MINFILE Mineral Inventory

MINFILE Record Summary

MINFILE No 092GSW061

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	TIMBERLANDS PIT, TIMBERLANDS	Mining Division	Nanaimo
		BCGS Map	092G001
Status	Prospect	NTS Map	092G04W
Latitude	049º 01' 59''	UTM	10 (NAD 83)
Longitude	123º 54' 05''	Northing	5431522
		Easting	434114
Commodities	Aggregate, Sand, Gravel	Deposit Types	B12 : Sand and Gravel
Tectonic Belt	Insular	Terrane	Overlap Assemblage

Capsule Geology

The Timberlands Pit is located 3.5 kilometres west of Highway 1, via Timberlands Road.

Degredation values are below minimum of 35. But historical use for 19 millimetres crush and 75 millimetres crush base suggest materials performance is satisfactory. The deposit consists of two terraces. The water table is encountered 4-5 metres down.

Technical data: crush % <.075=2; .075-4.75=33; 4.75-25=62; 25-75=3. The product is 25 millimetres Well Graded Base. Overburden thickness is 0.2 metre of GP. Landform is a glaciofluvial outwash. MTH Petrographics: physical and chemical quality estimates (engineering); Good 70.2%, Fair 28.3%, Poor 1.5%. Pit run: 2 per cent fines, 31 per cent sand, 32 per cent fine gravel and 35 per cent coarse gravel.


Bibliography	ARMS 1193 Air Photo BC84029-085,86 Geotech File 10.4340.54316MP MTH District Pit 6275A MTH Provincial Pit 73