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Releases for 2024

December 19, 2024
OpenFile: 
OF2024-2: Gravity gradiometer survey of the Snow Lake area, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63-J and 63-K)

November 27, 2024
GeoFile: 
GeoFile 4-2024: Compilation of lithogeochemistry from Precambrian rocks in Manitoba
GeoFile 8-2024: Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation: visible gold grains in the heavy mineral (<2 mm) size fraction

November 4, 2024
Report of Activities 2024
Preliminary Map:

PMAP2024-1 (part of NTS 63N7)               
Data Repository Items:
DRI2024008 (parts of NTS 62F2, K3)
DRI2024009 (parts of NTS 54C, 63P, 64A) 
DRI2024010 (parts of NTS 52L, M, 62P) 
DRI2024011 (parts of NTS 64C10–12, 14–16)
DRI2024012 (NTS 62G12, 62K3, parts of 62F)
DRI2024013 (parts of NTS 63I3–6, 11–14, 63J1–3, 6–11, 14–16)  

October 21, 2024
Open File:
OF2024-4: Bedrock geology of Manitoba

October 18, 2024
GeoFile: 
GeoFile 5-2024: Updates to the Manitoba Mineral Deposits Database

September 17, 2024
GeoFile: 
GeoFile 2-2024: Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation: silt plus clay (<63 µm) size fraction by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry after an aqua-regia or modified aqua-regia digestion

July 9, 2024
Data Repository Item:
DRI2024007 (parts of NTS 62H15, I13, P5)

June 19, 2024
Data Repository Items:
DRI2024005 (NTS 53M15, 16, parts of 53N12, 13, 54C4, D1)
DRI2024006 (parts of NTS 54C, D, 64A)

April 30, 2024
Data Repository Items:
DRI2024003 (parts of NTS 52L, 62P, 63A)
DRI2024004 (parts of NTS 52L, 62P, 63A)

April 11, 2024
Data Repository Items:
DRI2024001 (parts of NTS 54C2, 7)
DRI2024002 (parts of NTS 54C2, 7)

April 2, 2024
Open File:
OF2024-1: Quaternary site, till composition and ice-flow indicator datasets in the Kaskattama highland area, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 53N, O, 54B, C)


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Release for December 19, 2024

 

OPEN FILE

OF2024-2

Gravity gradiometer survey of the Snow Lake area, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63-J and 63-K)
Also released as Geological Survey of Canada Open File 9233

Free download:
Snow Lake 2024 AGG Technical Report 
Snow Lake 2024 GeoTIFF grid images 
Snow Lake 2024 grids (Oasis Montaj GRD format)
Snow Lake MGS OF2024-2 maps 
Snow Lake 2024 profiles (Oasis Montaj GDB format)

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Releases for November 27, 2024


GEOFILE

GeoFile 4-2024

Compilation on lithogeochemistry from Precambrian rocks in Manitoba
by Manitoba Geological Survey  

This GeoFile provides a compilation of lithogeochemistry for Manitoba rocks analyzed from 1992 to 2021. The majority of the data is sourced from Manitoba Geological Survey publications and collaborators. This file will be updated annually or bi-annually as new data becomes available for compilation. This dataset can be brought into GIS software, and integrated with other geoscience data, for a better understanding of Manitoba’s geology and possibly generate new areas of interest for exploration.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/geofile4.xlsx.

This publication supersedes GeoFile 4-2022.

 

GeoFile 8-2024

Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation: visible gold grains in the heavy mineral (<2 mm) size fraction
by M.S. Gauthier     

This GeoFile provides a digital dataset for till-geochemistry surveys carried out in Manitoba, where the heavy mineral (<2 mm) size-fraction was analyzed for visible gold. This compilation of 24 projects includes 3804 till samples, and will be updated annually or bi-annually. This data can be brought into GIS software, and integrated with other geoscience data, to generate new exploration targets and design follow-up exploration programs.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/geofile8.zip

This publication supersedes GeoFile 8-2023.

