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Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Introduction to Prospecting Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Introduction – Prospecting Course What can I expect in this course…? • The Mining Sequence • Basics of prospecting • Information on the Nunavut Prospectors Program. • Basic geology Mountains near Qikiqtarjuaq Nunavut Prospectors Program (NPP) What is the Nunavut Prospectors Program? • Encourage the discovery of Nunavut’s resources, and provide future opportunities for Nunavummiut. • Funding (up to 8000$/year) for prospectors interested in pursuing a project of their own. What to Look Forward to in this Course Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Session Two – Geology Session Three – Minerals Session Four – Ore Deposits Session Five – Prospecting Saturday (optional) – Taking your skills outside! Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Session Two – Geology Session Three – Minerals Session Four – Ore Deposits Session Five – Prospecting Saturday (optional) – Taking your skills outside! What to Look Forward to in this Course Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Session Two – Geology Session Three – Minerals Session Four – Ore Deposits Session Five – Prospecting Saturday (optional) – Taking your skills outside! Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Session Two – Geology Session Three – Minerals Session Four – Ore Deposits Session Five – Prospecting Saturday (optional) – Taking your skills outside! Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Session Two – Geology Session Three – Minerals Session Four – Ore Deposits Session Five – Prospecting Saturday (optional) – Taking your skills outside! What to Look Forward to in this Course Session One – Introduction to Prospecting Session Two – Geology Session Three – Minerals Session Four – Ore Deposits Session Five – Prospecting Taking your skills outside! Prospecting Have Inuit prospectors discovered significant mineral deposits in Nunavut? Mary River Mine – Baffinland (ArcelorMittal) • The hill of iron (now Mary River Mine) was known to local Inuit, they showed it to Ron Sheardown and Murray E. Watts in 1962 • Now a fully operational mine as of 2014 Unloading rock truck in Arviat Re-supply plane at Mary River Beluga Sapphire Project • First high-quality transparent sapphire in Canada. • Brothers Seemeega and Nowdluk Aqpik from Kimmirut discovered the gems on a hilltop southwest of town. Soapstone quarries throughout Nunavut • 77 soapstone deposits were confirmed. John Tugak’s gold findings: • Recently signed an option deal with Agnico Eagle 2017 Exploration & Deposit Appraisal Expenditures (Preliminary estimates; $ millions) Base metals $4.6 Uranium Precious $0.5 Metals Iron $4.3 $152.0 Diamonds $8.1 Nunavut Total $169.5 million 19 Source: NRCan Mineral Statistics, as of February 2018 (unadjusted for inflation) Exploration & Deposit Appraisal Investment 600 Juniors Seniors 500 400 300 $ Millions $ 200 100 0 Over $4.1 billion investment in Nunavut since 1999 Source: NRCan Mineral Statistics, as of February 2018 (unadjusted for inflation) 20 Exploration in Nunavut Nunavut Exploration Overview • Currently, there approximately 35 active projects across the territory. • 27 Gold • 1 Base Metals • 1 Iron • 6 Diamonds http://cngo.ca/exploration-overview/2017/ Massey Sound Prince Hassel Sound Gustaf Adolf Amund Sea Ringnes Island Norwegian Bay Lougheed Cornwall I. Smith Bay Island Graham I. Hecla andISLANDS Griper Bay Hazen Strait Belcher Channel Seymour Island 120°W PARRY 110°W Byam Martin Channel Cameron 100°WMBS 90°W 80°W 70°W 60°W 50°W Penny Strait Island Grise Fiord Nirjutiqavvik Northern NWA Bathurst Island Lady Ann Strait Jones Sound NUNAVUT (Proposed NP) Wellington Channel MELVILLE ISLAND BATHURST Bear Bay Polar Bear Pass 0 50 100 200 300 Devon NWA ISLAND Ice Cap BAFFIN BAY Kilometres Byam Martin I. Cornwallis DEVON ISLAND Polaris Mine Island BAIE DE BAFFIN 70°N 20 Kitikmeot Active Projects Resolute Sound 18 Kivalliq Active Projects Melville P A R R Y Lancaster Sound Viscount Barrow Strait C H A N N E L 9 Qikiqtani Active Projects Prince Leopold Island MBS Storm Bylot Island Projection: Stefansson . Sirmilik NP Bylot Island MBS Peel Sound Canada Lambert Conformal Conic, NAD 83 Island Admiralty Inlet Sound Nanisivik Mine Hadley Bay Pond Inlet SOMERSET Arctic Bay Eclipse M'Clintock ISLAND Sirmilik . Milne Inlet NP PRINCE OF WALES Borden Davis Strait Prince Regent Inlet Clyde River Amundsen ISLAND Channel Mary River Mine Gulf BAFFIN Niginganiq NWA 70°N Détroit de Davis VICTORIA ISLAND Gulf of BoothiaBernier Bay ÎLE Norway Bay Barnes Alexander Bay Franklin Strait Ice Cap Qikiqtani Steensby Inlet Tuktut Penny Bay Home Bay Nogait DE Dolphin and Union Strait Qaqulluit NWA NP Larsen Sound Murray Maxwell Qikiqtarjuaq Akpait NWA Bay ISLAND Kitikmeot