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GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC.

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT GEOLOGICAL REPORT

1980

COAL LICENCE NUMBERS 5469 TO 5483 INCLUSIVE

CASSIAR LAND DISTRICT

NTS MAP NO. 94 D

LATITUDES BETWEEN 56' 28' AND 56' 34'

LONGITUDES BETWEEN 126' 52' AND 127' 02'


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J. MATTHEW DUFORD

CONSULTING GEOLOGIST

NOVEMBER, 1980

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SUSTUT PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS

SUMMARY

1.1 Location 1.2 Geology 1.3 Resource Potential 1.4 Coal Quality

INTRODUCTION

2.1 Objectives 2.2 Location 2.3 Coal Licences 2.4 Ownership 2.5 Access 2.6 Biophysical Environment

EXPLORATION

3.1 Introduction 3.2 Cartography 3.3 Field Camp 3.4 Geological Mapping 3.5 Trenching 3.6 Reclamation 3.7 Project Management b(

Contractors

GEOLOGY

4.1 Introduction 4.2 Stratigraphy

4.2.1 Takla-Hazelton Volcanics 4.2.2 Bowser Lake Group

4.2.2.1 Unit 1 4.2.2.2 Unit 2 4.2.2.3 U n i t 3 4.2.2.4 Coal Development

4.2.3 Tango Creek Formation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT'D) -

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4.3 Structure

4.3.1 Folding 4.3.2 Faulting

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5.0 RESOURCE POTENTIAL - 42 -

5.1 Introduction - 42 - 5.2 Resource Potent ia l - 44 - 5.3 Resource Calculation Procedures - 44 -

and Parameters

6.0 COAL QUALITY

6.1 Procedures 6.2 Results

7.0 RECOMMEND ATIONS

8 .O SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

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LIST OF TABLES

Table No.

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5.1 Sustut Resource Potential Data

6.2 Clean Coal Analysis

Average of 1.5 Float/Sink Analyses

Calculated Clean Coal Values a t 1.8 S.G.

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Sustut Location and Map

Geology Map

Potential Resource Area

Location Map

Regional Geography

Licence Map

Stratigraphic Column

Regional Geology Map

Northern Licence Area Photograph

Southern Licence Area Photograph

Faults and Folds i n Northern Licence Area

Australia Lake Cirque Photograph

Schematic Stratigraphic Column of Bowser Lake Group, Unit 2

Coal Analysis Flow Diagram

Coal Licences to be Surrendered

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LIST OF APPENDICES IN TEXT

Dwg. No.

Legal Description of Licences

Trench Lithologic Logs

Coal Quality Data

Geology Map and Cross-Sections (1:50 000)

Traverse Location Map Ss 80-017

Trench Location Map Ss 80-018

Base Map Preparation Procedure

Ss 80-022-026

Ss 80-019-021

APPENDICES EXTERNAL TO TEXT

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Ss 80-001-016 Geology Maps and Cross-Sections (1:lO 000)

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

1,O SUMMARY

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SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

LOCATION MAP

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I OCAT I ON

THE SUSTUT COAL LICENCES A R E LOCATED IN NORTHWESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA APPROXIMATELY 192 AIR KILOMETRES NORTH OF

HOGEM RANGE JUST NORTH OF THE CONFLUENCE OF THE SUSTUT AND SKEENA RIVERS,

SMITHERS, BRITISH COLUMBIA , THE L I C E N C E BLOCK L I E S I N THE

ACCESS

THE ABANDONED P R I N C E GEORGE - DEASE LAKE B R I T ~ S H COLUMBIA RAILWAY L I N E WAS COMPLETED TO W I T H I N 39 K I L O M E T R E S OF THE SUSTUT L I C E N C E BLOCK. THE SEA PORT OF STEWART I S 195 A I R K ILOMETRES TO THE WEST, BUT NO ACCESS I N T H I S D I R E C T I O N PRESENTLY E X I S T S ,

I ICENCES

THE SUSTUT L I C E N C E BLOCK CONTAINS 15 L I C E N C E S C O M P R I S I N G 4 290 HECTARES,

GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC, HOLDS 100% INTEREST IN THE SUSTUT LICENCES, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED NOVEMBER 5, 1979,

