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Releases for 2016

November 16, 2016
Report of Activities 2016
Plain Language Report Summaries 2016
Preliminary Maps:
PMAP2016-1 (parts of NTS 53L15, 53M2)
PMAP2016-2 (parts of NTS 63P11, 14)
PMAP2016-3 (part of NTS 63J16)
PMAP2016-4 (parts of NTS 53E12, 13)
PMAP2016-5 (part of NTS 64C16)
PMAP2016-6 (parts of NTS 64G1, 2, 7, 8)
Geoscientific Maps:
MAP2015-1: Surficial geology of the North Knife and South Knife lakes area (west half), Manitoba (parts of NTS 64I2–7, 10, 11)
MAP2015-2: Surficial geology of the North Knife and South Knife lakes area (east half), Manitoba (parts of NTS 54L4, 5, 12, 64I1, 8, 9)
Geoscientific Papers:
GP2015-1: Postglacial lacustrine and marine deposits, far northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54E, L, M, 64I, P)
Geoscientific Report:
GR2016-1: Geology of the Paint and Phillips lakes area, Thompson nickel belt, central Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O1, 8, 9, 63P5, 12)
Data Repository Items:
DRI2016001
DRI2016002
DRI2016003
DRI2016004
DRI2016005
DRI2016006
DRI2016007
DRI2016008
Open Files:
OF2016-1: Geochemical Data for Lake Sediments in the Superior Province of Manitoba (NTS 53-E, 53-L and 53-M)
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Releases for November 16, 2016


REPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2016

Price: Report only: $35.00, DVD-ROM only: $5.00

A comprehensive summary of geological investigations conducted by the Manitoba Geological Survey (MGS) in the past year. The report includes new field programs, new digital initiatives, and collaborative ventures with the federal government, universities and the mineral exploration industry. The Report of Activities provides industry with the most current geoscience information available to help focus exploration strategies and assist with mineral investment decisions for the coming year.
(219 p.; print, DVD-ROM and PDF)
To Order

PDFs of the entire Report of Activities 2016 are available for download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/geo/field/index.html

 

PLAIN LANGUAGE REPORT SUMMARIES 2016

A brief overview of current Manitoba Geological Survey projects presented in a non-scientific format.
(19 p.; print, PDF, also found on Report of Activities 2016 DVD-ROM)
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Free download: A PDF of this publication is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/geo/field/roa16pdfs/pl_summaries.pdf

 

PRELIMINARY MAP SERIES

Note: Preliminary Maps are available in print for $10.00 plus PST or in PDF as a free download

PMAP2016-1
Bedrock geology of south-central Knee Lake, Manitoba (parts of NTS 53L15, 53M2)

by S.D. Anderson, E.C. Syme and M.T. Corkery
(scale 1:15 000)
To Order

A PDF of this map is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2016-1.pdf

PMAP2016-2
Bedrock geology of the Natawahunan Lake area, central Manitoba (parts of NTS 63P11, 14)
by C.G. Couëslan
(scale 1:20 000)
To Order

A PDF of this map is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2016-2.pdf

PMAP2016-3
Bedrock geology of the southeastern Duck Lake–Sesep Rapids area, central Manitoba (part of NTS 63J16)
by C.G. Couëslan
(scale 1:10 000)
To Order

A PDF of this map is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2016-3.pdf

PMAP2016-4
Bedrock geology of Bigstone Lake, Manitoba (parts of NTS 53E12, 13)
by M.L. Rinne, S.D. Anderson and K.D. Reid
(scale 1:50 000)
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A PDF of this map is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2016-4.pdf

PMAP2016-5
Bedrock geology of the Farley Lake area, Lynn Lake greenstone belt, northwestern Manitoba (part of NTS 64C16)
by X.M. Yang and C.J. Beaumont-Smith
(scale 1:20 000)
To Order

A PDF of this map is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2016-5.pdf

PMAP2016-6
Bedrock geology of central Southern Indian Lake, Manitoba (parts of NTS 64G1, 2, 7, 8)
by T. Martins
(scale 1:50 000)
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A PDF of this map is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2016-6.pdf

 

GEOSCIENTIFIC MAPS

MAP2015-1 and MAP2-15-2 are digital releases only; available for download in zipped file containing map and ReadMe in PDF, and ESRI® shapefiles.   

