Tags: physical sciences, geology, permafrost, soil chemistry
| Principal Investigator: | Elliott, Barrett R (2) |
| Licence Number: | 16114 |
| Organization: | Northwest Territories Geological Survey |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2017
2015
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| Issued: | Jun 20, 2017 |
| Project Team: | Dr. Steve Kokelj |
Objective(s): To generate new surficial geology maps and surficial geological studies covering approximately 5 50k National Topographic System sheets.
Project Description: The objectives of the research are to generate new surficial geology maps and surficial geological studies covering approximately 5 50k National Topographic System (NTS) sheets, to install an new permafrost monitoring network at the treeline transition as well as to generate case studies of using small soil samples to detect a buried kimberlite and using passive geophysics equipment (measures earth’s natural vibrations) to determine the depth of surficial sediments. This work will be carried out over 2 to 3 weeks, most likely in early July out of an established camp in the study area. Some field work may be carried out by small fly camps with 3-4 geologists positioned by float plane, staying at one location for approximately one week. The new surficial geology maps will be generated by a combination of air photo analyses and helicopter assisted field checking. The permafrost network will be installed with limited helicopter support using small (30kg total weight) overburden drilling equipment. A picture of the drilling equipment can be seen here: http://darksidedrilling.ca/assets/images/uploads/DSC01659.jpg Other field work will be carried out with limited helicopter support. Preliminary results of this work will be presented at the Yellowknife Geoscience forum. The NTGS can provide summary information to interested parties. The fieldwork for this study will be conducted from June 20, 2017 to September 29, 2017.
