The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) has purchased airborne geophysical data from the private sector and is making the information available to the mining industry.
The OGS will use the data to complement its own database. Survey data from Cobalt and Temagami South were purchased from Falconbridge, and survey data from Temiskaming were purchased from Spider Resources.
The information represents a total of 19,160 line-km of magnetometer and electro-magnetometer surveys. The Cobalt survey reveals more than 140 anomalies in rock formations, and these anomalies indicate elevated electrical conductivities and the potential existence of economic mineral deposits, the OGS says.
“The acquisition, reformatting and publication of previously confidential, private-interest geoscientific data expands the OGS mapping database and creates new opportunities for attracting mineral exploration,” says Dan Newman, minister of northern development and mines.
The purchase was made with money budgeted for Operation Treasure Hunt, a 3-year, $29-million program of the provincial government.
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