Project AnnouncementsThe following briefing notes were submitted to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the Earth Sciences Sector.
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Project DetailsA new VSAT Broadband Digital Seismograph Array in Northern OntarioObjectives1. Obtain new geophysical information about the Earth's lithosphere at key locations in Northern Ontario to assist the diamond exploration industry in Northern Ontario in the identification of diamondiferous kimberlite pipes . 2. Provide monitoring information for the safety of power dams and mine-tailings dams. 3. Enable rapid-ground motion warnings for critical facilities in northern Ontario, in partnership with POLARIS. 4. Assess the seismicity and seismic hazard of Northern Ontario, in order to provide seismological information for study of long-term nuclear waste disposal options and for other waste disposal initiatives. 5. Determine mining-related seismic activity in order to contribute to mine safety. 6. Provide outreach for Science North in Sudbury: Live seismograph and display. View Full Project document (pdf). |
Links to key technical documents1. Using Seismology as a tool for diamond exploration2. MAPPING THE MANTLE LITHOSPHERE FOR DIAMOND POTENTIAL (pdf) Snyder DB , Bostock MG, & Lockhart GD. Long Abstract 8 th International Kimberlite Conference, June 2003.3. Seismic tomographic images of the cratonic upper mantle beneath the Western Superior Province of the Canadian Shield - a remnant Archean slab? (pdf) S. Sol, C.J. Thomson, J.M. Kendall, D. White, J.C. VanDecar & I. Asudeh. Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors 134 (2002) 53–694. OGS: Overview of the Geology of Ontario |
Links to documents intended for site permitting1. Environmental Impact Assessment (pdf)2. Field Safety Procedures (pdf) |