EXPl ORATION

To DATE, INVESTIGATION OF THE SUSTUT LICENCE AREA H A S

DISCOVERED IN E X C E S S OF 0.5 M E T R E S IN THICKNESS, AND ANALYSIS

INCLUDED HELICOPTER-SUPPORTED GEOLOGICAL MAPPING OF THE E N T I R E AREA ON A 1:10 000 SCALE, HAND TRENCHING OF ALL SEAMS

OF SAMPLES TAKEN FROM THE TRENCHES,

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THE SUSTUT LICENCE AREA IS UNDERLAIN B Y THE UPPER JURASSIC -LOWER CRETACEOUS BOWSER LAKE GROUP, THE BOWSER LAKE GROUP WAS FIELD SUBDIVIDED INTO 3 UNNAHED SUBUNITS: A LOWER MARINE SEQUENCE, A MIDDLE DELTAIC SEQUENCE CONTAINING COAL AND AN UPPER MUDFLOW SEQUENCE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH VOLCANICS.

SHALY COAL OCCURS IN 5 SEAMS IN TWO ZONES, 6,58 METRES AND 14,34 METRES THICK, I N THE SECOND SUBUNIT, AND TO DATE, HAS ONLY BEEN TRACED OVER A LIMITED AREA,

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A CROSS- SECTION

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GEOLOGY MAP

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RESOURCE POTENTIAL

THE MAP OPPOSITE SHOWS 'THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE COAL-BEARING UNIT 2 OF THE BOWSER LAKE GROUP, THE COAL

RESTRICTED IN LATERAL EXTENSION THAN UNIT 2 AS A WHOLE, DEVELOPMENT IS CONFINED TO TWO COAL ZONES WHICH ARE MUCH MORE

WHERE FULLY DEVELOPED, THE 3 SEAMS OF THE UPPER COAL ZONE COMPRISE A TOTAL OF 5,37 METRES AND THE LOWER COAL ZONE CONTAINS 2 SEAMS TOTALLING 3.95 METRES,

THE RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE Susu~ COAL LICENCES IS APPROXIMATELY 63 MILLION TONNES OF RAW COAL,

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AVERAGE SUSTUT COAL QUALITY RAW HEAD ANALYSIS~

ASH RESIDUAL MOISTURE VOLATILE MATTER VOLATILE MATTER (DMMF 1 FIXED CARBON BTU/LB SULPHUR S,G,

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38,242 3,09% 15,812 22,862 42,862 7 949 0,352 1,73 88

SIMULATED PRODUCT ANALYSIS~

YIELD ASH RESIDUAL MOISTURE VOLATILE MATTER VOLATILE MATTER (DMMF 1

FIXED CARBON BTU/LB SULPHUR S,G, H.G. I,

61,782 18,432 2,14% 17,622 20,462 61,812 11 534 0,502 1,119 103

AVERAGE WEIGHTED BY THICKNESS OF SEAMS CUT AT 1,8 SPECIFIC GRAVITY

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COAL QUALITY

THE COAL IN THE SUSTUT AREA IS A LOW VOLATILE BITUMINOUS

AN AIR-DRIED BASIS OF TXE R A W SNTUT COAL AND A SIMULATED PRODUCT COAL CUT A T 1,8 SPECIFIC GRAVITY, THE FIGURES ARE A N

C O A L , THE T A B L E S O P P O S I T E P R O V I D E THE R E S U L T S OF A N A L Y S I S ON

AVERAGE OF V A L U E S FOR SAMPLES FROM EACH OF THE TWO C O A L ZONES W E I G H T E D B Y THE T H I C K N E S S OF THE SAMPLED SEAMS,

2.0 INTRODUCTION

2.1 Objectives

The objectives of the 1980 Sustut exploration

program were:

a ) to subdivide the sedimentary package into

mappable units,

b) to determine the structural style of the

area covered by t h e licences,

to locate and expose by trenching all coal

seams grea te r than I met re in thickness,

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d) to sample all significant coal seams for

coal quality analyses and,

e ) to delineate a reas of potential surface

mineable coal for future drilling.

2.2 Location

The Sustut coal licences are located between t h e

Omineca and Skeena Mountains of northwestern British

Columbia, just west of the Hogem Range (Figure 2.1 and

2.2). The a rea between 56' and 28' and 56' 34' North

lati tude and 126' 52' and 127' 02' West longitude includes

all of t h e Sustut licences. The property is approximately 13

kilometres in length and covers a to ta l area of 4 290 hectares

(10 601 acres).

