NTGO Information Update

Monday, 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:

Regional Stream Sediment and Water Geochemical Data, Backbone Ranges area, west-central Northwest Territories (parts of NTS 106B and C)

The survey will be released on Wednesday November 19, 2008, through the NTGO Gateway web portal. Simply click on the Gateway button at the NTGO website here, then click on Newest NTGO Publications. A process that allows existing users to log-in, and new users to set up a Gateway account, will occur at the time of the download request. Gateway downloads are free of charge.

Project Description: The report contains regional geochemical data for a stream sediment survey carried out in 2007 to obtain environmental and mineral exploration baseline data. This work has revealed naturally occurring concentrations of copper and zinc along the Northwest Territories – Yukon border near the headwaters of the Arctic Red River. The data is useful for evaluating mineral potential, guiding mineral exploration, and informing conservation and land-use planning efforts in the Gwich’in and Sahtu settlement regions.

Preliminary results from the study will be discussed in an oral presentation by Hendrik Falck at the 36th annual Yellowknife Geoscience Forum. The presentation is scheduled for 9:00 a.m., Wednesday November 19, in Theatre One of the Capitol Theatre.

This project is a collaborative effort between the Northwest Territories Geoscience Office and the Geological Survey of Canada. Project funding is mainly from the Government of Canada's Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED) program administered by Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.

About NTGO: The Northwest Territories Geoscience Office is a federal-territorial partnership between Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and the Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. It advances geological knowledge of the Northwest Territories for the benefit of Northerners and all Canadians.

For a listing of our recently released publications, click here.