Several activities comprise the mineral deposits portion of this project. They include:

1. Diamond Exploration
   • GIS database - Compile and synthesize diamond and kimberlite occurrences and related information in the Slave province into a GIS compatible data layer. Responsible: Bruce Kjarsgaard.
   • GIS database - The Northwest territories Geoscience Office maintains a Kimberlite indicator and diamond database (KIDD) as well as a kimberlite indicator mineral chemistry database (KIMC). The last update for KIDD was published in March 2004 and contains a compilation of publicly available till sample locations and kimberlite indicator mineral picking results, for the Slave Craton and environs. This publication (2004-004) is available for download from the NTGO. The last update for KIMC was published in June 2004 and contains indicator mineral chemistry extracted from publicly available archived assessment filings for the Slave Craton and environs. This publication (2004-002) is available for download from the NTGO.
   • Palynology - Studies of the Lac de Gras cover rocks to further the understanding of: 1) the timing of kimberlite emplacement; 2) the timing of unconformities and the depositional environments recorded in the sedimentary cover and; 3) the relationship of sedimentary cover in the Lac de Gras area with other strata in the arctic and western Canada. Palynology and Diamonds: An Unlikely Couplet. Responsible: Arthur Sweet.
2. Lead isotope studies - Compile and sythesize Pb isotope data for Slave rocks and sulfides from mineral deposits and showings for incorporation into a GIS database layer and synthesis paper. Responsible: Wouter Bleeker and Ralph Thorpe.
3. Modelling mineral potential - Development of predictive mineral potential maps for one or more key mineral deposit types (gold, diamonds, base metals, nickel-copper-PGE). Responsible: Greame Bonham-Carter.
4. Ni-Cu-PGE exploration - Comprehensive studies of the following mafic- ultramafic intrusions for future Ni-Cu-PGE exploration. Responsible: Larry Hulbert.
   • Franklin magmatism
   • Booth River complex
   • Gumbo Lake nickel showing
   • High Lake belt
   • Muskox Intrusion (poster in web format)
   • Muskox Intrusion (talk abstract)
5. GIS mineral occurrence database - Compile and sythesize mineral deposits and related information gathered from assesment reports into a format suitable for a GIS database layer. Responsible: Wayne Goodfellow.
6. NORMIN Database - Mineral occurrences in the Northwest Territiories are searchable and downloadable from the NORMIN Showings and Normin References database hosted by the Northwest Territiories Geoscience Office in Yellowknife.

Listed below is a summary of Slave Province Assesment reports.