To further promote mineral exploration activities on the Burin Peninsula, the Provincial Government today released the results of a multi-parameter airborne geophysical survey of the region.
The Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador is working to map the geological framework of the province, documenting geological resources and mineral deposits. This geophysical survey illuminates faults and other structural features which play a role in mineralization in the region.
These new geoscientific data will be interpreted and modelled to provide further insight into the configuration/continuation of the area’s bedrock geology. The data can be found here.
Products from the survey are available to clients via the Geological Survey of Newfoundland Geoscience Atlas Online and the Department of Industry, Energy and Technology website.
The survey was completed during the period of November 2021 to March 2022 by Sander Geophysics Ltd, an airborne geophysical surveying company for petroleum and mineral exploration. Final data processing and generation of digital products were completed in July 2022. The total cost to complete the project was $680,800.
Budget 2021 included $2.5 million for mineral geoscience data collection and interpretation.
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“Geophysical surveying helps provide insight into our province’s unique geology, and this survey of the Burin Peninsula will allow mineral exploration companies to better focus their efforts in the region. Projects such as this only help grow the industry, and I look forward to positive results from the area in the years ahead.”
Honourable Andrew Parsons
Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology
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