Ontario Geological Survey, Sedimentary Geoscience Section, Nov 08/11

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Description of the geoscience activities of the Ontario Geological Survey, Sedimentary Geoscience Section, November 8/11. Activities include surficial geochemistry, Paleozoic geology, aggregate inventory, karst, groundwater aquifer mapping, and energy studies.

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Ontario Geological Survey Sedimentary Geoscience Section Project Activities and Highlights 2011-2012 OEGS November 8, 2011: 

Ontario Geological Survey Sedimentary Geoscience Section Project Activities and Highlights 2011-2012 OEGS November 8, 2011 Derek Armstrong

Presentation Outline: 

Presentation Outline Overview of main program areas Selected projects and field activities for 2011-12 Far North projects Northern projects Southern projects Recent publications & products

SGS Program Areas: 

SGS Program Areas Surficial geochemistry Surficial mapping and sampling Aggregates & Industrial Minerals Groundwater Energy

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Far North Terrain Mapping (Barnett) Ring of Fire: Surficial geology and sampling (Gao) Lake sediment & water geochemistry pilot study (Dyer) GEM Hudson Platform Project Paleozoic mapping (Armstrong) Aeromagnetic survey (Rainsford) Far North SGS Projects

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Far North Terrain Mapping Predictive mapping Remote sensing Far North land use planning Materials mapping for Ring of Fire infrastructure sand and gravel Unstable slopes flood plains

Far North Terrain Mapping: 

Far North Terrain Mapping

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Ring of Fire – Surficial Geology & Sampling East & North arms of Ring of Fire Overburden drift sampling Indicator minerals Quaternary history

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Ring of Fire – Lake Sediment & Water Geochemistry Pilot Study Feasibility for use in mineral exploration in lowlands Environmental baseline geochemistry (Laurentian Univ. - Living with Lakes Centre)

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GEM Hudson Platform Project Geoscience Mapping for Energy and Minerals – NRCan program GSC + Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario Hydrocarbon resource potential assessment Ontario 2011 Paleozoic mapping Aeromagnetic survey Hudson Platform

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GEM Hudson Platform Project

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Northern SGS Projects Surficial mapping and sampling Mowe Lake area (Marich) Chapleau area (Gao) Lake sediment and water geochemistry Greenstone area (Dyer)

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Southern SGS Projects Aggregate studies Ottawa (Lee & Bumstead) Bruce County (Rowell) Groundwater 3D surficial mapping Simcoe County (Bajc) 3D surficial mapping Orangeville Moraine (Burt) Silurian bedrock aquifer mapping (Brunton & Priebe/Lee) Ambient Groundwater (Hamilton) Energy Shale gas study (Béland-Otis)

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Groundwater Program Simcoe County 3D Surficial Mapping Aquifer mapping: drilling & ground gravity survey Airborne EM survey (upcoming)

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Groundwater Program Silurian Bedrock Aquifer Mapping Initially Guelph area Regional scale Updated stratigraphy & hydrostratigraphy Rock and water chemistry FLUTe study

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Groundwater Program Ambient Groundwater Chemistry Multi-year since 2007 Residential water wells Multi-parameter CH4 over shallow organic-rich bedrock Dissolved O 2 in karstic terrains Thermal anomalies MRD 283 released

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Energy Program Shale Gas Study Devonian Kettle Point Formation black shale Drilled & sampled two wells in 2010 Ordovician black shale & limestone Drilled & sampled one well in 2011 Devonian shales Ordovician shales & limestone 2010 wells 2011 well

OGS Earth: 

OGS Earth Selected data releases, maps and indexes are being converted to kml for viewing on Google Earth format. (Dodge) Surficial Geology MRD 128 Far North Surficial Geology Maps Ambient Groundwater Chemistry MRD 283 OGS Publication Index

For More Information: 

For More Information Derek Armstrong Acting Manager, Sedimentary Geoscience Section Ontario Geological Survey 705-670-5913 derek.armstrong@ontario.ca