Till Nunavut 1988

Till sampling survey, Turquetil Lake area, Nunavut, 1988.  


Geological Survey of Canada, Terrain Sciences Division

Survey Description

To augment the Kaminak Lake till sampling survey (1970-75), 200 additional samples were collected in 1988 in an area of known gold showings around Turquetil Lake. The data are published in GSC Open File 2132.

Data Description: Paper report; data files on diskette (OF 2132).

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction by ICP-AES after nitric-aqua regia (3HCl:1HNO3) digestion for 21 elements; by dry fusion fire assay for Au; by ICP-atomic fluorescence after HNO3 digestion for platinum group elements. <0.002 mm fraction by AAS after hot HNO3-HCl digestion for 14 elements. Non-ferromagnetic heavy mineral fraction (0.125-0.250 mm pulverized to 0.063 mm) for suite of elements (OF 2132).

Geochem Plots Available: Proportional symbol maps show dispersal of most elements (OF 2132).



Publication History

Shilts, W.W., Wyatt, P.H. (1989). Gold and base metal exploration using drift as a sample medium, Kaminak Lake-Turquetil Lake Area, District of Keewatin. Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2132, 168 pages.


Project History

1988-1989 Kaminak Lake, Nunavut reanalysis project, 1988.
  Till geochemistry analyses of the early seventies focused primarily on uranium and several base metals. New multi-element techniques and renewed interest in the Rankin Inlet-Ennadai Belt warranted reanalysis of the till samples collected in the Kaminak Lake area (1970-1975) for gold, platinum-group elements and trace elements. In addition, 200 new samples were collected during 1988 in the Turquetil Lake area, Nunavut, a region of known gold showings. Data for these new samples and the reanalyses are published in GSC Open File 2132.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

61.75º

62º -96º -95.5º