Field trips
Date and time: Post-conference; May 23, 9 AM to May 26, 6 PM
Pisk-up and drop-off: Victoria Inn convention center parking lot in Winnipeg
Cost: $960
New Age Metals and Mineral Resources provided generous support enabling students to join FT-1.
During this four-day field trip we will visit lithium pegmatites in Manitoba (Cat Lake-Winnipeg River pegmatite field) and Northwestern Ontario (Separation Rapids pegmatite field). Visits will focus on different aspects of the pegmatites including mineralogy, emplacement controls, and regional geology. Examples of pegmatites we will visit include the Eagle, FD no.5, Tanco, Big Mack, and Big Whopper. The Tanco portion of the trip is expected to include visits to the underground workings and the spodumene mill, and viewing of drill core. We are also planning to view the paragenetic collection of the Tanco pegmatite organized by Petr Černý and located at the University of Manitoba.
Equipment required: hiking boots, outdoor field clothes suitable for 5-25°C, rain gear, hat
Strongly encouraged: steel toed boots
maximum 28 participants
Please note that spaces on this field trip are prioritized for conference participants who are presenting in the 10th International Symposium on Granitic Pegmatites.
Date and time: Post-conference; May 23, 8:30 AM to May 26, 5 PM
Pick-up: Brandon University, drop-off: Winnipeg Airport
Cost: $550
The Flin Flon greenstone belt is host to one of the largest Paleoproterozoic volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) districts in the world. This field trip will examine both the Flin Flon and Snow Lake juvenile arc assemblages. The start of the trip will focus on the stratigraphy of the Flin Flon arc assemblage; the relatively low metamorphic grade of these rocks provides an opportunity to see well-preserved volcanic textures and structures associated with the Flin Flon ore bodies. This will be followed by a review of the volcanic stratigraphy of the Snow Lake arc assemblage and middle amphibolite facies metamorphism of syn-volcanic hydrothermal alteration associated with the Chisel-Lalor VMS ore bodies.
Equipment required: sturdy footwear (hiking boots recommended), outdoor field clothes suitable for 5-25°C, rain gear, hat
minimum 4, maximum 16 participants
Date and time: Pre-conference; May 16, 8 AM to May 19, 7 PM
Pick-up: Victoria Inn convention center parking lot in Winnipeg; drop-off: Brandon University
Cost: $850; a limited number of student spaces are available at a reduced cost, please contact the organizer (chris.coueslan@gov.mb.ca) for more information
This field trip will examine the geological setting of magmatic nickel-copper deposits in the Thompson Nickel Belt. The majority of nickel sulphide-bearing ultramafic bodies in the belt are found hosted in the Ospwagan Group metasedimentary rocks, which likely acted as a source of sulphur. Participants will be introduced to the stratigraphy of the Ospwagan Group by visiting extensive outcrops at two open pit mines in the Thompson area. This will also include a discussion of the structural and stratigraphic settings of the ore bodies, along with the effects of variations in metamorphic grade. Different styles of nickel mineralization will be viewed in selected drill core from the Thompson area and from the Manibridge project in the southern part of the belt. An underground tour is being planned for the Thompson mine, which has been in continuous production since 1961.
Equipment required: hiking boots, outdoor field clothes suitable for 5-25°C, rain gear, hat;
Optional: steel toed boots/muckers
minimum 6, maximum 12 participants