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Releases for November 4, 2024


Report of Activities 2024 coverREPORT OF ACTIVITIES 2024

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.
(241 p.; PDF)

PDFs of the entire Report of Activities 2024 are available for download free of charge at manitoba.ca/iem/geo/field/index.html


PRELIMINARY MAP

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

PMAP2024-1

Bedrock geology of the northwestern Burntwood Lake area, west-central Manitoba (part of NTS 63N7)
by C.G. Couëslan
(scale 1:10 000)
To Order

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/PMAP2024-1.pdf

 

 

DATA REPOSITORY ITEMS

DRI2024008

Rock Volatiles Stratigraphy data from drill cuttings from four oil wells in southwestern Manitoba (parts of NTS 62F2, K3)
by M.P.B. Nicolas, C.M. Smith and M.P. Smith
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

This Data Repository Item supplements:

Nicolas, M.P.B., Smith, C.M. and Smith, M.P. 2024: Rock volatiles analysis of drill cuttings to evaluate the helium and hydrocarbon prospectivity of southwestern Manitoba (parts of NTS 62F2, K3); in Report of Activities 2024, Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 153–163.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024008.xlsx

 

DRI2024009

Salvaged diamond-drillcore at the Thompson Facility and Compound, east-central Manitoba (parts of NTS 54C, 63P, 64A): updated
by C.G. Couëslan
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

This Data Repository Item supplements:

Couëslan, C.G. 2024: Thompson Facility and Compound core recovery project, east-central Manitoba (parts of NTS 64A1, 8): year two; in Report of Activities 2024, Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 127–128.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024009.xlsx

 

DRI2024010

Field-based ice-flow–indicator data collected during the 2023 and 2024 field seasons in southeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 52L, M, 62P)
by T.J. Hodder
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

This Data Repository Item supplements:

Hodder, T.J. and Lian, O.B. 2024: Reconnaissance-scale Quaternary geology investigations to support lithium exploration in southeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 52L, M, 62P, 63A); in Report of Activities 2024, Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 200–208.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024010.xlsx

 

DRI2024011

Geochemical data of bulk-rock samples collected in the 2022 and 2023 field seasons from the Lynn Lake greenstone belt, northwestern Manitoba (parts of NTS 64C10–12, 14–16)
by X.M. Yang
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

This Data Repository Item supplements:

Yang, X.M. 2024: New-uranium-lead zircon dates from the Lynn Lake greenstone belt, northwestern Manitoba (part of NTS 64C14): implications for diverse granitoid magmatism and golf mineralization;in Report of Activities 2024, Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p.129-144.            

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024011.xlsx

 

DRI2024012

Compilation of gas compositions from oil and gas wells in southwestern Manitoba (NTS 62G12, 62K3, parts of 62F)
by M.P.B. Nicolas
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

This Data Repository Item supplements:

Nicolas, M.P.B. 2024: Geologic hydrogen in the Williston and Hudson Bay basins, southwestern and northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 53, 54, 62, 63); in Report of Activities 2024, Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 164–171.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024012.xlsx


DRI2024013

Whole-rock geochemistry and interactive GIS map file from the Cross Lake pegmatite field (parts of NTS 63I3–6, 11–14, 63J1–3, 6–11, 14–16)
by T. Martins, J. Janssens, P. Lenton, T. Corkery and A. Anderson
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

This Data Repository Item supplements:

Martins, T., Janssens, J. and Lenton, P. 2024: Spodumene-bearing pegmatites from the Cross Lake pegmatite field, east-central Manitoba: mineralogy and petrography descriptions (parts of NTS 63I12, 63J9); in Report of Activities 2024, Manitoba Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Manitoba Geological Survey, p. 77–84. 

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024013.zip

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Releases for October 21, 2024


Image of Open File OF2024-4OPEN FILE

OF2024-4

Bedrock geology of Manitoba
by Manitoba Geological Survey
(scale 1:1 000 000)

Bedrock geology compilation map of Manitoba (1:1 million scale) compiled from updated 250k scale datasets. Zip file includes the map's shapefiles (geology, contacts, and geological symbols) and its associated layer file.

