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Manitoba Geological Survey:
Sedimentary Geoscience Projects
Michelle P.B. Nicolas, P.Geo.A/Chief Geologist, Sedimentary Geoscience
May 1, 2014
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Sedimentary Geoscience Section
• Michelle Nicolas– Phanerozoic stratigraphy and petroleum geology
• James Bamburak– Industrial and specialty minerals
• Michelle Trommelen– Quaternary geology
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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PETROLEUM PROJECTS
Michelle P.B. Nicolas, P. Geo.
A/Chief Geologist, Sedimentary Geoscience
Petroleum and Phanerozoic Geologist
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Hudson Bay Lowland Project
Rationale:• Understand the hydrocarbon potential and
basin architecture and evolution of the Hudson Bay Basin.
• Build upon GEM Energy (2008-2013).• GEM 2: Hudson Bay and Ungava Project
(2013-2020):• Focus on understanding HBL
stratigraphy, correlations, age of units, lithological variations and sedimentology
Project location: Hudson Bay Lowland, northeastern Manitoba
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas, Michelle Trommelen, Greg Keller
Partners: • GSC (Lavoie et al.), OGS (Armstrong), Nunavut
Gov. (Zhang), U of Manitoba (Chow, Elias), Manitoba Museum (Young)
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Hudson Bay Lowland Project
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas, Michelle Trommelen, Greg Keller
Project location: Hudson Bay Lowland, northeastern Manitoba
Objectives (2014-15):• Churchill River field work;• Core sampling for:
• Stable isotope (C-O);• Biostratigraphy;• Geochemistry (organic, inorganic);• Basin exhumation history (AFT).
• Reconcile and compile stratigraphic information;• Evaluate data available for construction of 3-D
model.
Products (2014)• Report of Activities paper;• Poster at the Manitoba Mining and Mineral Convention.
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Shallow Cretaceous Shale Gas Project
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas, James Bamburak
Rationale:• Improve our basic geological knowledge of the
shallow gas-bearing Cretaceous formations out SW Manitoba.
• Assess the potential for shallow shale gas in these units as a future resource for Manitoba.
Project location: southwestern Manitoba, subsurface to outcrop
Partners: University of Calgary (P. Pedersen; S. Hosseininejad; R. Spencer), GSC
Special Funding: Manitoba Hydro (Gas Division), Mitacs, Questerre Energy Corp.
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Shallow Cretaceous Shale Gas Project
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas, James Bamburak
Project location: southwestern Manitoba, subsurface to outcrop
Objectives (2014-15):• Acquire an compile geochemistry and mineralogy data
of shale samples (including oil shale sampling).
• Investigate new outcrops of potential shale gas reservoirs.
• Begin subsurface correlations and building sequence stratigraphic model.
• Geochemical and mineralogical fingerprinting of mudrocks (U of Calgary).
Products (2014)• Report of Activities paper;• Poster at the Manitoba Mining and Mineral Convention.
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Objectives (2014) :• Sampling along Manitoba escarpment
to collect oil shale samples, and submit for chemical and kinetic analyses.
Rationale:• Canada-Israel Industrial Research and
Development Foundation of the Federal Government of Canada:
• international partnership between the GSC and Israel Energy Initiatives Ltd. to study possible in-situ extraction of hydrocarbons from oil shale.
• Manitoba has many outcrop sampling sites to provide samples for study.
Oil Shale Project
Total Organic Carbon (TOC %)/Petroleum Potential (kg/t)
Porcupine Hills7.19/35.18 – 3 samples
Duck Mountain6.81/30.93 – 11 samples
Riding Mountain5.92/30.23 – 5 samples
Pembina Mountain5.18/16.65 – 3 samples
Kovac (1984)
Favel Formation Oil Shale – Sclater River, 2004
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas, James BamburakPartners: GSC, University of Calgary (P. Pedersen), FG & Partners (Calgary), Israel Energy Initiatives Ltd (Jerusalem), more.
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Paleozoic investigations:Duperow Formation Project
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas
Rationale:• Investigate deep Paleozoic formations for new deep
oil prospects, as conventional and unconventional targets.
• Gain a better stratigraphic, sedimentological and economic understanding of this formation in SW Manitoba.
Project location: southwestern Manitoba (subsurface)
Partners: University of Manitoba (N. Chow, K. Bates, L. Eggie)
Special Funding: Arc Resources
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Paleozoic investigations:Duperow Formation Project
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas
Project location: southwestern Manitoba (subsurface)
Objectives (2014-15):
• Report of Activities and M. Sc. thesis writing (Bates, U of M);
• Presentation at international conference (Chow, U of M)
Partners: University of Manitoba (N. Chow, K. Bates, L. Eggie)
Products (2014)• Report of Activities paper.
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Geological Highway Map of Manitoba
Staff involved: Michelle Nicolas, Paul Lenton, Len Chackowsky, James Bamburak, Sharon Lee, Paul Kremer, Michelle Trommelen, Mark Pacey
Rationale:• Update the geology map and geological highway
map of Manitoba to a scale of 1:1M.
Project location: all of Manitoba
Objectives (2014-15):• Geological map base at 1:1M and 1:250k
scales completed.• Compile photographic database and take
inventory of “points of interest”.• Work on text and graphics.
