 53M15, 16), plus 4 samples from the Gillam area (parts of 54D7, 11). Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, Data Repository Item DRI2021010, Microsoft® Excel® file. ( more)
3 Gauthier, M.S. (2022). Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation: silt plus clay (<63 µm) size-fraction by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry after an aqua-regia or modified aqua-regia digestion; Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development, Manitoba Geological Survey, GeoFile 2-2022. ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 2020-2021 Manitoba Till Geochemistry Compilation Project, 2020-2021. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
55.75° 56° -95° -94°

The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:

  • Covers parts of NTS 53M/15 (Hawes Lake) and 53M/16 (Couture Lake) in northeastern Manitoba.  Fox River runs through most of the study area, and Fox Lake is found in the northwest corner.  The town of Gillam is located approximately 40 km north of the study area.

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