Survey Metadata
Soil, Surface water, Stream sediment, Bedrock, Lake sediment
Nunavut
1975
Multi-media geochemical survey, southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, 1975.
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Survey Description
In July 1975, a detailed geochemical orientation survey was carried out on the Foxe Peninsula, southern Baffin Island. Sediment and water samples were collected from all streams, lakes and ponds located within a one-mile radius of uranium showings. Soils were sampled at 50 or 100 foot intervals across mineralized zones. Several rock samples from mineralized outcrops were also collected.
In August 1975, a helicopter-supported reconnaissance lake water and sediment orientation survey was also carried on the Foxe Peninsula. Sample density was one sample per five square miles for most of the area, but was increased to one sample in 1.4 square miles in 100 square mile areas around each of the two main uranium showings.
An orientation survey to assess the feasibility of stream water and sediment sampling as a compliment to the lake geochemistry was carried out in a 250 square mile area on the Meta Incognita Peninsula, 40 miles west of the town of Frobisher Bay (Iqaluit).
The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 444.
Quantities Analysed:
All water samples for U by fluorometry and for Cu, Pb and Zn by AAS after an APDC-MIBK solvent extraction.
All sediments and soils by NA-delayed neutron counting for U. All lake sediments by AAS after an HNO3-HCl acid digestion for Mo, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Mn and Fe.
The majority of soils and stream sediments and some lake sediments by ES using a direct reading instrument for 22 major and minor elements.
Selected rock samples for U and Th; by DC arc spectrographic methods for 42 minor and major elements.
Geochem Maps Available:
None.
Other Analyses:
Lake and stream water were tested in the field for pH and conductivity. High U samples also tested for alkalinity.
Lake sediments analysed for LOI.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Maurice, Y.T. (1975). A geochemical orientation survey for uranium and base metal exploration in southwest Baffin Island. In Report of Activities, Part C, R.G. Blackadar, P.J. Griffin, H. Dumych (eds). Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 75-1C, p. 239-241. ( more) |
| 2 | Maurice, Y.T. (1977). Geochemical methods applied to uranium exploration in southwest Baffin Island. Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Bulletin, v. 70, no. 781, p. 96-103. ( more) |
| 3 | Maurice, Y.T. (1977). Geochemical orientation studies in southern Baffin island. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 444. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1975-1979 | Baffin Island multi-media (1975) and NGR lake sediment and water surveys (1978) ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63.31° | 64.655° | -77.928° | -69.29° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 36B (Andrew Gordon Bay) and 36C (Cape Dorset) on the Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut. It is bounded to the south by Hudson Strait.
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Covers part of NTS 25N (Frobisher) on the Meta Incognita Peninsula, Baffin Island, Nunavut. It is located approximately 35 km west of the west coast of Frobisher Bay.
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