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LOCATION MAP

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2.3 Coal Licences

The Sustut l icence block consists of a total of 15

contiguous coal l icences (numbers 5469 to 5483 inclusive)

which are il lustrated on Figure 2.3. A listing of the l icences

is indicated in Appendix 1.

2.4 Ownership

The Sustut coal l icences a r e wholly owned by Gulf

Canada Resources Inc.

2.5 Access

At present, there are no roads providing access to

t h e Sustut coal licences; however t h e abandoned British

Columbia Railway line between Prince George and Dease

Lake does lie within 39 kilometres of t h e property c e n t r e

(see Figure 2.1).

The coal l icences a r e 195 a i r

kilometres f rom Stewar t (population 1 357), 243 kilometres

f rom Terrace (population 9 991), and 192 kilometres f rom

Smithers (population 3 864).

2.6 Biophysical Environment

The Sustut l icences a r e located within the Omineca

Mountains' physiographic region. Topography follows

s t ructure and is predominantly northwest-southeast

trending. Birdflat Creek, Bloom Creek and Red Creek, for

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COAL LICENCES

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the most part, follow this trend flowing to the Sustut River.

The latter two creeks essentially form the licence boundary.

The Sustut River and the Mosque River disect the major

trend and drain into the Skeena River which flows to the

Pacific. Elevations range from approximately 1 000 metres

near the Sustut River to nearly 1900 metres at the top of

Sydney Ridge. The Sustut River area lies near the eastern

edge of an area of abundant precipitation. Approximately

half of the precipitation falls as snow. Most summers are

reported as "exceptionally wet" (Buckham and Latour, 1950),

with frequent days of precipitation. Daily temperatures

range between 0' C and 23' C during the summer months.

The most abundant trees are alpine fir, white and

black spruce, lodgepole pine, aspen, balsam poplar, and

white birch. The timber line i s approximately 1 520 metres

above sea level with timber quite dense below 1 070 to 1 220

metres (Lord, 1948).

Game appeared plentiful with frequent sightings of

moose, caribou, mountain goat, and black bear. Grizzly

bears are probably present, although none were observed.

Grouse and ptarmigan are abundant as are Canada geese in

the late summer. Sockeye salmon, as well as spring

salmon, cohoe salmon, and other game fish are reported i n

the Sustut and Bear rivers (Lord, 1948).

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3.0 EX PLOR ATlON

3.1 lntroduc tion

The Sustut coal licences were applied for i n June,

1979 on the basis of coal occurrences reported in the area

by Lord (1948). The 1980 Sustut coal exploration program

immediately followed the Panorama coal exploration

program. For logistical reasons, exploration operations for

the Sustut licences to the south and the Panorama licences

to the north were based at one camp (see Panorama Coal

Project Geological Report, 1980).

3.2 Cartography

The only government maps available for the Sustut

area are at the 1:250 000 scale. However, reasonable survey

control was available and pencil manuscripts were prepared

from existing aerial photography by Hardy and Associates

(1978) Ltd. (Appendix Vll). These maps are at a scale of

1:lO 000 with 10-metre contour intervals. The 1:lO 000

maps cover approximately twice the licence area.

3.3 Field Camp

Field camp operations began July 17, 1980 at a site

adjacent to the Chipmunk airstrip along the Skeena River.

Al l ini t ial supplies and equipment were flown from Smithers,

British Columbia as were weekly Supplies. The camp

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consisted of 3, 16 x 14 foot common tents and 6 smaller

personnel tents. Power for t h e lights and f reezer was

supplied by a 3.5 K W diesel generator. C a m p operations

ceased on September 8, 1980 at which t ime the majority of

the camp equipment was stored at Smithers Transport in

Srnithers.

3.4 Geologic Mapping

The Sustut coal project utilized 3 crews, each

consisting of a geologist and a geological assistant. The

crews were air-supported by a Hughes 500 C helicopter.

Outcrops were plotted on 1:lO 000 scale map cards or

1:lO 000 scale orthophotos which became available la ter in

t h e program. Altimeters were used to provide elevation

control. Aerial photographs were used in conjunction with

t h e topographic maps to verify locations and outcrop

patterns. All geologic information was transferred from the

map cards, orthophotos and field notes t o 1:lO 000 scale

dylar maps in the field office. The results of the geologic

mapping program are summarized at a scale of 1:50 000 a t

the end of the t e x t (Appendix IV). More detailed maps and

cross-sections a r e provided in Appendix VIII. A map

outlining each of the t raverse locations is presented in

Appendix V.

