The prairie-wide kimberlite mineral reconnaissance project has provided the first systematic data on the distribution of kimberlitic and lamproitic indicator minerals, and till and soil geochemistry in the region. These demonstrate:

1. That indicator minerals are widespread across the prairie region. Local concentrations in the Prince Albert area of north-central Saskatchewan and southwestern Saskatchewan were previously known. This project brought to light the abundance of favourable indicator minerals in north-central and southern Manitoba as well as several areas of southern Alberta.
2. The till matrix geochemical, 8 to 6 mm fraction lithological classification, and bulk 63 to 250 µm non-ferromagnetic heavy mineral fraction geochemical and mineralogical data vary systematically and can be related to the bedrock provenance of the tills. These data will assist in identifying glacial flow history for the surface tills sampled in this project, the most important factor in determining the bedrock source areas of the kimberlitic indicator minerals identified in the survey.
3. Soil geochemical data from the A horizon have proven useful to baseline studies for at least Cd and Hg, and will be of future use in a variety of environmental and agricultural investigations. Availability of C horizon data paired to samples of overlying A horizon permits regional mapping of apparent surface enrichment. Further work will quantify carbonate loss from hand-augured samples, but it is apparent that many patterns indicated by the till samples collected below 1 m depth are also revealed in C horizon samples more easily collected from depths of approximately 0.5 m, which would also be suitable for refractory heavy mineral separation.