MAP2015-1
Surficial geology of the North Knife and South Knife lakes area (west half), Manitoba (parts of NTS 64I2–7, 10, 11)

by M.S. Gauthier
(scale 1:100 000)
Free download: https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/MAP2015-1.zip

MAP2015-2
Surficial geology of the North Knife and South Knife lakes area (east half), Manitoba (parts of NTS 54L4, 5, 12, 64I1, 8, 9)
by M.S. Gauthier
(scale 1:100 000)
Free download: https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/MAP2015-2.zip

 

GEOSCIENTIFIC PAPER SERIES

GP2015-1
Postglacial lacustrine and marine deposits, far northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54E, L, M, 64I, P)
by M.S. Gauthier
(28 pages plus 4 appendices)

Price: $5.00 (CD-ROM)
To Order

Free download: A zip file of GP2015-1 is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/GP2015-1.zip

 

GEOSCIENTIFIC REPORT SERIES

GR2016-1
Geology of the Paint and Phillips lakes area, Thompson nickel belt, central Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O1, 8, 9, 63P5, 12)

by C.G. Couëslan
(44 pages plus 1 accompanying map)

Price: $15.00 (print copy)
To Order

Free download: A zip file of this report is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/GR2016-1.zip

 

DATA REPOSITORY ITEMS

Note: Data Repository Items are only available in digital format for free download

DRI2016001

Whole-rock lithogeochemistry, Sm-Nd isotope geochemistry, and U-Pb zircon geochronology for samples from the Paint and Phillips lakes area, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O1, 8, 9, 63P5, 12)
by C.G. Couëslan
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Couëslan, C.G. 2016: Geology of the Paint and Phillips lakes area, Thompson nickel belt, central Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O1, 8, 9, 63P5, 12); Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, Geoscientific Report GR2016-1, 44 p. and 1 colour map at 1:50 000 scale. .

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016001.xlsx

DRI2016002

Carbon and oxygen stable-isotope results from three petroleum-exploration Paleozoic cores from the Hudson Bay Basin, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54B7, 8, 54F8, 54G1)
by M.P.B. Nicolas
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Nicolas, M.P.B. 2016: Carbon and oxygen stable-isotope profiles of Paleozoic core from the Hudson Bay Basin, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54B7, 8, 54F8, 54G1); in Report of Activities 2016, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and
Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 142–149.

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016002.xlsx

DRI2016003

Kimberlite-indicator mineral results from the Arden NTS area (62J6), southwestern Manitoba
by T.J. Hodder and M.S. Gauthier
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Hodder, T.J. and Trommelen, M.S. 2015: Quaternary geology of the Arden NTS area (62J6), southwestern Manitoba; in Report of Activities 2015, Manitoba Mineral Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 115–123.

NOTE: DRI2016003 was rereleased with corrected KIM classification (March, 2017).

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016003.xlsx

DRI2016004

Till-matrix (<177 μm) geochemistry analytical results from the Lynn Lake (parts of NTS 64C14, 64F3, 4), Southern Indian Lake (parts of NTS 64G8, 9), Churchill River (parts of NTS 64F14, 64K3, 6, 11) and Fisher Branch (NTS 62P) areas, Manitoba
by T.J. Hodder and C.W. Bater
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Hodder, T.J. 2016: Till sampling and ice-flow mapping in the central area of Southern Indian Lake, north-central Manitoba (parts of NTS 64G1, 2, 7–10, 64B15); in Report of Activities 2016, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 196–202.

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016004.xlsx

DRI2016005

Rock-Eval 6 and total organic carbon results from three wells of the Upper Devonian Wymark Member, Duperow Formation, southwestern Manitoba (NTS 62F14 and 16)
by K.B. Bates, N. Chow and M.P.B. Nicolas
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Bates, K.B., Chow, N. and Nicolas, M.P.B. 2016: Preliminary results from sedimentological investigations and petroleum evaluation of the Upper Devonian Duperow Formation, southwestern Manitoba; in Report of Activities 2016, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 157–167.