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3.5 Trenching

A hand-trenching program was undertaken during

the la t te r portion of the field mapping. A two-man crew

worked under t h e direction of geologists responsible for

mapping particular areas. The objective of trenching was to

prove the thickness of coal seams where i t was deemed

possible to expose the coal section with hand-shovel

trenches, and to collect coal samples for quality analyses.

Due to the fact that overburden tends to mask the true

ex ten t of a seam, al l coal exposures greater than 0.5 met res

were trenched to avoid missing more extensive seams.

The trenches were approximately 0.7 met res wide

and c u t to a depth of 1 metre. All trench lithologies were

logged in detail. A total of 5 trenches were dug and logged

on the Sustut coal licences. Several others were dug, but

t h e actual coal thickness did not warrant logging and

sampling.

All coal seams greater than 0.5 met res were

sampled for coal quality analyses. In each trench, t h e

channel sample was approximately 0.1 m x 0.1 m x the

length of t h e coal seam. The trench logs illustrating t h e

sampled sections a r e presented in Appendix 11 at the end of

the text, while t h e trench location map may be found in

Appendix VI. Trench locations ate also plotted on the

geology maps.

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3.6 Reclamation

The area of environmental disturbance associated

with t h e 1980 Sustut coal exploration program was minimal

since all transportation was via helicopter or fixed-wing

aircraf t . Only minor disturbances were associated with t h e

camp and with trenching. Several hand t renches were l e f t

open for la te r viewing, while t h e remaining trenches were

filled in. The camp utilized a pre-existing clearing, cleared

by construction activit ies of t h e British Columbia Railway.

The camp site was l e f t in i ts original condition.

3.7 Project Management & Contractors

The 1980 Sustut coal exploration program was

managed by B.P. fly^ (Project Supervisor) of Gulf Canada

Resources Inc. Field operations were supervised by J.M.

Duford, Consulting Geologist. The geological report was

prepared by J.M. Duford and J.W. Innis of Gulf Canada

Resources Inc.

The following additional professional and technical

personnel contributed to t h e Panorama coal project:

C. Johnson

R. Brezovski

E. Legresley

D. Spencer

Senior Geological Assistant

Geological Assistant

Geological Assistant

Ceologidal Assistant

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J. C u r i e Helicopter Pilot

The following also contributed to the project:

B. Warren

M. Hatch

P. Russell

Cook

Cook

Trencher

The following is a list of the suppliers and service

companies used during t h e project:

Srnithers Air Service Srnithers, B.C. (604) 847-9666

Norcrown Air Ltd. Kelowna, B.C. (604) 765-1437

Quasar Helicopters Ltd. Richmond, B.C. (604) 270-9696

Srnithers Hardware Ltd. Srnithers, B.C. (604) 847-4277

Super Valu Stores Srnithers, B.C. (604) 847-9737

Canadian Propane Gas & Oil Ltd. Srnithers, B.C. (604) 847-9928

MR Rentals Smithers, B.C. (604) 847-3897

J & D Rewind Srnithers, B.C. (604) 847-3894

C J L Enterprises Srnithers, B.C. (604) 847-3612

Cyclone Engineering Edmonton, Aka. (403) 436-1385

Hardy & Associates (1978) Ltd. Calgary, Alta. (403) 272-8761

Sales Ltd.

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4.0 GEOLOGY

4.1 Introduction

The Sustut coal licences a r e si tuated within the

Intermontane Belt of northwestern British Columbia

between the Coast Crystalline Belt to the west and the

Ornineca Belt to t h e east.

The oldest rocks exposed are the Jurassic Takla and

Hazelton volcanics (see Figure 4.1). Unconforrnably above

these rocks is the Upper Jurassic - Lower Cretaceous

Bowser Lake Group, representing t h e fill of a large

s u c c e s o r basin developed southwest of t h e rising Columbian

core zone (Souther and Armstrong, 1966; Eisbacher,

1974(b)). The Bowser Lake Group is mainly marine and

records t h e withdrawal of t h e sea to t h e southwest. The

upper pwtion of this assemblage however, represents a

coarsening upward deltaic facies sequence which contains

coal. Unconformably above the Bowser Lake sediments are

the non-marine clastic sediments of t h e Upper Cretaceous -

Paleocene Tango Creek Formation of the Sustut Group.