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INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALTY MINERALS PROJECTS
James D. Bamburak, P. Geo.
Industrial Minerals Geologist
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Objectives (2014-15):• Outcrop and quarry investigations;• Collect and submit two bentonite samples for
geochronology (U-Pb zircon).
Products for 2014:• Report of Activities contribution;• Geoscientific report on bentonite;• Technical talk and/or poster (MB Mines and Minerals
Convention).
Industrial/Specialty Minerals Investigations - Bentonite
Staff involved: James Bamburak, Michelle Nicolas
Project location: Southwestern Manitoba – Manitoba escarpment (outcrops)
Partners: Bird River Resources Inc. Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre
Rationale:• Attract industrial development of mineral resources to
provide local employment;• Fundamental geological problems.• Expand inventory of potential sources of
industrial/specialty minerals in Manitoba.• Linked to Cretaceous Shale Gas Project.
Manitoba escarpment
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Products for 2014:• Report of Activities contribution;• Technical talk and/or poster (MB
Mines and Minerals Convention).
Objectives (2014-15):• Channel sampling of entire Gammon
Ferruginous Member in the Vermilion River area, 2014.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals Investigations – REE
30 m
2 m of GammonFerrruginous sampled, near base of section, 2013
Vermilion River o/c02-22-23-20W1
Staff involved: James Bamburak, Michelle Nicolas, Tania Martens, Eric Yang
Project location: Outcrops along the Manitoba escarpment, southwestern Manitoba
Rationale: Evaluate potential areas for future REE discovery.
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Staff involved: James Bamburak
Rationale:• Expand inventory of potential sources of
industrial/specialty minerals in Manitoba• Attract industrial development of mineral resources to
provide local employment;• Fundamental geological problems.
Industrial/Specialty Minerals Investigations – Lake Winnipegosis
Project location: Southwestern Manitoba – Lake Winnipegosis
Objectives (2014-15):• Possible trips to Pemmican Island with Klyne
Exploration and McAulay Harbour with White Cap Exploration.
Partners: Klyne Exploration White Cap Exploration
Lake Winnipegosis
Products for 2014:• Geoscientific report on MVT and hydrothermal mineralization;• Technical talk and/or poster (MB Mines and Minerals
Convention).
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Staff involved: James Bamburak, Mark Pacey
Rationale:• Preserve legacy of geological knowledge of
senior staff for educational purposes.• Dissemination of geoscientific and mining-
related information to the general public is necessary for them to appreciate the importance of mineral resource extraction in the maintenance of Manitoba’s standard of living.
Geolocalities/Roadside Geology
Project location: Southern Manitoba
Partners: Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre Manitoba Petroleum Branch
Brandon University APEGM Heritage Committee
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Products for 2014:• Southeastern Roadside Geology
added into Manitoba Virtual GeoTours on YouTube™.
Objectives (2014-15):• Video capturing of geolocalities
over 3-4 days in the southern Interlake.
• Literature research.• Input select Phanerozoic outcrop
descriptions into Manitoba Government Provincial Data Network.
Geolocalities/Roadside Geology (cont’d)
Southern Interlake 2014
Winnipeg
SeymourvilleHecla
Lake St. Martin
The Narrows
Stonewall/Stony Mountain
Steeprock/Faulkner
Staff involved: James Bamburak, Mark Pacey
Project location: Southern Manitoba
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QUATERNARY PROJECTS
Michelle S. Trommelen, P. Geo.
Quaternary Geologist
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Staff involved: Michelle Trommelen
Rationale:• Mapped in 1980’s (GSC reconnaissance-scale);• 2013 preliminary field survey led to a number
of surprises;• Manitoba Hydro is currently beginning
construction at Keeyask and Conawapa.
Quaternary - Gillam
Project location: Gillam area
Objectives (2014-2016):• Surficial geology mapping;• Aggregate potential mapping;• Till composition and drift exploration
(MSc project);• Glacial history (PhD or post-doc project).
Partners: Manitoba Hydro University of Waterloo
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Timeframe:• Keeyask, Stevens Lake 2014 (detailed
survey);• Conawapa, Nelson River 2015 (regional
survey).
Products for 2014:• Report of Activities contributions;• Technical talk and poster (MB Mines and Minerals Convention).
Methods:• 1:50k scale regional mapping;• Helicopter, boat, truck;• Till sampling for characterization
(surface and in section);
• Incorporation of drill core data;• Radiocarbon dating of fossil
material.
Quaternary - Gillam
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Staff involved: Michelle Trommelen
Rationale:• Unstudied area.
Quaternary – Churchill River
Project location: Churchill River
Objectives (2014-15):• Till sampling;• Stratigraphy;• Regional surficial geology mapping.
Partners: MGS Paleozoic
Methods:• Helicopter reconnaissance (7 days);• Till sampling for characterization
(surface and in section).
Churchill
Churchill River
North Knife River
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Upcoming Release: New surficial geology web pages
Quaternary – Compilation
Contains:• Surficial geology map index;• Links to current projects;• Ongoing carbonate dispersal till
analyses and interpretation;• Surficial materials compilation index;• Digital compilation of surficial point
and line features:• ice-flow indicators,• field sites, • outcrops,• streamlined landforms,• eskers,• and more...