Northeast British Columbia Aggregate Mapping Program: A Summary of Deposits and Occurrences
The main objective of the Northeast British Columbia Aggregate Mapping Program is to complete an inventory of new and existing local sources of aggregate in areas where there is a high demand. Mapping aggregate potential in the region has been challenging due to the subdued topography and ubiquitous...
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2005
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.534.6683 http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/OG/oilandgas/aggregates/Documents/Ferbey_et_al.pdf |
| Summary: | The main objective of the Northeast British Columbia Aggregate Mapping Program is to complete an inventory of new and existing local sources of aggregate in areas where there is a high demand. Mapping aggregate potential in the region has been challenging due to the subdued topography and ubiquitous presence of thick organics and clay-rich morainal and glaciolacustrine sediments. Various innovative methods and data sets have been employed to meet program objectives. To date, the program has identified eight aggregate deposits northeast of Fort Nelson, in the vicinity of the Sierra-Yoyo-Desan (SYD) Road, that contain a total resource of>6 000 000 m3 of aggregate. Twenty-five sand and gravel prospects have also been discovered in the same region. All are contained within a mappable geomorphic or geophysical feature and have been field tested. Based on the genesis and size of the mappable feature, field observations, and a preliminary assessment of aggregate demand, the majority of these newly identified prospects have high potential to host an economic sand and gravel deposit. |
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