Structurally, the a r e a is characterized by numerous

t ight anticlines and synclines which a r e commonly

thrust-faulted (see Figure 4.2). Where the mainly pelitic

Bowser Lake Assemblage is not present, open folds and

gentle dips a r e more character is t ic (Eisbacher, 197Ma)).

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STRAT IG R APH I C COLUMN

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Conglomerate and interlayered ash-fall tu f fs overlain b y interbedded pebbly sandstone, ash-fall tu f fs and claystone

300-900 m

Gray, po lymict ic conglomerate at base overlain b y green and red si l ty claystone and dark grey claystone. Minor lignite seams high in the section.

600 m

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3. Grey, b rown and green, marginal marine mudf low. S i l ty claystone matrix, very poor ly sorted w i t h large (up t o 5 m ) clasts o f carbonaceous tree fragments, f ine sediment containing carbonized wood fragments, limestone, powdered mudf low and volcanic material.

300 m

2. Grey t o It. brown, marine and n o n marine, si l ty claystone. lnterbedded w i t h coarse sands, grits and cherty conglomerate Claystone local ly carbonaceous and coaly in middle zones.

300 m

1. Dark grey, marine claystone, part ial ly silicified, sandy l o w in section, volcanic conglomerate near base.

500 m+

Grey and red, marine and non-marine, interbedded sedimentary and volcanic rocks.

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Red, nonmarine tu f f , breccia, conglomerate local f lows ranging f r o m basalt t o rhyol i te in composition.

Mainly red, po lymict ic conglomerate, sandstone, breccia, t u f f and argillite.

450 m in Tota l

Red and green, nonmarine and marine, volcanic breccia, conglomerate, sandstone, t u f f , argillite

Grey green, wel l bedded tu f f , volcanic sandstone and argillite. 2000+ in Tota l

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The northern licence area consists mainly of southwest dipping

(40 ) Bowser sediments containing several imbricate thrusts

(see Figure 4.3). To the south, these sediments are capped by

folded and thrust-faulted clastics of the Tango Creek

Formation (Figure 4.4). Most of the folding and faulting

occurred during Eocene times and outlived the clastic

de pmi t ion (Eis bacher , 1 97 4(a)).

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4.2 Stratigraphy

The Bowser Lake Group, the sequence upon which the

Sustut program was concentrated can be distinguished with

l i t t le diff iculty from the sequence that bounds it above and

below. There is a marked difference in character between it,

the very prominent extrusives of the underlying Takla and

Hazelton Groups, and the variegated red and green mudstones

near the base of the overlying Sustut Group.

The contact with the older volcanics appears to be

structural. A high angle fault, though not directly observable,

can be traced well out of the licence area both to the northwest

and southeast.

The contact with the Cretaceous - Tertiary Sustut

sediments i s an angular unconformity marked by a

conglomerate at the base of the Sustut Group. Distinction of

this contact is further enhanced by the color difference

between rocks above and below the conglomerate.

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The program's observations of the Bowser Lake

Group allow a more detailed definition of t h e sequence and

i ts relationship to older and younger groups (see Figure 4.1).

4.2.1 Takla and Hazelton Volcanics

The name Takla Group was first applied by

Lord (1948) to rocks of Upper Triassic to Upper

Jurassic age. The stratigraphy of this and

surrounding areas has been redefined by several

workers and recently by Richards (1976).

As presently defined, the Takla Group of

Upper Triassic age includes a lower sequence of

grey-green, well-bedded t u f f , with volcanic

sandstone, siltstone, and claystone. Locally

correlative are grey-green (with minor red) basic

pillows, flows, and massive volcanic breccias. The

upper part of the group is red and green, non-marine

and marine volcanic breccia, conglomerate,

sandstone, tuff and argillite. Local variation in the

thickness of individual beds contribute to major

fluctuations in the thickness of the Takla Group

overall. A range of 300 met res to over 3 000 met res

is given by Monger (1976), but an average of slightly

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over 2 000 m e t r e s is reasonable.

