Survey Metadata

Till, Indicator minerals, GEM

Nunavut

2010

Till sampling survey, NTS 46E, L, M, 56I, P, Wager Bay area, Nunavut, 2010-2012.





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Primary Publications (see below for full list)

Index Publication
1 McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., Dredge, L.A., Le Cheminant, A.N., McCurdy, M.W., Scromeda, N. (2015). Quaternary geology and till composition north of Wager Bay, Nunavut: results from the GEM Wager Bay Surficial Geology Project. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7748, 58 p. ( more)

Survey Description


During July 2010, July 2011, and June to August 2012, regional till samples were collected west of Repulse Bay, central Nunavut.  A total of 298 till samples were collected from hand-dug pits in frost boils at an average depth of 32 cm. At each site two samples were collected:  a ~3 kg sample for geochemistry and a ~13 kg sample for heavy mineral processing.

The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open Files 7288 and 7748.

Publication History

Index Publication
1 McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., Dredge, L.A., McCurdy, M.W. (2013). Till composition and ice-flow indicators west of Repulse Bay: 2010 and 2011 results from the GEM Wager Bay surficial geology activity. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7288, 28 p. ( more)
2 McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., Dredge, L.A., Le Cheminant, A.N., McCurdy, M.W., Scromeda, N. (2015). Quaternary geology and till composition north of Wager Bay, Nunavut: results from the GEM Wager Bay Surficial Geology Project. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7748, 58 p. ( more)
3 McMartin, I., Campbell, J.E., McCurdy, M.W. (2015). Regional till composition of the Wager Bay area, Nunavut: implications for glacial history and mineral exploration. In Proceedings, 27th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium (IAGS), April 20-24, 2015, Tucson, Arizona, 6 p. ( more)

Geographic Extent

Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude
65.3° 67.54° -92° -86°

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

  • Covers parts of NTS 46E (Cape Dobbs), 46L (Repulse Bay), 46M (Lefroy Bay), 56H (Douglas Harbour), 56I (Curtis Lake), 56J (Walker Lake) and 56P (Ellice Hills) in the Wager Bay area, central Nunavut.  The study area is bounded to the north by Committee Bay, to the east by Repulse Bay and by Wager Bay to the south.

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