Survey Metadata
Lake sediment
Ontario
2000
Lake sediment survey, Operation Treasure Hunt, NTS 42M, 52P, Fort Hope area, northwestern Ontario, 2000.
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Survey Description
In August 2000, a high-density lake sediment and water quality survey was carried out in the Fort Hope area, northwestern Ontario as part of Operation Treasure Hunt.
A total of 3811 lake sites were visited and 3694 lake sediment samples were collected.
The data are published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report OFR6071 and Miscellaneous Release-Data, MRD089.
The data are also part of a compilation database, Lake Geochemistry of Ontario – 2019.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ontario Geological Survey (2001). Fort Hope area high density regional lake sediment geochemical survey, northwestern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6071, 198 p. ( more) |
| 2 | Ontario Geological Survey (2001). Lake sediment geochemical data (including Au, Pt and Pd) from the Fort Hope area, northern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Release-Data, MRD089. ( more) |
| 3 | Ontario Geological Survey (2020). Lake geochemistry of Ontario—2019. Ontario Geological Survey, online database. https://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmaccess/mndm_dir.asp?type=pub&id=LakeGeochemON. Accessed March 30, 2023. ( more) |
Project History
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51° | 52° | -89° | -87° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers the western part of NTS 42M (Fort Hope) and the eastern part of 52P (Miminiska Lake) in northwestern Ontario. It is bounded to the south by 51°N latitude and to the east by 87°W longitude. The centre of the study area is located approximately 145 km northeast of the northern shore of Lake Nipigon. Eabamet Lake is located in the study area.
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