| Title | Geology and mineral potential of the Tehery-Wager area, Nunavut: highlights from a GEM-2 Rae activity |
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| Author | Wodicka, N ;
Steenkamp, H; McMartin, I; Day, S; Peterson, T; Lawley, C; Whalen, J; Guilmette, C; Tschirhart, V; Garrison, W |
| Source | Nunavut Mining Symposium - 2016 presentations; 2016 p. 1-21 
Open Access |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2016 |
| Alt Series | Natural Resources Canada, Contribution Series 20190512 |
| Meeting | 2016 Nunavut Mining Symposium; Iqaluit, NU; CA; April 5-7, 2016 |
| Document | Web site |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | on-line; digital |
| 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 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -93.0000 -87.0000 65.8333 64.0000 |
| Subjects | economic geology; regional geology; stratigraphy; structural geology; surficial geology/geomorphology; mineralogy; geophysics; Science and Technology; Nature and Environment; bedrock geology; mineral
potential; diamond; chromite; polymetallic ores; metamorphic rocks; gneisses; igneous rocks; plutonic rocks; kimberlites; intrusions; structural features; faults; fault zones; deformation; glacial deposits; tills; till samples; stream sediment
samples; geophysical interpretations; magnetic interpretations; magnetic anomalies; Archean; Kummel Lake domain; Kummel Lake domain; alluvial sediments; platinum group elements; Government publications; Phanerozoic; Cenozoic; Quaternary; Paleozoic;
Proterozoic |
| Illustrations | location maps; geoscientific sketch maps; photographs; photomicrographs |
| Program | GEM2: Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals Rae Province, Tehery-Wager Bay |
| Released | 2016 04 01 |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
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, 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. 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, surface and stream sediment sampling, ground-gravity transects, and other thematic studies. The gathered information will be 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 summarizes results from the 2015 bedrock mapping in the
western and northern parts of the study area that allow refinement of the spatial distribution of major rock units and structures, documentation of the geological histories in relative time, and a preliminary evaluation of the region's economic
potential. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 321772 |
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