| Title | Report of 2017 activities for the geology and economic potential of the Tehery-Wager area: GEM-2 Rae Project |
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| Author | Wodicka, N; Steenkamp, H M; Peterson, T D; McMartin, I; Day, S J A; Tschirhart, V L |
| Source | Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 8318, 2017, 18 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/305979 (Open Access) |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Natural Resources Canada |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| Related | This publication is related to the following
publications |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Nunavut |
| NTS | 46D/05; 46D/12; 46D/13; 46D/14; 46E/03; 46E/04; 56A; 56B; 56C/01; 56C/02; 56C/07; 56C/08; 56C/09; 56C/10; 56C/15; 56C/16; 56F/01; 56F/02; 56F/07; 56F/08; 56F/09; 56F/10; 56F/15; 56F/16; 56G/01; 56G/02;
56G/03; 56G/04; 56G/05; 56G/06; 56G/07; 56G/08; 56G/09; 56G/10; 56G/11; 56G/12; 56H/01; 56H/02; 56H/03; 56H/04; 56H/05; 56H/06; 56H/07; 56H/08 |
| Area | Kazan Shield; Wager Bay; Tehery-Wager; Roes Welcome Sound |
| Lat/Long WENS | -93.0000 -87.0000 65.8333 64.0000 |
| Subjects | regional geology; stratigraphy; structural geology; geochemistry; geochronology; surficial geology/geomorphology; bedrock geology; lithology; metamorphic rocks; orthogneisses; granulite facies; igneous
rocks; intrusive rocks; monzo-granites; porphyries; granodiorites; monzodiorites; tonalites; structural features; faults; shear zones; deformation; intrusions; Archean; models; geophysical interpretations; magnetic interpretations; gravity
interpretations; bouguer gravity; remote sensing; satellite imagery; airphoto interpretation; mineral potential; lithogeochemistry; geochemical analyses; trace element analyses; major element analyses; radiometric dating; uranium lead dating;
neodymium samarium dates; crustal structure; glacial history; ice flow; ice movement directions; glacial deposits; tills; till geochemistry; grain size analyses; stream sediment geochemistry; geological history; deposition; correlations; Canadian
Shield; Rae Craton; Hudson Suite; Ford Lake Batholith; Wager Pluton; Daly Bay Complex; Pennington Belt; Kingmirit Belt; Kummel Lake Domain; Lorillard Belt; Paliak Belt; Snow Island Suite; Borden Complex; Mackenzie Dyke Swarm; Bedrock Data Model;
Keewatin Ice Divide; geological mapping; drones; syenogranites; indicator minerals; Paleozoic; Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; geochemical plots; 3-D images |
| Program | Rae Province, Tehery-Wager Bay, GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals |
| Program | Strategic Initiatives in Northern
Economic Development (SINED) |
| Released | 2017 10 05 |
| Abstract | (Summary)
The Tehery-Wager activity, conducted as part of the second phase of Natural Resources Canada's Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM-2) Rae project (Fig. 1), is a collaborative
effort between the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office (CNGO), with participants from Canadian universities. The study area comprises all or parts of eight National Topographic System (NTS) map areas between
Chesterfield Inlet and Wager Bay in Nunavut (NTS 46D, 46E, 56A, 56B, 56C, 56F, 56G, and 56H) (Fig. 2). The main objective of the work is to increase the level of geological knowledge in this poorly known and under-explored region of the Canadian
Shield through targeted bedrock geology mapping, surficial geology studies, glacial and stream sediment sampling, ground-gravity transects, and other thematic studies. The gathered information is being used to better evaluate this frontier region's
potential for a variety of commodities, including diamonds and other gemstones, base and precious metals, industrial minerals, carving stone, and aggregate, and to assist all stakeholders, including northerners, in making future land-use decisions.
This report provides an update on map compilation and laboratory activities conducted following the 2015 and 2016 field seasons in the Tehery-Wager area. |
| Summary | (Plain Language Summary, not published)
The Tehery-Wager activity, conducted as part of Natural Resources Canada's Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals (GEM-2) Rae project, is a collaborative
effort between the Geological Survey of Canada and the Canada-Nunavut Geoscience Office, with participants from Canadian universities. The study area comprises all or parts of eight NTS map areas between Chesterfield Inlet and Wager Bay in Nunavut.
The main objective of the work is to increase the level of geological knowledge in this under-explored region of the Canadian Shield through bedrock and surficial geology studies, ground-gravity transects, and other thematic studies. The gathered
information is being used to better evaluate this frontier region's potential for a variety of commodities (e.g., diamonds and other gemstones, base and precious metals, industrial minerals, carving stone, and aggregate), and to assist all
stakeholders in making future land-use decisions. This report provides an update on map compilation and laboratory activities conducted following the 2015 and 2016 field seasons in the Tehery-Wager area. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 305979 |
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