Table of Contents Minister’s Message .................................................................................................................................................... iii 2009 Project Location Map ........................................................................................................................................ iv Annual review by E.C. Syme ................................................................................................................................................ 1 FLIN FLON–SNOW LAKE GS-1 Highlights of the new 1:10 000 scale geology map of the Flin Flon area, Manitoba and Saskatchewan (part of NTS 63K12, 13) by R-L. Simard and K. MacLachlan ............................................................................................................ 6 GS-2 Toward a new sub-Phanerozoic Precambrian basement map of the Flin Flon Belt, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63J, K, L) by R-L. Simard and C.R. McGregor ............................................................................................................ 15 GS-3 Stratigraphy and structural geology of the structural hangingwall to the hostrocks of the Schist Lake and Mandy volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits, Flin Flon, Manitoba (part of NTS 63K12) by Y. M. DeWolfe ......................................................................................................................................... 22 GS-4 Preliminary results from a stratigraphic and structural investigation of the Trout Lake volcanogenic massive sulphide deposit, Flin Flon, Manitoba (part of NTS 63K13) by J.C. Ordóñez-Calderón, B. Lafrance, H.L. Gibson, T. Schwartz and S.J. Pehrsson ............................... 37 GS-5 Northern Flin Flon Belt, Manitoba: geological compilation progress report (part of NTS 63K13, 14) by H.P. Gilbert .............................................................................................................................................. 47 GS-6 Geological investigation of the McLeod Road–Birch Lake allochthon east of Snow Lake, Manitoba (part of NTS 63J13) by S. Gagné .................................................................................................................................................. 58 KISSEYNEW DOMAIN GS-7 Geology of the Notigi–Wapisu lakes area, Kisseynew Domain, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O14, 64B3) by L.A. Murphy, H.V. Zwanzig and N. Rayner ............................................................................................ 69 GS-8 Geometry and history of the Notigi Lake structure (parts of NTS 63O14 and 63B3) by H.V. Zwanzig and L.A. Murphy .............................................................................................................. 85 LYNN LAKE–LEAF RAPIDS GS-9 New results from geological mapping in the west-central and northeastern portions of Southern Indian Lake, Manitoba (parts of NTS 64G1, 2, 8, 64H4, 5) by P.D. Kremer, N. Rayner and M.T. Corkery ............................................................................................. 94 SUPERIOR BOUNDARY ZONE, THOMPSON NICKEL BELT GS-10 Progress report of geological mapping at Paint Lake, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O8, 9, 63P5, 12) by C.G. Couëslan .......................................................................................................................................... 108 Report of Activities 2009 v GS-11 Evidence for carbonatite magmatism at Paint Lake, Manitoba (parts of NTS 63O8, 63P5, 12) by A.R. Chakhmouradian, C.G. Couëslan and E.P. Reguir .......................................................................... 118 SOUTHEASTERN MANITOBA GS-12 Natural revegetation of Gunnar minesite, Manitoba (NTS 52L14) by I. Young, C. Sczserski, J. Newdiuk, J. Markham and S. Renault ............................................................ 127 FAR NORTH GS-13 Far North Geomapping Initiative: geological investigations in the Great Island area, Manitoba (parts of NTS 54L13, 54M4, 64I15, 16, 64P1, 2) by S.D. Anderson, C.O. Böhm, E.C. Syme, A.R. Carlson and L.A. Murphy ............................................. 132 GS-14 Manitoba Far North Geomapping Initiative: field reconnaissance of surficial sediments, glacial landforms and ice-flow indicators, Great Island and Kellas Lake areas, Manitoba (NTS 54L, 64I, P) by M.T. Trommelen and M. Ross ................................................................................................................. 148 GS-15 Sayisi Dene Mapping Initiative, Tadoule Lake area, Manitoba (part of NTS 64J9, 10, 15, 16) by L.A. Murphy and A.R. Carlson ............................................................................................................... 154 GS-16 Hudson Bay and Foxe Basins Project: introduction to the Geo-mapping for Energy and Minerals, GEM–Energy initiative, northeastern Manitoba (parts of NTS 54) by M.P.B. Nicolas and D. Lavoie ................................................................................................................. 160 SOUTHERN MANITOBA GS-17 Geochemistry and mineralogy of Cretaceous shale, Manitoba (parts of NTS 62C, F, G, H, J, K, N): preliminary results by M.P.B. Nicolas and J.D. Bamburak ......................................................................................................... 165 GS-18 Water and gas chemistry of Cretaceous shale aquifers and gas reservoirs of the Pembina Hills area, Manitoba (parts of NTS 62G) by M.P.B. Nicolas and S.E. Grasby .............................................................................................................. 175 GS-19 Revisions to the Cretaceous stratigraphic nomenclature of southwest Manitoba (parts of NTS 62F, G, H, J, K, N, O, 63C, F) by J.D. Bamburak and M.P.B. Nicolas ......................................................................................................... 183 GS-20 Preliminary results of soil geochemistry surveys in support of shallow gas exploration, Manitou area, Manitoba (NTS 62G2) by M.A.F. Fedikow, R.K. Bezys, M.P.B. Nicolas and P. Prince ................................................................... 193 GS-21 Progress in three-dimensional geological mapping in Manitoba and the eastern Prairies by G.R. Keller, G.L.D. Matile and L.H. Thorleifson ................................................................................... 207 PUBLICATIONS Preliminary Maps ...................................................................................................................................................... 216 Publications Released January to November 2009 ................................................................................................... 217 External Publications ................................................................................................................................................ 220 vi Manitoba Geological Survey.