METADATA METADATA Title: Potential granular aggregate resources in Northwest Territories and northern Yukon: an updated assessment integrating seismic shothole drillers' logs and surficial geology maps. Originator: Smith, I.R., Bednarksi, J., Deblonde, C., Duk-Rodkin, A., Huntley, D. and Kennedy, K.E. Publication_Date: 2011 Presentation_Form: DVD-ROM Series_Name: Open File Issue_Identification: 6849 Publication_Place: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Publisher: Geological Survey of Canada Citation_Details: Smith, I.R., Bednarski, J., Deblonde, C., Duk-Rodkin, A., Huntley, D. and Kennedy, K.E. 2011: Potential granular aggregate resources in Northwest Territories and northern Yukon: an updated assessment integrating seismic shothole drillers' logs and surficial geology maps; Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 6849, 1 DVD-ROM. doi:10.4095/XXXXXX Abstract: This publication utilizes lithostratigraphic information provided by the revised and updated seismic shothole drillers' log database (GSC Open File 6833), and two other borehole databases, to identify potential granular aggregate resources. Lithostratigraphic records are interpreted and presented in a GIS at two depth intervals; upper 10 m (76 958 records) and total shothole depth (89 019 records), and are distinguished by location (surface vs. subsurface) and sediment type (gravel; gravel + sand; sand). This point-stratigraphic information is augmented by including granular aggregate-associated surficial geology map polygons (e.g., glaciofluvial deposits) from published and in progress maps throughout the Mackenzie corridor and northern Yukon. Where shothole records intersect map polygons, they can confirm the existence of aerially extensive surface granular aggregate deposits, and by extension provide a characterization of their sedimentology and thickness. Where shothole data occurs outside of granular aggregate-associed map polygons they can identify sites potentially obscured by vegetation or missed during surficial geology mapping. They also identify deposits in areas that have yet to be mapped. Purpose: Provided as an output of  Natural Resources Canada’s Environmental Geoscience Program and the Secure Canadian Energy Supply Program, Northern Energy Development - Mackenzie Valley Pipeline project, and the Federal interdepartmental Program of Energy Research and Development (PERD) Pipeline’s Program 1.2.5 Supplemental_Information: Database and GIS constructed from individual seismic shothole litholog records and borehole geotechnical records providing lithostratigraphic information on shallow (<20 m) unconsolidated drift materials and bedrock. Data extends throughout the Mackenzie corridor, Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, and northern Yukon, covering parts or all of NTS map areas 85, 95, 96, 97, 106, 107, 116, and 117. Language: English Beginning_Date: 2009 Ending_Date: 2011 Progress: Complete Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed West_Bounding_Coordinate: -144.00 East_Bounding_Coordinate: -114.00 North_Bounding_Coordinate: 71.00 South_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.50 Theme_Keyword: Seismic Shothole Drillers’ Log Database Theme_Keyword Thesaurus: aggregate, alluvial fan, alluvial plain, alluvial terrace, alluvium, bedrock, bedrock geology, borehole, boulders, cemented gravel, clay, database, drift, drillers’ logs, Environmental Geoscience Program, environmental impact assessment, esker, frontier exploration, frozen, GIS, geographic information system, Geological Survey of Canada, geology, geophysical seismic exploration, geotechnical borehole, glacial deposits, glaciofluvial, glaciofluvial plain, glaciofluvial terrace, granite, granular aggregate, gravel, GSC, ice, ice lenses, kame, land use classification, LID_extension, limestone, Line_name, litholog, lithostratigraphy, Mackenzie corridor, Mackenzie Valley pipeline, meltwater channel, MGP, muskeg, NTS, national topographic system, NRCAN, Natural Resources Canada, Northwest Territories, NWT, PERD, permafrost, petroleum exploration, pipeline, Program of Energy Research and Development, protected area, Quaternary, resource assessment, rock, rocks, sand, sandstone, Secure