Survey Metadata

Till, Stream sediment, Indicator minerals, GEM

Nunavut

2015

Till and stream sediment sampling survey, NTS 88B, C, D, F, 97G, H, 98A, D, Banks Island, Nunavut, 2015-2016.





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Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary

Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 Smith, I.R. (2020). Kimberlite indicator mineral studies on Banks Island, Northwest Territories: assessing the potential for diamond-bearing kimberlite. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8726, 45 p. ( more)

Survey Description


In 2015 and 2016, 47 samples were collected on Banks Island, Nunavut.  The samples will be processed for kimberlite indicator minerals:

 

Sample Type Number of Samples
Stream sediment 29 + 1 duplicate
Till 5
Unconsolidated fluvial sediment (Beaufort Formation) 8
Glaciofluvial sediment 3
Sandstone (Isachsen Formation) 2

 

Till samples were collected from hand-dug holes 50-70 cm deep.  Stream sediment samples were collected from locations that would preferentially trap heavy minerals.

A description of the study is published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 7972.

The data are published in GSC OF 8726.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Smith, I.R. (2015). Report of activities for the assessment of kimberlite indicator mineral sources on northeastern Banks Island, Northwest Territories: GEM 2 Western Arctic Margins project. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7972, 19 p. ( more)
2 Smith, I.R. (2016). Origins of kimberlite indicator minerals on Banks Island, NWT: evidence for unknown arctic kimberlite(s) and the potential of bedrock inheritance. In 44th Annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum Abstracts, D. Irwin, S.D. Gervais, V. Terlaky (compilers). Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Yellowknife, NT. YKGSF Abstracts Volume 2016, p. 70-71. ( more)
3 Smith, I.R. (2020). Kimberlite indicator mineral studies on Banks Island, Northwest Territories: assessing the potential for diamond-bearing kimberlite. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8726, 45 p. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
71.1794° 74.26° -125.7935° -115.499°

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

  • Covers parts of NTS 88B (Deans Dundas Bay), 88C (White Sand Creek), 88D (Peel Point), 98A (Jesse Harbour) and 98D (Bernard River) on Banks Island, Northwest Territories.  It is located in the northeast and east-central parts of the island.  It is bounded to the east by Prince of Wales Strait.

  • Covers part of NTS 97H (De Salis Bay) on Banks Island, Northwest Territories.  It is located near the southern tip of the island and just inland from Thesiger Bay.

  • Covers a very small part of NTS 88F/06 (Cape Vesey Hamilton; 1 sample) on northern Banks Island, Northwest Territories.  It is located near Cape Vesey Hamilton, approximately 18 km northeast of Mercy Bay.  It is bounded to the north by M’Clure Strait.

  • Covers a very small part of NTS 97G/15 (Duck Hawk Bluffs; 4 samples) on western Banks Island, Northwest Territories.  It is located along Duck Hawk Bluffs, approximately 5 km east of Kellett Point and ~2 km south of the Banks Island No. 1 Bird Sanctuary.

  • Covers a very small part of NTS 88B/04 (Stewart Point; 3 samples) on the eastern coast of Banks Island, Northwest Territories.  It is located near Morgan Bluffs and is bounded to the south by Jesse Bay and to the east by Prince of Wales Strait.  Deans Dundas Bay is located across the strait on Victoria Island.

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