| Title | Report of activities for the geology and mineral potential of the Chantrey-Thelon area: GEM-2 Rae project |
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| Author | Berman, R G; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Nadeau, L; Brouillette, P; Camacho, A; Davis, W J; McCurdy, M W; McMartin, I; Weller, O M; Chadwick, T; Liikane, D; Ma, S |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8129, 2016, 15 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/299386 (Open Access) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to Berman, R G; Nadeau, L;
McMartin, I; McCurdy, M W; Craven, J A; Girard, E; Sanborn-Barrie, M; Carr, S; Pehrsson, S J; Whalen, J B; Davis, W J; Roberts, B J; Grenier, A; (2015). Report of activities for the geology and mineral potential of the Chantrey - Thelon area: GEM-2
Thelon tectonic zone project, Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 7693 |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 76H; 76I |
| Area | Back River; Ellice River |
| Lat/Long WENS | -106.0000 -104.0000 67.0000 65.0000 |
| Subjects | stratigraphy; structural geology; geochemistry; surficial geology/geomorphology; bedrock geology; analytical methods; glacial features; glacial deposits; structural interpretations; mineral potential;
stream sediment samples; stream sediment geochemistry; geochemical analyses; geochemical surveys; Thelon Tectonic Zone; Queen Maud block; Rae craton; Slave Province; Precambrian; Proterozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary |
| Illustrations | location maps; photographs |
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| Program | Rae Province, Chantrey-Thelon, GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals |
| Released | 2016 12 01 |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
Forward
The Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM) program is laying the foundation for sustainable economic development in the North. The Program provides modern public
geoscience that will set the stage for long-term decision making related to investment in responsible resource development. Geoscience knowledge produced by GEM supports evidence-based exploration for new energy and mineral resources and enables
northern communities to make informed decisions about their land, economy and society. Building upon the success of its first five-years, GEM has been renewed until 2020 (GEM-2) to continue producing new, publically available, regional-scale
geoscience knowledge in Canada's North.
During the summer of 2016, GEM-2 successfully carried out 17 research activities that included geological, geochemical and geophysical surveying. Many of these were undertaken in collaboration with
provincial and territorial governments, northerners and their institutions, academia and the private sector. GEM will continue to work with these key collaborators as the program advances. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The GEM2 Chantrey-Thelon activity had its second season of fieldwork in the Thelon tectonic zone. Over 500 bedrock stations were visited in June-July,
2016 with the objective of characterizing previously inferred crustal domains, testing their lithologic continuity, and examining their boundaries. This work, together with stream sediment and surficial sampling undertaken in 2016, is aimed at
stimulating mineral exploration in this understudied area through improved understanding its geologic evolution, crustal structure, and potential exploration targets. This report summarizes the footprint and some highlights of fieldwork in
2016. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 299386 |
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