Survey Metadata

Till, Indicator minerals

Ontario

2001

Till sampling, 31M/5, Seed + Triple B kimberlites, Lake Timiskaming area, northeastern Ontario, 2001-2002.





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Geological Survey of Canada, Northern Canada Division

Survey Description


In 2001 and 2002, shallow trenches were excavated through till into the Seed and Triple B kimberlites, near Lake Timiskaming, northeastern Ontario.  Kimberlite and bulk (10 kg) till samples were collected overlying, up-ice (north) and down-ice (south) of the kimberlites.  At Seed, a total of 26 till samples and one fresh kimberlite sample were collected.  At Triple B, a total of 17 till samples and four kimberlite samples were collected.  The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 4492 and 4822.

Sampling Procedure

Seed – In 2001 trenches were excavated using a tracked excavator.

Triple B – In 2001-2002, trenches were excavated using a wheeled backhoe.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 McClenaghan, M.B., Kjarsgaard, B.A. (2003). The Seed and Triple B kimberlites and associated glacial sediments, Lake Timiskaming, Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4492. ( more)
2 McClenaghan, M.B., Kjarsgaard, I., Kjarsgaard, B. (2004). Kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry and till geochemistry around the Seed and Triple B kimberlites, Lake Timiskaming, Ontario. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 4822, 31 pages. ( more)
3 McClenaghan, M.B., Gauvreau, D., Kjarsgaard, B.A. (2009). Mineral chemistry database for kimberlite, surficial sediments and kimberlite boulders from the Lake Timiskaming and Kirkland Lake kimberlite fields, Ontario and Quebec. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5833 (rev. ed.), 1 CD-ROM. ( more)
4 Hall, G., McClenaghan, M.B., Pagé, L. (2016). Application of portable XRF to the direct analysis of till samples from various deposit types in Canada. Tribute to Eion M. Cameron, Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis, v. 16, no. 1, p. 62-84. ( more)
5 Lougheed, H.D., McClenaghan, M.B., Layton-Matthews, D. (2018). Mineral markers of base metal mineralization: progress report on the identification of indicator minerals in the fine heavy mineral fraction. In Targeted Geoscience Initiative: 2017 report of activities, volume 2, N. Rogers (ed.). Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8373, p. 101-108 ( more)

Project History

Index Year Project
1 1997-2005 Lake Timiskaming Kimberlite Project, 1997-2005 ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
47.452° 47.456° -79.767° -79.762°

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

  • Covers part of NTS 31M/5 (Cobalt), an area around the Seed and Triple B kimberlites, near Lake Timiskaming, northeastern Ontario.  It is located in the northeast part of Firstbrook Township, north of South Wabi Creek.

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