Lower to lower Middle Jurassic rocks a r e

included within the Hazelton Group as defined by

Tipper and Richards (1976). The boundary with t h e

Takla Group is marked by a reddish polymictic

conglomerate including mater ia l derived from t h e

Takla rocks. Also in the lowest part of t h e Hazelton

Group, are volcanic sandstones, breccias, tuffs, and

claystones. The sequence passes up into a thick,

extensive section of red, non-marine tuff , breccia

conglomerate and local flows ranging from basalt to

rhyolite in composition (Monger, 1976). The

uppermost Hazelton rocks include grey and red,

marine and non-marine sediments interbedded with

volcanics and containing fossils of Early to Middle

Jurassic age (Monger 1976). An approximate

thickness of 450 m e t r e s is given for the Hazelton

Group in the a r e a of t h e Sustut l icence (Tipper and

Richards, 1976).

4.2.2 Bowser Lake Group

The Bowser Lake Group contains coal and

is of principal interest in this report. The name

Bowser Lake Group was defined by Tipper and

Richards (1976) to include rocks. of Late Middle to

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Late Jurassic age. For the purpose of this report ,

t h e Bowser Lake Group has been further divided into

three units with the intent of distinguishing the

coal-bearing section.

4.2.2.1 Unit 1

The lowest unit is very similar in character

to t h e highest unit of t h e Hazelton Group, but with

a far greater predominance of marine sediments as

opposed to volcanic mater ia l within t h e licence

block area. This unit is a sequence of claystone,

dark grey, and thinly bedded. Silicification affects

a few horizons and the resulting weathering pat tern

is a character is t ic sequence of discrete appearing

beds. Sandstone is minor, but increases downward.

I t is grey, medium-grained, medium-bedded and

appears in isolated interbeds in the claystone, of ten

containing small lenses of siltstone. Not seen at t h e

base of the section, but reported by Richards (1976)

is a volcanic chert-pebble conglomerate. Near t h e

transition into the more continental sediments

above, are beds containing fossil bivalves and

cephalopcds. Thickness of this unit is unknown, but

is es t imated to b e at least 500 metres.

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4.2.2.2 Unit 2

The middle unit of the Bowser Lake Group

cotnains both marine and non-marine sediments

derived from del ta ic c las t ic deposition (Richards,

1976).

The lowest part of the unit is comprised of

a claystone, light grey to brown, thin to medium

bedded and paralle1 cross-bedded with interbeds of

si l tstone and sandstone. The sandstone grades up to

a medium grain size and has very gradational

margins with t h e surrounding silty claystone. There

a r e a few carbonaceous horizons, some of which

contain wood fragments. Bivalve fossils appear at

the base.

This essentially fine-grained sequence

grades upward into increasingly abundant

interbedded zones of coarse-grained to

conglomeratic sandstone. The sandstone is

generally brown to light brown and rarely green. I t

is thickly bedded with parallel cross-bedding and

coarsens to a gr i t (composed of angular granules) or

conglomerate containing sub- rounded chert pebbles.

The weathering character of these coarse-grained

intervals is resistant and massive, forming s teep

outcrops up to 10 metres in vertikal extent .

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Above the sequence just described, and

included between a few of the uppermost sandstones

i s coal-bearing claystone. The claystone is grey and

thinly-bedded, quite recessive and locally

iron-stained. Silty zones are numerous, and in some

cases, lead into localized bodies of fine-grained

brown sandstone. Development of coal horizons i s

accompanied by carbonaceous halos

stratigraphically above and below. The coal that

occurs is generally very rich in mineral matter and

extended patches of carbonaceous bloom have been

found without any true coal development. Field

observations of the coal sequence suggest it may

lack appreciable lateral extent.

Another coarse-grained interval follows

the coal, consisting of an alternation of coarser and

finer sandstone. The more prominent, thicker beds

are coarse to very coarse-grained sandstone, grey

with pebbly to conglomeratic bands and zones. The

sand grains are sub-angular and moderately to well

sorted, Conglomeratic intervals include

sub-rounded to round chert pebbles up to 2

centimetres in diameter i n a matrix of sand that

remains relatively well sorted. Large fossilized

plant fragments are included i n the matrix.

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Cross-bedding is quite clearly defined in the coarser

horizons.

The sandstone interbedded with the

conglomeratic mater ia l is f ine to medium-grained

and grey in colour; however, the medium, slightly

greenish brown weathering colour is more

diagnostic. Bedding is thin with some vaguely

defined cross beds. These sands a r e moderately

recessive and are found on close inspection to be

quite friable. Low in this p a r t of t h e sequence, a

more competent bed of dark brown sandstone

contains well-preserved bivalve fossils.

