Regions: North Slave Region
Tags: physical sciences, geology, geochemistry, industrial development, rock, economic potential, geophysics, rock outcrops, rock characteristics, resource assessment, geochronology
| Principal Investigator: | Martel, Edith (8) |
| Licence Number: | 13266 |
| Organization: | University of Waterloo |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2001
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| Issued: | Oct 25, 2001 |
| Project Team: | Wouter Bleeker |
Objective(s): The objective of the research team is to better understand the formation of the Yellowstone Greenstone Belt, so as to better evaluate the economic potential of the formation. Structural data on the formation will be gathered through the collection, and analysis, of rock samples using laboratory and geochronological methods.
Project Description: The research team will be transported from Yellowknife by aircraft, and will travel by small boat in the field. Samples (fist-sized chunks of rock) will be collected with a hammer, and returned to the laboratory for detailed physical and chemical analysis. Field camps will be low impact, and will be occupied by only 2 persons at a time. All human waste will be buried, all non-burnable garbage will be packed out, and the campsite will be restored after usage.
