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File Created: 17-Dec-1991 by Ron McMillan (RHM)
Last Edit:  01-Jan-0001 by BC Geological Survey (BCGS)

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NMI
Name SHARP CREEK Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093M014
Status Showing NTS Map 093M03W
Latitude 055º 08' 12'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 22' 13'' Northing 6111212
Easting 603891
Commodities Coal Deposit Types A04 : Bituminous coal
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Overlap Assemblage
Capsule Geology

The Sharp Creek coal showing (occurrence K on Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2322) is located 20 kilometres southeast of Hazelton in the Seaton coal basin (Minister of Mines Annual Report 1927, page 161).

The area is underlain by the Paleocene Moricetown sediments which consist of sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone, shale, coal and epiclastic volcanic sediments.

No other information is available.

Bibliography
EMPR AR 1916-121-122; *1927-161-162
GSC MEM 223
GSC OF *2322

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