Survey Metadata

Soil, Till

Ontario

1981

Till and soil survey, NTS 42C/12, Hemlo area, northwestern Ontario, 1983.





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Ontario Geological Survey

Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 Fortescue, J.A.C. (1985). A standardized approach to the study of the geochemistry of humus, Williams property, Hemlo. Ontario Geological Survey MapM 80754 (Geochemical Series). ( more)

Survey Description


In August and September 1983, a small-scale geochemistry and Quaternary geology study was carried out at the Williams property of Lac Minerals, Hemlo, Ontario.

Samples were collected along two lines, one located at the eastern boundary of the property where the till was shallow (less than 1.5 m) and the other further west in the vicinity of the main deposit where the overburden was deeper.

Relatively large samples of humus were collected at each sampling location together with small mineral soil and till samples.  Samples of Quaternary materials and bedrock were collected along the traverse lines using percussion drilling and in the 2 test pits nearby by hand.

The data and a detailed description of the study are published on Ontario Geological Survey Map M80754.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 Fortescue, J.A.C., Geddes, R.S. (1983). A small scale geochemistry/Quaternary geology study in the Hemlo Camp, District of Thunder Bay. In Summary of Field Work, 1983, by the Ontario Geological Survey, J. Wood, O.L. White, R.B. Barlow, A.C. Colvine (eds), Ontario Geological Survey Miscellaneous Paper MP116, p. 159-160. ( more)
2 Fortescue, J.A.C. (1985). A standardized approach to the study of the geochemistry of humus, Williams property, Hemlo. Ontario Geological Survey MapM 80754 (Geochemical Series). ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1981-1985 Multi-element Geochemical Survey Methods Project, Ontario, 1981-1985. ( more)
2 1983-1986 Humus Feasibility Project, Ontario, 1983-1986 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
48.6917° 48.7016° -85.9118° -85.8979°

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

  • Covers a very small part of NTS 42C/12 (Cedar Lake) in the Hemlo area, northern Ontario  It is located just north of the Trans-Canada Highway and is bounded to the west by 86°W longitude.

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