Survey Metadata
Till, Indicator minerals, GEM
Northwest Territories
2017
Till survey, NTS 85A-G, 95B, G, H, southern Northwest Territories, 2017-2019.
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Survey Description
During the summer of 2017, till samples were collected in southern Northwest Territories in an area from Fort Liard to Pine Point. In 2018, sampling focused on NTS 85F and G with some samples collected in 85C to fill in sampling gaps from 2017. In 2019, four samples were collected along the Buffalo River. Samples were collected at a 10-15 km spacing for indicator minerals and geochemistry.
A summary of the work, including publications is detailed below:
| NTS | Year of Collection | Number of Samples | Sample Size | Publication |
|
85A to F 95B, G, H |
2017 | 137 |
5 (or 3.5) gallon pail – heavy minerals 3-5 kg – geochemistry and other analyses |
GSC OF 8322 p. 11-19 |
| 85C, F, G | 2018 | 54 |
5 gallon pail – heavy minerals 3-5 kg – geochemistry and other analyses |
GSC OF 8477 p. 7-16 |
| 85B | 2019 | 4 | YK Geoscience Forum Abstract Volume 2019, p. 68-69 |
Chemical studies of kimberlite indicator minerals from till are published in GSC Open File 8799.
The till geochemical data have not yet been published.
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 | Smith, I.R., Paulen, R.C., Hagedorn, G.W., Pyne, M.D. (2017). Surficial mapping. 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. 11-19. ( 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 | 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) |
| 5 | King, R.D., Piercey, S.J., Paulen, R.C., Day, S.J.A., Smith, I.R., Petrus, J.A. (2019). Isotopic and geochemical signatures of base-metal indicator minerals in the southern Northwest Territories. Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 107, 1 poster. ( more) |
| 6 | Paulen, R.C., Smith, I.R., Day, S.J.A., Hagedorn, G.W., King, R.D., Sapera, J.R., Ross, M., Piercey, S.J., Menzies, J., Deblonde, C., Plakholm, J.A., Pyne, M.D (2019). Overview of GEM2 Quaternary research in the southwestern Northwest Territories: a region with high potential for undiscovered Zn, Pb and Cu. In 47th Annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum Abstracts, S.D. Gervais, D. Irwin, V. Terlaky (compilers). Northwest Territories Geological Survey, Yellowknife, NT, YKGSF Abstracts Volume 2019, p. 68-69. ( more) |
| 7 | Smith, I.R., Paulen, R.C., Deblonde, C., Hagedorn, G.W., King, R.D., Pyne, M.D. (2019). Surficial geology and drift isopach mapping. 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. 7-16. ( more) |
| 8 | 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
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-2019 | GEM 2 Southern Mackenzie Surficial Project, 2017-2019 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60° | 62° | -123.64° | -113.7° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 85A-G and 95B, G, H in the southwest Northwest Territories. It is bounded to the south by latitude 60°N, to the northeast by Great Slave Lake and to the southeast by Wood Buffalo National Park. Highways 1 and 7 run through the study area which extends from Fort Liard in the west to Pine Point in the east.
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