Survey Metadata
Surface water
Nunavut
1970
Hydrogeochemical survey, NTS 55L, Kaminak Lake area, Nunavut, 1970.
Location map
(requires an Internet connection)
Survey Description
In 1970, field studies were conducted in the vicinity of Kaminak Lake in the Ennadai-Rankin Belt of volcanic and sedimentary rocks. The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of regional geochemical methods, particularly hydrogeochemistry, in delineating large (>100 mi2) anomalous areas within the 2,300 mi2 study area.
Approximately 1000 water samples and 400 sediment or soil samples were collected. A summary of the work can be found in Geological Survey of Canada Paper 71-43.
A map of Hg data in the water samples is published in Water, Air, and Soil Pollution, Special Volume 80. Data for the sediment samples have never been published.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hornbrook, E.H.W. (1971). Development of biogeochemical exploration methods for winter use for metallic mineral deposits. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 71-1 Report of Activities Part A, April to October, 1970 p.73. ( more) |
| 2 | Hornbrook, E.H.W., Jonasson, I.R. (1971). Mercury in permafrost regions: occurrence and distribution in the Kaminak Lake area, Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 71-43 ( more) |
| 3 | Shilts, W.W., Coker, W.B. (1995). Mercury anomalies in lake water and in commercially harvested fish, Kaminak Lake area, District of Keewatin, Canada. In Mercury as a Global Pollutant, Donald B. Porcella, John W. Huckabee, Brian Wheatley (ed.). Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, Special Volume 80, p. 881-883. ( more) |
| 4 | McMartin, I., Hall, G.E.M., Kerswill, J.A., Douma, S., Goff, S.P., Sangster, A.L., Vaive, J.E. (2001). Environmental geochemistry of the Kaminak Lake area, Kivalliq region, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4089. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1970-1971 | Pilot study of geochemical reconnaissance methods in the Ennadai-Rankin Belt, District of Keewatin ( more) |
Downloadable Files
| Index | Description | Size (bytes) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Map of mercury concentration in water from Kaminak Lake (blue (1970) and black (1971)
symbols) (
FileID=1 download
)
Lake water samples were collected from Kaminak Lake in 1970 and 1971. This map shows
proportional dots of the measured mercury concentrations in the samples (blue for
1970, black for 1971)
|
2052072 |
| 2 |
Location and Hg data from Kaminak Lake, 1970-71. (
FileID=4 download
)
Four zipped MS-Excel files containing location and Hg data for Kaminak Lake water
samples collected in 1970 and 1971. These files were compiled by Northwood Geoscience.
The original data (including other elements) are unavailable.
|
56351 |
| 3 |
PDF of GSC Paper 71-43 (Mercury in Permafrost Regions). (
FileID=3 download
)
This paper summarizes work by Hornbrook and Jonasson to develop and test regional
hydrogeochemical methods. Lake water sampling in the Kaminak Lake area, NWT has discovered
unusual above-background mercury values.
|
739665 |
| 4 |
Map of mercury concentration in water from Kaminak Lake (all black symbols) (
FileID=2 download
)
Lake water samples were collected from Kaminak Lake in 1970 and 1971. This map shows
proportional dots of the measured mercury concentrations in the samples (black for
both years)
|
2048812 |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62° | 62.5° | -96° | -94° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 55L, Nunavut.
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