Survey Metadata
Surface water, Stream sediment, Indicator minerals, GEM
Northwest Territories
2018
Stream sediment and water survey, NTS 85E, F, G, Fort Providence area, Northwest Territories, 2018-2019.
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Survey Description
In July 2018, stream sediment and water sampling was carried out in the Fort Providence area, Northwest Territories. Sites were selected to augment existing samples, resample a few of the sites visited in 2017 and target a number of coincident till and stream sediment sites in proximity to those with elevated grain counts.
Sampling planned in the Kakisa and Hay River areas in 2018 was not feasible due to high water levels.
In 2019, stream sediment and water samples were collected southwest of Great Slave Lake in the Fort Providence-Kakisa area.
The following samples were collected:
| Area | Year | Samples Collected | Publication |
| Fort Providence | 2018 |
8 bulk sediment (for HMCs) 6 silt 8 water |
-GSC OF 8477 (activity report; p. 27-31) -data to be published April 2022 |
| Kakisa/Hay River | 2018 | sampling was not feasible due to high water levels |
-GSC OF 8477 (activity report; p. 27-31) - data to be published April 2022 |
| Fort Providence/Kakisa | 2019 | 20 stream sediment and water | data to be published April 2022 |
Chemical studies of kimberlite indicator minerals from stream sediments are published in GSC Open File 8799.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paulen, R.C., King, R., Smith, I.R., Day, S.J.A. (2017). Heavy mineral dispersal studies. In GEM2 Southern Mackenzie surficial activity 2017 report: surficial geology and heavy mineral studies in southern Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8322, p. 20-23. ( more) |
| 2 | Day, S.J.A., Smith, I.R., Paulen, R.C., King, R.D. (2018). Stream sediment geochemistry and heavy minerals, southern Mackenzie, NT. In 46th Annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum Abstracts, D. Irwin, S.D. Gervais, V. Terlaky (compilers). Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Yellowknife, NT, YKGSF Abstracts Volume 2018, p. 15. ( more) |
| 3 | Paulen, R.C., Day, S.J.A., King, R.D., Piercey, S.J., Smith, I.R. (2018). New base metal mineral potential in southern Northwest Territories, Canada. Explore Newsletter for the Association of Applied Geochemists, number 181, p. 1, 5-17. ( more) |
| 4 | Day, S.J.A., Smith, I.R., Paulen, R.C., King, R.D. (2019). Stream sediment geochemistry and heavy minerals in southern Mackenzie, Northwest Territories. In R.C. Paulen, I.R. Smith, S.J.A. Day (eds), GEM-2 Southern Mackenzie surficial activity 2018 report: surficial geology and heavy mineral studies in southern Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8477, p. 27-31. ( more) |
| 5 | King, R.D., Piercey, S.J., Paulen, R.C. (2019). Geochemical studies of base metal indicator minerals. In GEM-2 Southern Mackenzie surficial activity 2018 report: surficial geology and heavy mineral studies in southern Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8477, p. 34-42. ( more) |
| 6 | Smith, I.R., Day, S.J.A., Paulen, R.C., Pearson, D.G. (2021). Chemical studies of kimberlite indicator minerals from stream sediment and till samples in the southern Mackenzie region (NTS 85B, C, F, G), Northwest Territories, Canada. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8799, 29 p. ( more) |
Project History
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60° | 61.7346° | -119.445° | -114.85° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 85E/02 (Axe Creek) and 85E/03 (Wallace Creek) in the Fort Providence area, Northwest Territories. It is bounded to the south by the Mackenzie Highway and to the north by the Mackenzie River. The centre of the study area is located approximately 80 km west-southwest of the hamlet of Fort Providence.
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Covers parts of NTS 85C/14 (Lady Evelyn Falls) and 85F/03 (Point Sarristo) near the settlement of Kakisa, Northwest Territories. It is located between Kakisa and Beaver lakes and crosses the Mackenzie Highway. The centre of the study area is located approximately 43 km south-southwest of the hamlet of Fort Providence.
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Covers part of NTS 85G/12 (Found Island; 2 samples) in the Fort Providence area, Northwest Territories. It is bounded to the east by Great Slave Lake. The centre of the study area is located approximately 115 km southwest of Yellowknife and 107 km northeast of the hamlet of Fort Providence.
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Covers part of NTS 85B (Buffalo Lake) and 85C (Tathlina Lake), southeast of the hamlet of Fort Providence, Northwest Territories. It is bounded to the north by Great Slave Lake. The centre of the study area is located between lakes Tathlina and Buffalo as well as along the Mackenzie Highway.
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Covers small parts of NTS 85B/14 (untitled; 1 sample) and 85C/01(untitled; 1 sample) southwest of Buffalo Lake, Northwest Territories. It is bounded to the south by 60°N latitude. The centre of the study area is located approximately 25 km southwest of Buffalo Lake and 43 km southeast of Mackenzie Highway.
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