Geology of the Torp Lake Belt, Lower Hood-James River Project

Regions: Kitikmeot, Nunavut

Tags: physical sciences, geological mapping, bedrock, mineral potential

Principal Investigator: Johnstone, Robert (5)
Licence Number: 10078
Organization: Department of Energy Mines & Petroleum Resources, Government of the N.W.T.
Licensed Year(s): 1990
Issued: Jan 01, 1990
Project Team: 1 field assistant

Objective(s): To produce a 1:50,000 scale geological map; to produce a geological report which will assess the economic mineral potential of the regional as well as the general geology;

Project Description: The Researcher and his assistant will conduct daily foot traverses out of a tent camp visiting bedrock exposures and recording lithological, structural and mineralogical information. Hand specimens will be taken to Yellowknife for lithological and geochemical analysis.