http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/ News updates from the Northwest Territories Geoscience Office (NTGO) website. Science & Medicine Geoscience en Copyright 2009 ntgo_webmaster@gov.nt.ca (NTGO) ntgo_webmaster@gov.nt.ca Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:25:40 GMT Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:25:40 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.5.2 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Petroleum%20Geoscience%20Day%202010.html Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Petroleum%20Geoscience%20Day%202010.html.1267744667419.2 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/RSS_feeds.html Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/RSS_feeds.html.1259965512112.2 For more information please visit our Forum page. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/forum/2009_files/Forum_2009.html Thu, 26 Nov 2009 23:11:59 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/forum/2009_files/Forum_2009.html.1259791591784.13 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/DAP_Information_Note.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/DAP_Information_Note.html.1259791591784.12 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Diamond%20Database.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Diamond%20Database.html.1259791591784.11 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/2009_01.html Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/2009_01.html.1259791591784.10 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Stephen_Goff.html Mon, 03 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Stephen_Goff.html.1259791591784.9 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Peel_Project.html Wed, 13 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Peel_Project.html.1259791591784.8 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/minerals/mackenzie_selwyn.html Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/minerals/mackenzie_selwyn.html.1259791591784.7 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/minerals/southernwopmay.html Fri, 01 May 2009 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/minerals/southernwopmay.html.1259791591784.6 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/NGR_106B_C.html Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/NGR_106B_C.html.1259791591784.5 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. http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Wopmay_Geophys.html Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/news/items/Wopmay_Geophys.html.1259791591784.4 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. http://www.wcsbgroup.org Mon, 05 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT http://www.wcsbgroup.org.1259791591784.3 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. # Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:00:00 GMT #.1259791591784.2 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! http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/yellowknife2007/ Fri, 25 May 2007 06:00:00 GMT http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/yellowknife2007/.1268159139993.1