Survey Metadata
Till, Indicator minerals, GEM
Nunavut
2015
Till survey, parts of NTS 46D, 56A, B, C, F, G, H, Wager Bay area, Nunavut, 2015-2016.
Location map
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Primary Publications (see below for full list)
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | McMartin, I., Randour, I., Wodicka, N. (2019). Till composition across the Keewatin Ice Divide in the Tehery-Wager GEM-2 Rae project area, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8563, 42 p. ( more) |
Survey Description
In July 2015 and July 2016, till samples were collected in the Wager Bay area, Nunavut. Samples were collected from hand dug pits in frost boils at an average depth of 30-40 cm.
In 2015, regional till samples were collected to provide more detail on geochemical anomalies identified in 2012. Some of these samples were also collected at approximately 10-km intervals along a 140-km long transect parallel to ice-flow.
In 2016, regional till samples were collected to provide more detail on geochemical anomalies identified in 2015. Till samples were also collected at about 10-25 km intervals along a 60 and 200 km-long transect roughly parallel to ice-flow.
| NTS | Year | Number of Samples | Notes | GSC Activity Report |
|
46D 56A,B, G, H |
2015 | 33 |
~3 kg for geochemistry ~10 kg for heavy minerals |
Open File 7966 |
| 56B, C, F, G, H | 2016 | 40 |
~3 kg for geochemistry ~10 kg for heavy minerals |
Open File 8134 |
The data are published in Geological Survey of Canada Open File 8563.
Publication History
| Index | Publication |
|---|---|
| 1 | McMartin, I., Byatt, J., Randour, I., Day, S.J.A. (2015). Report of 2015 activities for regional surficial mapping, till and stream sediment sampling in the Tehery-Wager GEM 2 Rae project area. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7966, 14 p. ( more) |
| 2 | McMartin, I., Day, S.J.A., Randour, I., Roy, M., Byatt, J., La Rocque, A., Leblon, B. (2016). Report of 2016 activities for the surficial mapping and sampling surveys in the Tehery-Wager GEM-2 Rae project area. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8134, 16 p. ( more) |
| 3 | McMartin, I., Randour, I., Byatt, J., Roy, M., LaRocque, A., Leblon, B., Day, S.J.A., Steenkamp, H.M., Wodicka, N. (2016). Overview of surficial geology activities in the Tehery-Wager GEM-2 Rae Project area, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 40, 1 sheet. ( more) |
| 4 | Wodicka, N., Steenkamp, H.M., Peterson, T.D., McMartin, I., Day, S.J.A., Tschirhart, V.L. (2017). Report of 2017 activities for the geology and economic potential of the Tehery-Wager area: GEM-2 Rae Project. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8318, 18 p. ( more) |
| 5 | McMartin, I., Randour, I., Wodicka, N. (2019). Till composition across the Keewatin Ice Divide in the Tehery-Wager GEM-2 Rae project area, Nunavut. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8563, 42 p. ( more) |
Project History
| Index | Year | Project |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012-2016 | Tehery-Cape Dobbs-Wager Project (GEM + GEM-2), Nunavut, 2012, 2015-2016 ( more) |
Geographic Extent
| Minimum Latitude | Maximum Latitude | Minimum Longitude | Maximum Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64° | 65.82° | -93.1° | -86.88° |
The geographic extent of the survey is defined by the following polygons:
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Covers parts of NTS 46D (Yellow Bluff), 56A (Daly Bay), 56B (Armit Lake), 56C (Tehery Lake), 56F (Pennington Lake), 56G (Wager Bay) and 56H (Douglas Harbour), south of Wager Bay, mainland Nunavut. It is bounded to the north by Ukkusiksalik National Park and to the northeast by Wager Bay. The centre of the study area is located approximately 170 km north-northeast of the hamlet of Chesterfield Inlet.
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