Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1975. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: leaves 251-259.

Le district aurifère de Meliadine se situe à 25 kilomètres au nord de Rankin Inlet, Nunavut (Canada), dans la ceinture archéenne de roches vertes de Rankin Inlet. L’assise rocheuse est composée de roches sédimentaires métamorphosées au grade des schistes verts incluant des Formations de Fer Rubanées (FFR) intercalées avec des roches mafiques. La minéralisation aurifère est distribuée le long de la faille Pyke. Des FFR abritent la minéralisation aurifère composée de veines de quartz riches en sulfures. Sept échantillons de till ont été prélevés parallèlement au sens de l’écoulement glaciaire à l’indice Mustang, le long d’un transect de 2 km. Deux échantillons ont été collectés en amont de l’indice et cinq dans le train de dispersion. La composition de la magnétite, de la tourmaline, de la scheelite, de l’arsénopyrite et de la galène a été investiguée par microsonde électronique et par ablation laser et spectrométrie de masse à plasma à couplage inductif. La composition chimique de ces minéraux indicateurs provenant des dépôts est comparée avec celle des grains des échantillons de tills. La signature chimique de la magnétite des FFR est plus riche en Al que la signature de la magnétite magmatique et métamorphique, qui elle est plus riche en V. Cependant elle se confond en partie avec celle de la magnétite hydrothermale. Des grains de tourmaline avec un profil de terres rares plat avec anomalie positive en europium sont présents dans des veines de quartz-carbonate des dépôts et dans certains échantillons de till en aval de l’indice Mustang. Des grains de scheelite avec un profil de terres rares en cloche et une anomalie négative en europium sont retrouvés à l’indice Mustang ainsi que dans certains échantillons en aval de l’indice. L’abondance des grains d’or ainsi que la scheelite et la tourmaline portant la signature géochimique des dépôts de Meliadine permettent de détecter l’indice d’or Mustang partiellement érodé par les glaciers. / The Meliadine Gold District is located about 25 kilometres north of Rankin Inlet, Nunavut (Canada), in the Archean Rankin Inlet greenstone belt. The bedrock is composed of greenschist facies metamorphic sedimentary rocks including Banded Iron Formations (BIF), interbedded with mafic volcanic rocks. Auriferous mineralization is distributed along the Pyke fault. Iron formations host the gold mineralization composed of sulfide-rich mesothermal quartz veins. Gold is mainly disseminated in BIF and quartz-carbonate veins. Seven till samples were collected parallel to the direction of ice flow at the Mustang showing, along a 2 km transect. Two are located up-ice and five down-ice in the dispersal train. The composition of magnetite, tourmaline, scheelite, arsenopyrite and galena has been investigated by Electron Probe Micro-Analyser and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry. The chemical composition of these indicator minerals in the deposits is compared with the composition of grains extracted from the till samples. Magnetite from BIF is enriched in Al and bears chemical similarities with hydrothermal magnetite, whereas magnetite from magmatic and metamorphic sources has a higher content in V. Tourmaline from quartz-carbonate veins hosted by mafic rocks is characterised by a flat Rare Earth Elements (REE) pattern with a positive europium anomaly also found in tourmaline from till samples down-ice of the Mustang showing. Scheelite with a bell-shape REE pattern and a negative europium anomaly from the Mustang showing is also found in till samples within the dispersal train. Gold grain abundance, as well as the signature of scheelite and tourmaline reflecting the gold deposits allow detecting the partially eroded gold mineralization.

<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Despite the known benefits of prenatal care, not all women access it equally. Evidence suggests women in Nunavut utilize prenatal care less than in any other jurisdiction in Canada and there is an absence of literature that explains why. This study seeks to improve our understanding of the factors influencing utilization of prenatal care for women in Nunavut by exploring the barriers, facilitators and motivators to utilization.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative, descriptive approach was used. Community collaboration informed the research process. Data were analyzed from 21 semi-structured interviews conducted with pregnant and postpartum women and maternity care providers in two Nunavut communities. Using a socioecological model of health services utilization and inductive content analysis, transcribed interviews were analysed to determine the factors that influence prenatal care utilization.</p> <p><strong>Findings: </strong>Utilization of prenatal care was influenced by personal, situational and system-related barriers, facilitators and motivators. Personal and situational barriers, facilitators and motivators to care were similar among women from both communities. System-related barriers and facilitators, related to the model of prenatal care and its delivery, differed between the two communities with barriers including language, appointment scheduling and waiting times.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>System-related barriers reduced access to prenatal care for women in one Nunavut community. Access may be improved in communities with low utilization by revising the current model of prenatal care to reflect care delivered in communities where care providers have dedicated prenatal care roles.</p> / Master of Science (MSc)