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016005.xlsx

DRI2016006

U-Pb data for the Northern Indian Lake pluton, north-central Manitoba (parts of NTS 64H3, 5, 6)
by T. Martins and C.R.M. McFarlane
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Martins T. and McFarlane C.R.M. 2016: Evidence of juvenile-arc magmatism at Northern Indian Lake: implications for base-metal exploration in north-central Manitoba (parts of NTS 64H3, 5, 6); in Report of Activities 2016, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 135–141.

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016006.xlsx


DRI2016007

MB GeoTours of southern Manitoba
by J.D. Bamburak, J.M. Pacey and K. Lapenskie
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Bamburak, J.D., Pacey, J.M. and Lapenskie, K. 2016: Roadside geology of southern Manitoba: 2016 update; in Report of Activities 2016, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 212–214.

Note: This DRI was superseded by Data Repository Item DRI2017006.


DRI2016008

Results of U-Pb age determinations by isotope dilution–thermal ionization mass spectrometry, southwestern Manitoba
by J.D. Bamburak and L.M. Heaman
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Supplements:
Bamburak, J.D., Hamilton, M. and Heaman, L.M. 2016: Geochronology of Late Cretaceous bentonite beds in southwestern Manitoba: 2016 update; in Report of Activities 2016, Manitoba Growth, Enterprise and Trade, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 168–175.

Free download: This Data Repository Item is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2016008.xlsx

 

OPEN FILES

OF2016-1
Geochemical Data for Lake Sediments in the Superior Province of Manitoba (NTS 53-E, 53-L and 53-M)
by M.W. McCurdy, C.O. Böhm, S.D. Anderson and M.S. Gauthier
(Also released as Geological Survey of Canada Open File 8179)

Free download: This Open Files is available to download free of charge at https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/OF2016-1.zip

 

DIGITAL RE-RELEASES

The MGS is digitizing reports and maps that were previously only available in print or are out-of-print. The following publication is now available in digital format for free download:

Preliminary Map Number 1976 P1: Quaternary Geology of the Lynn Lake area, N.T.S. 64C/14
by N.D. O'Donnell
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1976-P1.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1977 KH-22: Quaternary Geology of the Kiski-Hill Lakes area, William Lake, N.T.S. 63G/14
by S. Ringrose
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1977_kh-22.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1977 KH-23: Quaternary Geology of the Kiski-Hill Lakes area, Limestone Bay, N.T.S. 63G/15
by S. Ringrose
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1977_kh-23.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1977 KH-24: Quaternary Geology of the Kiski-Hill Lakes area, Playgreen Lake, N.T.S. 63G/16
by S. Ringrose
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1977_kh-24.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1989 K-1: Little Stull Lake Area, N.T.S. 53K/10 SE
by M.T. Corkery
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1989_K1.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1997S-1: Geology of the Little Stull Lake Area, N.T.S.: part of 53K/10
by M.T. Corkery, T. Skulski and J.B. Whalen
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1997_S1.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1998S-1: Geology of the Edmund Lake Area, N.T.S.: part of 53K/11NW
by M.T. Corkery
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1998_S1.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1998S-2: Geology of the Little Stull Lake Area, N.T.S.: part of 53K/10SE & 7NE
by M.T. Corkery, T. Skulski and J.B. Whalen
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1998_S2.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1999F-1: Geology of the Squall Lake-Varnson Lakes Area, N.T.S.: 63K/16NE
by A.H. Bailes and D.C.P. Schledewitz
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1999F-1.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 1999S-1: Geology of the Southeast Max Lake Area, N.T.S.: parts of 53L/5NW, 12SW
by H.P. Gilbert
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP1999S-1.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 2000S-3: Geology of the Southeast Max Lake Area, N.T.S.: parts of 53L/5NW, 12SW
by H.P. Gilbert
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2000S-3.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 2000S-4: Geology of the Aswapiswanan Lake East Area, N.T.S.: part of 53L/6NW
by H.P. Gilbert
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2000S-4.pdf

Preliminary Map Number 2000S-5: Geology of the Aswapiswanan Lake West Area, N.T.S.: parts of 53L/5NE, 6NW
by H.P. Gilbert
https://www.manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2000S-5.pdf

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