ABSTRACT: Report on evaluation of granular resource potential, Mackenzie Delta region

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The granular resources in the Mackenzie Delta region are relatively scarce and in many cases quite remote from the communities in the region. The demand for granular resources comes from both community and resource development activities. The establishment of granular resource reserves for use by the Inuvialuit communities was one of the conditions of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement, signed in 1984. An additional major demand for granular resources will stem from the anticipated development of the hydrocarbon reserves in the region. ... the detailed terms of reference for the study were established as follows: - identify and delineate, on the basis of a literature review and from granular resource database files provided by DIAND, all potential granular resource deposits in the Mackenzie Delta Region; - subdivide the study area into proposed borrow mapping areas based on physiographic regions, the regional supply/demand situation, and/or likely pipeline construction corridor; prepare preliminary estimates of proven, probable, and prospective quantities of various granular material types in each of the proposed borrow mapping areas; - identify any known physical/environmental constraints that are encountered in delineating the source; - assess the overall suitability of each granular resource prospect with respect to the quality, overburden and drainage; - provide guidelines for estimating the amount of additional field testing that should be considered for the more promising borrow sources; - summarize the results of the study by preparing a table, or series of tables, for each proposed borrow mapping area indicating all sources identified, location, access, landform and generic origin of deposit, environmental concern, quantity and quality of materials, and an overall assessment of the prospect; and - prepare a final report, including maps and tables, describing the results of the study. The report was to include descriptions of: physiographic regions; surficial geology and geomorphology; granular material types; proposed borrow mapping areas; granular resource potential; and recommendations for future granular resource studies.

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