Soil, Till Ontario 1992

Soil and till sampling survey, NTS 52L, northwestern Ontario, 1992-1994.  


Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Ontario Geological Survey

Survey Description

Orientation surveys were carried out in the Werner Lake, Separation Lake, Helder Lake and Selwyn Lake areas in northwestern Ontario. Regional sampling was carried out over the entire area. B-horizon soil was collected in 1992 and humus, B-horizon soil and C-horizon till were collected in 1993 and 1994. The data are published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5939.

Data Description: Paper report; digital data released as Ontario Geological Survey MRD-21 (Miscellaneous Release-Data 21).

Quantities Analysed: <0.063 mm fraction of till by INAA for 33 elements and by ICP-AES for 33 elements and for humus by INAA for 27 elements.

Other Analyses: <2.0 mm heavy mineral concentrate; pebble counts.



Publication History

Morris, T.F. (1996). Geochemical and heavy mineral data, surficial sediment sampling program, Separation Lake area, northwestern Ontario. Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5939: MRD-21.


Project History

1992-1996 Northwestern Ontario soil and till sampling surveys carried out in 1992, 1993 and 1994.
  Soil and till sampling surveys were carried out in the Separation Lake area, northwestern Ontario in 1992-1994. Orientation surveys were carried out at 4 sites to help characterize the geochemical and heavy mineral signatures associated with different types of known mineralization. The results of the orientation surveys helped guide interpretation of regional data in order to highlight areas of potential mineralization. This information may help define exploration targets for gold, base metals, pegmatites and diamond. The data are published in Ontario Geological Survey Open File Report 5939.



Minimum Latitude Maximum Latitude Minimum Longitude Maximum Longitude

50.17º

50.5º -95.15º -94º