Canadian Energy Supply Program, sedimentology, seismic shothole, shale, shapefile, silt, shot hole, shothole, shothole database, stratigraphy, subsurface deposits, surficial geology, Tertiary, till, till veneer, unique identifier, UID, unconsolidated material, water, Yukon, 1:250 000, Alberta Energy Corp., Alminex, Amerada Hess Canada Ltd., Amoco Canada, Anderson Exploration, Apache Canada Ltd., Apex Resources Ltd., Aquitaine Company of Canada Ltd., Ashland Oil, Atcor, AT&S Exploration Ltd., Atlantic Richfield Canada Limited, Baliderry Exploration, Beau Canada, BG International, Bow Valley Energy, BP Amoco Ltd., Canada Cities Services Petroleum Corp., Canada Forest Oil Ltd., Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd., Canadian Delhi Oil Ltd. (Candel), Canadian Fina Oil, Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Canadian Signal Petroleum Ltd., Canadian Superior, Canalands Resources, Canterra, Century Geophysics, Chevron Canada Ltd., ConocoPhillips Canada, Consumers Gas Co., Devon Canada Corp., Dome Petroleum Ltd., Elf Oil Exploration & Production Canada, El Paso Corp., Enbridge, EnCana, Enertec, Exco Energy Ltd., Explor (ExplorData), ExxonMobil Ltd., Forward Resources, Glamis Gold, Goldcorp, Golden Eagle, Gulf Canada Ltd., Home Oil, Hudson’s Bay Oil & Gas Company Ltd., Husky Energy Inc., Imperial Oil Ltd., Inexco Oil Company Canada Ltd., Jefferson Lake Petrochemicals of Canada Ltd., Kerr McGee, King Resources, Kodiak Energy, Lochiel Exploration Ltd., Loram Group, Magin Energy, Maxus, Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline, MGM Energy Corp., Mobil Oil Canada Ltd., Mosbacher, Murphy Oil Ltd., Mutual Life of Canada Oil & Gas, Nexen Inc., Northern Cross, Northern Oil Explorers Ltd., Northrock, NSM Resources, Oakwood, Olympic Seismic Ltd., Pacific Petroleum Ltd., PanAmerican Silver Corp., PanCanadian Resources, Paramount Resources Ltd., Pembina Corp., PennWest, Petro-Canada Explorations Inc., Petro-Canada Resources, Petrofina Canada Ltd., Pioneer Natural Resources, Purcell Energy Ltd., Sceptre Resources, Shell Canada Ltd., Sigma Explorations Inc., Sinclair Canada Oil Company, Sulpetro Ltd., Suncor, Sun Oil Company Ltd. (Sunoco), Talisman Energy, Texaco Canada Ltd., Trillium, Union Oil Company of Canada Ltd., United Canso Oil & Gas Ltd., Unocal Canada, Westcoast, Western Decalta Petroleum Ltd., and Yellowknife Bear Mines. Place_Keyword: Northwest Territories and Yukon. Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: NTS map areas: 85B, 85C, 85D, 85E, 85F, 85K, 85L; 95A, 95B, 95C, 95G, 95H, 95I, 95J, 95K, 95N, 95O, 95P; 96A, 96B, 96C, 96D, 96E, 96F, 96G, 96J, 96K, 96L, 96M, 96N, 96O; 97B, 97C; 106E, 106F, 106G, 106H, 106I, 106J, 106K, 106L, 106M, 106N, 106O, 106P; 107A, 107B, 107C, 107D, 107E; 116F, 116G, 116H, 116I, 116J, 116K, 116O, 116P; 117A, 117D, Buffalo Lake, Tathlina Lake, Kakisa River, Mills Lake, Falaise Lake, Rae, Willow Lake, Trout Lake, Fort Liard, La Biche River, Sibbeston Lake, Fort Simpson, Bulmer Lake, Camsell Bend, Root River, Dahadinni River, Wrigley, Keller Lake, Johnny Hoe River, Blackwater Lake, Fort Norman, Carcajou Canyon, Norman Wells, Mahony Lake, Fort Franklin, Kilekale Lake, Lac Des Bois, Lac Belot, Aubry Lake, Lac Maunoir, Horton Lake, Simpson Lake, Franklin Bay, Wind River, Snake River, Ramparts River, Sans Sault Rapids, Fort Good Hope, Ontaratue River, Martin House, Trail River, Fort McPherson, Arctic Red River, Travaillant Lake, Canot Lake, Crossley Lakes, Aklavik, Mackenzie Delta, Stanton, Cape Dalhousie, Ogilvie River, Hart River, Eagle River, Porcupine River, Old Crow, Bell River, Blow River, Herschel Island, Northwest Territories, NWT, Yukon, Mackenzie corridor, Mackenzie Delta, Mackenzie Valley, Calgary, Canada. Use_Constraints: ©Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, 2011 Browse_Graphic_File_Name: OF6849.pmf Browse_Graphic_File_Description: ESRI ArcReader viewable map Browse_Graphic_File_Type: published map file (PMF) document Point_of_Contact: Dr. I. Rod Smith Contact_Organization: Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary Address_Type: mailing and physical Address: 3303-33rd Street N.W. 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