Research and Activities
Looking at stream sediments provides an effective way to find mineral deposits in remote areas where there is an established drainage network....
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...
There is potential for the discovery of new shale oil and gas reserves in NWT’s mainland basins because of the known high quality, mature source...
The Liard Basin Hydrocarbon Project is a multi-year (2012-15) investigation of the natural gas potential of the southwestern NWT. We are...
An aeromagnetic survey was completed for an area west of the North Arm of Great Slave Lake, between Behchokǫ̀ and Fort Providence, Northwest...
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...
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 Nonacho bedrock mapping project aims to provide better geoscience knowledge for a poorly known area of the southeastern Northwest Territories.
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 project aims to more thoroughly establish the stratigraphic timing and provenance of the various units in the Paleoproterozoic East Arm basin of...
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...
Four seismic (earthquake) monitoring stations were installed surrounding Norman Wells to monitor seismic activity in the oil and gas leases in the...
The South Rae project aims to provide better geoscience knowledge for the southeast corner of the Northwest Territories. This area was last mapped...
Thaw slumps occur in areas of ice-rich permafrost. Slumps develop on hillslopes and usually occur along the shorelines of lakes, rivers and...