Research and Activities
This project uses existing digital geological data to assemble a 1:250,000 scale map of NWT bedrock geology for inclusion in a Geographic Information...
The Liard Basin Hydrocarbon Project is a multi-year (2012-15) investigation of the natural gas potential of the southwestern NWT. We are...
Permafrost is a geological manifestation of cold climate, which affects terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and influences virtually all community and...
An aeromagnetic survey was completed for an area west of the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, between Behchokǫ̀ and Fort Providence, Northwest...
Surficial geology refers to the study of unconsolidated sediments lying on top of the bedrock. It is also referred to as Quaternary geology since...
The primary aim of this project is to provide a modern geological map and update our geological knowledge base of the southern Wopmay orogen of the...
The Nonacho bedrock mapping project aims to provide better geoscience knowledge for a poorly known area of the southeastern Northwest Territories.
The project aims to more thoroughly establish the stratigraphic timing and provenance of the various units in the Paleoproterozoic East Arm basin of...
Petroleum Play Summaries are short papers designed to efficiently convey key information about significant prospective hydrocarbon trends in the...
The Northwest Territories Geological Survey is developing a digital database of donated geological records from past exploration projects and closed...
The objective of the NWT Thermokarst Mapping Collective is to establish a collaborative approach to develop and implement a mapping methodology to...
The Slave Geological Province lies between Great Slave Lake and Coronation Gulf, and is well known for its world-class gold and diamond deposits. ...
The Northwest Territories Geological Survey (NTGS) completed a regional stream sediment sampling program across the Mackenzie Mountains, in...
The South Rae project aims to provide better geoscience knowledge for the southeast corner of the Northwest Territories. This area was last mapped...
Four seismic (earthquake) monitoring stations were installed surrounding Norman Wells to monitor seismic activity in the oil and gas leases in the...
Thaw slumps occur in areas of ice-rich permafrost. Slumps develop on hillslopes and usually occur along the shorelines of lakes, rivers and...
The Slave Province is a geological formation that lies between Great Slave Lake and Coronation Gulf. The area contains some of the oldest known...