NWT RESEARCH DATABASE

Principal Investigator: Knox, Bernadette
Licensed Year(s): 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5565. The purpose of this project is designed to understand the environment in which the volcanic rocks were formed. The styles of mineralization will be looked at to understand if they formed at the same time as the volcanoes or much later. This work will be done by analyzing rock chemistry, and looking at very thin piec...

Principal Investigator: Gadd, Michael
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5077. Ironstones are marine biochemical sedimentary rocks with >15 wt.% Fe that commonly occur together with phosphorites. Phosphorites are chemical sedimentary rocks that form in response to coastal upwelling. An exceptionally large accumulation of phosphatic ironstones is located in the Rapid Creek Formation within the no...

Principal Investigator: Rocheleau, Jonathan
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4969. The aim of the proposed fieldwork is to characterize the reservoir for potential geothermal resources in Fort Liard by studying the same rock formation where it is accessible at surface. By looking at how the Nahanni Formation changes both horizontally and vertically in a surface outcrop the research team can infer ho...

Principal Investigator: Normandeau, Philippe X.
Licensed Year(s): 2017
Summary: The research team will investigate sections of exposed sediments along the Redstone River banks and some minor tributaries to establish the provenance and composition of these sediments. The team will evaluate the possible presence of ancient preglacial sediments buried beneath glacial sediments. It is also believed that ancient lake sediment may be present outside of the present flood plains of t...

Principal Investigator: Halverson, Galen P
Licensed Year(s): 2014 2011
Summary: The objectives are to collect high quality and high resolution stratigraphic and sedimentological data in the field, along with accompanying samples for geochemical and petrological analysis. At the same time, all field areas in which the group works will be mapped in detail. The field party will separate into two groups. One group will be focused on logging stratigraphic sections and sampling...

Principal Investigator: Reimink, Jesse R
Licensed Year(s): 2014 2013 2012 2011
Summary: The present study aims to obtain information with the following objectives: 1) further describe, sample, and document field relationships and structures present in areas that were sampled and found to be significantly old (>3.8 billion years); 2) explore and sample other units which based on field relationships and mineralogy are likely to be as old or older than previously documented samples; and...

Principal Investigator: Dunfield, Peter F
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: The objective of this work is to conduct a one day reconnaissance study of the Smoking Hills area. Mineral, rock, water and soil samples will be collected. Geochemical properties and microbial communities will be analysed in the laboratory in order to characterize any potential features unique to this site that would warrant future, more detailed research. The site will be accessed by helicopt...

Principal Investigator: Neyedley, Kevin
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: The purpose of the study is to examine the rocks near Blachford lake lodge to gain a better understanding of how they formed and why there are there. Initial mapping has shown that they are unusual with more iron and nickel in them than would be normally expected and we would like to look at them to better understand their history. There have been exploration companies interested in these rocks an...

Principal Investigator: Peter, Jan M.
Licensed Year(s): 2013
Summary: The overall aim is to evaluate the use of optical reflected light spectra (so-called hyperspectral remote sensing) collected from rock outcrops and drill cores in detecting (hydrothermal alteration) minerals that are associated with the base metal mineralization. The aim of this research project is to collect reflected light spectra in the visible, near infrared, and shortwave infrared regions ...

Principal Investigator: Kjarsgaard, Bruce
Licensed Year(s): 2012 2011
Summary: The objective of this study is to improve understanding of transportation and deposition of heavy minerals in surficial materials (till and esker systems). The study area is approximately 60 x 100 km, is located east of Thaydene Nene National Park, and adjacent to the Quaternary ice divide. Work on the ground, over a 2 week period, will involve sample collection of surficial materials in order...