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File Created: 06-Feb-1991 by Ron McMillan (RHM)
Last Edit:  11-Feb-1992 by Dorthe E. Jakobsen (DEJ)

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NMI
Name STERITT CREEK COAL Mining Division Omineca
BCGS Map 093M052
Status Showing NTS Map 093M12E
Latitude 055º 30' 54'' UTM 09 (NAD 83)
Longitude 127º 39' 44'' Northing 6152915
Easting 584473
Commodities Coal Deposit Types A04 : Bituminous coal
Tectonic Belt Intermontane Terrane Overlap Assemblage
Capsule Geology

An unnamed coal occurrence is shown on Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2322 as being located north of Sterritt Creek, 29 kilometres north of Hazelton.

The area is underlain by moderately east-dipping clastic sedimentary strata of the Lower Cretaceous Kitsuns Creek Formation (Skeena Group). The strata consist of sandstone, shale, conglomerate and siltstone with minor coal and carbonaceous units.

No other information is available on the occurrence.

Bibliography
GSC OF *2322

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