Agu Bay Fury and Hecla Strait Simpson BAFFIN Igloolik Ikpik Bay Bay Rowley I. AuyuittuqPenny NP Exeter Sound Wellington Bay Ovayok Park TP Tuktu Foster Bay Ice Cap Taloyoak . Hall Beach Nauja Bay (Mt. Pelly) King Garry Bay Kugluktuk Dease Strait Cambridge Bay Victoria Strait William Rasmussen Air Force I. Pangnirtung Richardson Bay Prince Island Roche Bay . Parry Bay Pitsuktinu Tungavik TP Coronation Gulf Gjoa Haven Charles Hoare Bay . Kugluk TP Basin Kugaaruk Island Taverner Bay Queen Maud GulfStoris Passage Committee 1 . CumberlandKekerten Sound TP High Lake Umingmaktok Wales I. Mel Nettilling Coppermine River . West Melville Lake . Bay . Hope Bay - Doris ARCTIC CIRCLE Great Bear Lake FOXE CERCLE ARCTIQUE Ulu Dewey Soper Grand lac de l'Ours . MBS Queen Maud Gulf . BASIN Committee Bay Bowman Hood River MBS Bathurst Inlet Qilalugaq Bowman Bay Bay WS . Hackett River Chidliak 2 . Repulse Bay Amadjuak Jericho Mine . Lake River . Izok Lake . Qilaq Lupin Mine . IQALUIT . George Lake . Ukkusiksalik Finnie Bay River . (Proposed NP) Foxe Channel 6 Itchen Lake . Goose Lake Back Wager Bay Sylvia Grinnell and Frobisher Bay Andrew Gordon Mallikjuaq Qaummaarviit TP Coppermine Wishbone Gold Beverly CPMA Amaruq TP Bay . Wishbone Nanuq Katannilik TP 5 Kiggavik North Meadowbank Mine Cape Dorset Markham Bay Kimmirut Turqavik Salisbury Aberdeen Lake Greyhound Lake SOUTHAMPTON Coral Harbour Hudson Strait Big Thelon WS . ISLAND Island . Inuujaarvik TP Kivalliq 3, 8 NORTHWEST TERRITORIES Aberdeen East Bay MBS Island ResolutionIsland . Baker Lake South Bay . Harry Nottingham TERRITOIRES DU NORD-OUEST . Détroit d' Hudson Kiggavik South . Baker Lake Roes Welcome Sound River Gibbons Island Charles Inuit Owned Lands Luxx Daly Bay MBS Island River Kiggavik Agnico-Eagle Option . Chesterfield Inlet YELLOWKNIFE 4 Akpatok Dubawnt 60°N Thelon Coats Island River Iqalugaarjuup Lake Meliadine Mansel . Nunanga TP Island Qamanirjuaq Bay of Gods Mercy Island Great Slave Lake Angilak ATLAS CPMA Rankin Inlet . Ungava Bay Grand lac des Esclaves Yathkyed . Pistol Bay Kazan Lake Baie d'Ungava Dubawnt Whale Cove South Henik Lake 60°N Arviat Povungnituk Bay Thlewiaza River Kiyuk McConnell River MBS . 110°W 100°W 7 90°W 80°W 70°W ALBERTA Lake Athabasca Lac Athabasca HUDSON BAY SASKATCHEWAN BAIE D' HUDSON • Regulatory body in Nunavut. • Liaising body between industry, • Handles all permitting and fees for government and communities. work performed. • Promotion of mineral exploration for • Land tenure & Map staking initiative. the territory. • Assessment reporting. • Education of the mineral exploration • Mining Recorder’s Office. industry. • Contain all physical and digital • Several mine training initiatives in resources for future exploration. conjunction with industry. • Regulatory body in Nunavut. • Liaising body between industry, • Handles all permitting and fees for government and communities. work performed. • Promotion of mineral exploration for • Land tenure & Map staking initiative. the territory. • Assessment reporting. DEVOLUTION• Education of the mineral exploration • Mining Recorder’s Office. industry. • Contain all physical and digital • Several mine training initiatives in resources for future exploration. conjunction with industry. Prospecting • Find a place to prospect. • Research for mineral showings, lapsed properties, mineral trends from adjacent properties. Read Assessment report. • Go out and take notes and samples. Research and planning Bedrock geology maps and government reports - targets are volcanic belts, igneous rocks and economic geology sections. Assessment reports - have targets that have already been sampled. These reports have known mineral occurrences. The Mining Sequence Staking • Putting up posts outlining your property, and submitting a staking form. • Initial ‘stake’ is valid for 2 years without work. • Work must be done each year to keep your claim. • Before staking: Check out Nunavut Map Viewer. • Once you have a staked claim, you must submit and assessment report each year. Mary River: Red areas are active mineral claims and the green areas are active mineral exploration permits. Geological Mapping & Sampling • Mapping is a fundamental prospecting activity. • Take samples of rocks of interest. • Label rock types identified and your sample locations on a map. GN image Trenching & Geochemical Sampling • The overburden is stripped off to reveal the rock underneath. • Reveals rock structure and mineralization . Trenching and cutting in northern Ontario. Drilling • Drilling is the most common exploration activity. • Diamond drilling is most common form. • Results are most targeted by investors, and can generate future funding for a project. Drilling • A drill rig can range from a ‘backpack’ drill (drill down to ~30 m), to large diamond rigs that can drill to depths >2 km. •
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