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Abstract Submission is now Open for the Yellowknife Geoscience Forum 2010
August 30, 2010 - Abstract submission is now open. Abstracts must be submitted before 17:00 MT Friday, October 15th using the online Abstract submission page at www.nwtgeoscience.ca/forum.
Technical Program Circular & Call for Abstracts, Yellowknife Geoscience Forum 2010
August 25, 2010 - The 38th annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum will be held Tuesday November 16th through Thursday November 18th. This conference provides an intimate setting for the exchange of information on Mineral and Petroleum Exploration, Mining Activities, and Government and Academia Geoscience Research in Canada's north. The 2009 Yellowknife Geoscience Forum attracted over 800 delegates from industry, academia, and government.
Recently Released Geochronology And Geochemistry Study In The Great Bear Magmatic Zone Co-Authored By NWT Geoscience Geologists
July 27, 2010 - Ootes, L., Goff, S., Jackson, V.A., Gleeson, S.A., Creaser, R.A., Samson, I.M., Evensen, N., Corriveau, L., and Mumin, A.H., 2010. Timing and Thermochemical constraints on multi-element mineralization at the Nori/RA Cu-Mo-U prospect, Great Bear magmatic zone, Northwest Territories, Canada; Mineralium Deposita, DOI 10.1007/s00126-010-0291-x. This article presents radiometric age data (Re-Os molybdenite and Ar-Ar biotite) and preliminary fluid inclusion chemistry (hosted in tourmaline and quartz) from molybdenum-copper-uranium mineralization in the Paleoproterozoic Great Bear magmatic zone. This study presents the first direct ages for sulphide mineralization (non-uraninite) in the Great Bear.
NWT Geoscience Office Launches A New Online Reference Tool: NT GoData
April 28, 2010 - NT GoData is the NWT Geoscience Office’s (NTGO) latest online research tool offering clients a new way to explore NTGO’s vast geoscience database collection. NT GoData provides all the same database query functions available in NTGO’s popular NT GoMap online mapping application, without the robust map interface. Although NT GoMap is a popular and useful research tool, it requires a broadband Internet connection to use effectively. Some of our remote clients with low-bandwidth dialup and satellite-based service have had difficulty using the NT GoMap application. NT GoData is optimized for low-bandwidth usage, providing much faster query and reporting performance. To access NT GoData, simply click on the NT GoData button on the NTGO website at http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca. Online help is available by clicking on Help for first time NT GoData Users.
Northwest Territories Releases Unconventional Natural Gas Scoping Study
April 14, 2010 - Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) commissioned Dr. Brad Hayes of Petrel Robertson Consulting Ltd. in Calgary to conduct a scientific scoping study that provides background and preliminary information on the prospectivity of the Northwest Territories (NWT) to host unconventional natural gas like coal bed methane, tight gas, and shale gas. Now released, the report (NWT Open File 2010-03) is available for download from www.nwtgeoscience.ca.
Northwest Territories Petroleum Geoscience Day
March 5, 2010 - The Gwich’in Tribal Council and Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) invite you to attend and learn about current petroleum geoscience projects in the NWT, featuring new research and exciting opportunities in the Gwich’in Settlement Area.
Announcing NTGO RSS Feeds
December 4, 2009 - The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) is now offering a new feature at our website: RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Feeds. To subscribe to our feeds, click on the RSS links at the bottom of our home page at www.nwtgeoscience.ca and follow the subscribe prompts. You'll notice that we now also display a window on our home page which shows the six most recent news items at NTGO.
Geoscience Forum 2009 was a great success! The next Forum will be held November 16-18, 2010.
December 1, 2009 - For more information please visit our Forum page.
Northwest Territories Geoscience Office Discovers Promising New Mineral Prospect In The Mackenzie Mountains
November 16, 2009 - The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) announced today the discovery of a significant new zinc-lead-copper prospect in the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories.
Announcing the NWT Diamond Database
November 13, 2009 - The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the NWT Diamond Database within NT GoMap, NTGO's web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) application for viewing, querying, and downloading our vast database of geoscience data for the NWT.
Central Mackenzie Valley Airborne Gravity Survey, Northwest Territories
August 4, 2009 - The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO), in conjunction with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), is pleased to announce the upcoming release of NWT Open File 2009-01. Download the open file here.
In Memoriam - Stephen Goff
August 3, 2009 - It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Stephen Goff, District Geologist with the Northwest Territories Geoscience Office in Yellowknife. Steve died unexpectedly but peacefully at home on Saturday August 1, 2009.
Final deliverables of the Peel Petroleum Project are now available for download
May 13, 2009 - Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) Petroleum Group exhibited at the 2009 Inuvik Petroleum Show June 17-18, 2009. We also participated in the Frontiers + Innovation 2009 CSPG CSEG CWLS Joint Convention in Calgary May 4-8, 2009. NTGO and Yukon Geological Survey (YGS) displayed their Regional Geoscience Studies and Petroleum Potential, Peel Plateau and Plain booth during the Exhibition May 4-5. The final deliverables (10-chapter project volume and accompanying digital atlas) of the Peel Petroleum Project were available at this booth, along with a display of research posters and a demonstration of the digital atlas. In addition, several members of the research team were on hand to discuss their contributions to the project and to answer your questions. The team also presented a number of talks and posters during the convention.
Talks Given
Posters Presented
Mapping will begin this summer on the Mackenzie-Selwyn Project
May 1, 2009 - The objective of the Mackenzie-Selwyn Project is to provide a better understanding of the geology of the Misty Creek Embayment and the Selwyn Basin, and to assess the mineral potential of those areas. The project will span five years, beginning with the 2009 field season.
Mapping will continue in the southern Wopmay Orogen as Phase II of the South Wopmay Bedrock Mapping Project
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May 1, 2009 - This summer is a ramp up season during which reconnaissance field investigations were undertaken to focus mapping and integrated studies in critical areas in the upcoming years. Methods of ground-truthing the recently flown regional airborne geophysical survey were also explored. Jackson and one student assistant were in the field for part of July with colleagues from NTGO and GSC. |
Regional Stream Sediment and Water Geochemical Data, Backbone Ranges area, west-central Northwest Territories (parts of NTS 106B and C)
November 14, 2008 - The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO), in conjunction with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), is pleased to announce the upcoming release of NWT Open Report 2008-013.
Results for the Airborne Magnetic and Gamma-ray Spectrometric Survey of the Southwestern Wopmay Orogen, Northwest Territories, parts of 86 C, 86 E and 86 F
June 11, 2008 - The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO), in conjunction with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), is pleased to announce the upcoming release of NWT Open File 2008-02.
Western Canada Sedimentary Basin (WCSB) Working Group Website launched
May 5, 2008 - NTGO now hosts www.wcsbgroup.org on behalf of the WCSB Working Group, a collaborative partnership of agencies with geoscience related research priorities in this prolific basin.
The Prime Minister Visits NTGO
August 9, 2007 - On August 9, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Environment Minister John Baird were given a tour of the NWT Geoscience Office. They were treated to a display of interesting rock samples from the NWT (including the oldest known rock in the world, Acasta Gneiss), a demonstration of some geological mapping techniques such as 3D visualization of air photographs and satellite images, as well as the use of computers in field mapping and generating interactive geological maps.
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GAC-MAC Yellowknife 2007
May 25, 2007 - The Geological Association of Canada-Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC-MAC) Annual Meeting was held in Yellowknife on May 23-25, 2007. Congratulations to the Local Organizing Committee and thanks to all the attendees for making the first GAC-MAC annual meeting held North of 60° a great success!
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