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File Created: 03-May-2012 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)
Last Edit:  11-Jun-2012 by Karl A. Flower (KAF)

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Name PLATEAU 1, PLATEAU GRANITE Mining Division Alberni
BCGS Map 092L018
Status Showing NTS Map 092L01W
Latitude 050º 10' 14'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 126º 24' 35'' Northing 5560806
Easting 684969
Commodities Aggregate Deposit Types R15 : Crushed rock
Tectonic Belt Insular Terrane Plutonic Rocks
Capsule Geology

The Plateau 1 granite crushed stone aggregate showing is located on an unnamed tributary of the Davie River, approximately 3 kilometres east of Klaklakama Lakes.

The area is underlain by the Vernon batholith, a part of the Jurassic Island Intrusions. The intrusive is a fairly uniform medium- grained quartz monzonite. The stone comprises 10 per cent mafics, predominantly black hornblende blades ranging in size up to 2 by 10 millimetres with lesser biotite, 45 per cent white, 2 to 5 millimetre anhedral plagioclase, 30 per cent grey white, 2 to 5 millimetre, anhedral orthoclase and 15 per cent smoky grey white, 2 to 5 millimetre anhedral quartz. Sub-rounded to rounded, 2 to 5 centimetre xenoliths were also noted.

The main target area for the property is an existing granite quarry used by Canfor during construction of logging roads through the area. The quarry is more than 100 metres by 20 metres in size and close to 15 metres in height.

In 2004, a preliminary resource estimate, to a depth of 25 metres, for the Plateau 1 property of 32.5 million tonnes at 1.3 million tonnes per lineal metre over an area of 1000 by 500 metres was reported (Assessment Report 27480).

Bibliography
EMPR ASS RPT 27480

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