This publication supersedes Open File OF2022-2.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/OF2024-4.zip.

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Release for October 18, 2024

 

GEOFILE

GeoFile 5-2024

Updates to the Manitoba Mineral Deposits Database
by M.L. Rinne

The Mineral Deposits Database serves as the primary inventory of mineral occurrence data in Manitoba. This GeoFile contains the latest updates to the database, including recently compiled and revised mineral occurrence data for most of the Superior province and all areas of Manitoba north of 57°N. In combination with other geoscientific data, these results can be used to inform mineral potential assessments, exploration targeting, or land-use planning.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/geofile5.zip

This publication supersedes GeoFile 5-2023.

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Release for September 17, 2024

 

GEOFILE

GeoFile 2-2024

Manitoba till-matrix geochemistry compilation: silt plus clay (<63 µm) size fraction by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry after an aqua-regia or modified aqua-regia digestion
by M.S. Gauthier

This GeoFile provides a digital dataset for till-geochemistry surveys carried out in Manitoba, where the silt plus clay (<63 µm) size fraction of the till matrix was analyzed by inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry after an aqua-regia or modified aqua-regia digestion. This compilation of 38 projects includes 3683 till samples, and will be updated annually or bi-annually. This data can be brought into GIS software, and integrated with other geoscience data, to generate new exploration targets and design follow-up exploration programs.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/geofile2.zip

This publication supersedes GeoFile 2-2023.

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Release for July 9, 2024

 

DATA REPOSITORY ITEM

DRI2024007

2023 aggregate field visits: Quaternary site data, composition, and ice-flow indicators from gravel pits in southern Manitoba (parts of NTS 62H15, I13, P5)
by M.S. Gauthier and J. Rentz
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024007.zip

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Releases for June 19, 2024

 

DATA REPOSITORY ITEMS

DRI2024005

Till-clast–lithology data, western Fox River greenstone belt area, northeastern Manitoba (NTS 53M15, 16, parts of 53N12, 13, 54C4, D1)
by M.S. Gauthier, M. Budge and M. Friesen
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024005.zip

 

DRI2024006

Till-clast–lithology data, Gillam area, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54C, D, 64A)
by M.S. Gauthier
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024006.zip

 

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Releases for April 30, 2024

 

DATA REPOSITORY ITEMS

DRI2024003

Till-matrix geochemistry data from the 2022–2023 field seasons in southeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 52L, 62P, 63A)
by T.J. Hodder
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024003.xlsx

 

DRI2024004

Gold and indicator-mineral data derived from glacial sediments (till) in southeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 52L, 62P, 63A)
by T.J. Hodder
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024004.xlsx

Note: This publication supersedes Data Repository Item DRI2023011.

 

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Releases for April 11, 2024

 

DATA REPOSITORY ITEMS

DRI2024001

Till heavy mineral analysis (gold, MMSIM, visual KIM) from eight sections near the confluence of the Hayes and Gods rivers, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54C2, 7)
by M.S. Gauthier, L.N. Mesich and T.J. Hodder
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024001.xlsx

 

DRI2024002

Till geochemistry from eight sections near the confluence of the Hayes and Gods rivers, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54C2, 7)
by L.N. Mesich, M.S. Gauthier and T.J. Hodder
(Microsoft® Excel® file)

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/DRI2024002.xlsx

 

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Release for April 2, 2024

 


Open File OF2024-1 coverOPEN FILE

OF2024-1

Quaternary site, till composition and ice-flow indicator datasets in the Kaskattama highland area, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 53N, O, 54B, C)
by T.J. Hodder, M.S. Gauthier, S.E. Kelley and M. Ross

The Kaskattama highland area in northeastern Manitoba preserves an exceptional stratigraphic record of multiple Quaternary glacial-interglacial cycles. Helicopter-supported fieldwork investigated the Quaternary stratigraphy at 27 sections and the surficial sediments at 54 stations. This publication provides the stratigraphic columns, clast fabric, till clast-lithology and till-matrix geochemical data.

Free download: manitoba.ca/iem/info/libmin/OF2024-1.zip

 

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