MINFILE Mineral Inventory

MINFILE Record Summary

MINFILE No 092GSW053

File Created:	30-Aug-1994	by	Larry Jones (LDJ)
Last Edit:	31-Aug-1994	by	Caline E. Kilby (CEK)

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		NMI
Name	GHOST TOWN PIT/QUARRY, GHOST TOWN	Mining Division	Nanaimo
		BCGS Map	092G001
Status	Producer	NTS Map	092G04W
Latitude	049º 03' 59''	UTM	10 (NAD 83)
Longitude	123º 53' 05''	Northing	5435213
		Easting	435376
Commodities	Aggregate, Sand, Gravel	Deposit Types	B12 : Sand and Gravel
Tectonic Belt	Insular	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage

Capsule Geology

The Ghost Town Quarry is located 800 metres west of Highway 1 at Cassidy, via Spruston Road.

Subsurface exploration in 1988 suggest additional quantity of sand borrow is available below 41 metres, in the north part of the lot. Seasonal fluctuations in ground water levels may necessitate some drainage measures if material is extracted to a 41-metre depth.

Technical data: crush % <.075=1; .075-4.75=41; 4.75-25=56; 25-75=2. The product is 25 millimetres Well Graded Base. Pit run: 1 per cent fines, per cent sand, 36 per cent fine gravel and 28 per cent coarse gravel.


Bibliography	ARMS 1187 Air Photo BC80058-011,12 Geotech File 10.4356.54350MP MTH District Pit 6274D MTH Provincial Pit 70