At the t o p of the middle unit of the Bowser

Lake Group is an interval of claystone, slightly silty

with minor sandstone, t h a t is distinctive in being

qui te carbonaceous, but lacking in any real coal

development. Outcrop of t h e claystone is minimal;

its presence is usually expressed as a dark ta lus

slope immediately beneath the mudflow unit t h a t

caps t h e Bowser Lake Group. The ent i re sediment

sequence just described, lying above the marine

claystone, is est imated t o be approximately 300

m e t e s thick in the west and appears to thin

somewhat to t h e east.

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4.2.2.3 Unit 3

The uppermost unit of the Bowser Lake Group is

also about 300 m e t r e s thick and consists of what has been

described as a mudflow (Richards, 19761, interbedded with

brecciated volcanics. The mat r ix of t h e mudflow is a very

poorly sorted mixture of claystone and sil tstone and

encloses a variety of c las t types. The color varies f rom

grey to brown, to green where volcanics make a major

contribution to the debris. No bedding is apparent. Clas t s

up to 5 m e t r e s in diameter a r e composed of siltsone,

containing large t r e e f ragments , and in places, coal bands,

limestone, previously deposited mudflow material , large

chunks of carbonized wood not enclosed in sediments, and

volcanic "augite porphyry" (Richards, 1976). Some

fine-grained, well-bedded bodies of sediment within t h e

flow are autochthonous and not allochthonous blocks. The

mudflow as a whole is qui te resistant and caps Sydney

Ridge.

4.2.2.4 Coal Development

Coal development within the Bower Lake Group is

confined to two major coal zones in the upper portion of

Unit 2 (Figure 4.7). The coal appears

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SCHEMATIC STRATIGRAPHIC COLUMN OF BOWSER LAKE GROUP, UNIT 2 (Jb2)

t I I

Coal seams intersected by trenches S-TR-80-04 and S-TR-80-05 l ie below and above (respectively) the basal conglomerate of the Tango Creek formation (Kt). 4

I I

..@ -..@-.. -.."-.. -.. - c - c - c - 5s c - c - c c -c -f-- - c c

c - c - c - c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

/ . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ----- ) -.- --. . . . . . . . (. ..; _ . .:.:::, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Base of Jbg Mudflow

CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE

Slightly s i l t y , minor sandstone

INTERBEDDED COARSE AND FINE SANDSTONE

Coarse, cross-bedded units contain plant

fossils, finer zones contain rare, more resistant beds with bivalve fossils

COAL 5.58 ]1'4.34m.ROCI ' 8.76

J COAL BEARING INTERVAL

Upper coal zone, exposed in trench S-TR-80-03 and S-TR-80-02

Coarse-grained sandstone, conglomerate a t base 1 Lower coal zone, exposed in trench S-TR-80-01 J L6.yln.sEL ROCK * 3.81 2.11

INTERBEDDED CONGLOMERATIC SANDSTONE AND SILTY CLAYSTONE

Alternating cross-bedded resistant coarse sands

and finer recessive claystone and siltstone

CLAYSTON E

Minor fine sandy and s i l t y intervals, thin

cross-bedding, a few carbonaceous horizons, bivalve fossils

near base

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to be limited in distribution to the Australia Lake Cirque

(Figure 4.6) though t h e Unit 2 sequence is traceable along

st r ike beyond the cirque. The lower coal zone is 6.58

metres thick and contains two seams 0.68 met res and 3.27

met res thick. The upper coal zone is 14.34 metres thick and

includes three seams 1.09 metres, 1.42 metres and 2.86

metres thick. The lower zone is exposed in trench STR-80-

01 (Appendix 11). The upper zone is interpreted to be tightly

folded and is exposed in two locations: trench S-TR-80-03

and a large st ream cut exposure in a structurally contorted

' zone approximately 20 metres southwest of the trench.

Although the coal-bearing strata of Unit 2 is repeated

southwest of Sydney Ridge thrust , no coal development was

observed here, indicating t h a t la teral extension of the seams

is even more restricted along dip than i t is along strike.

Additional coal is present above Bowser Lake Group Unit 3,

however, the quality of the coal is poor and the seams a r e

thin.

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4.2.3 Tango Creek Formation

Stratigraphically, t h e youngest rock

encountered within the licence area belongs to the

Lake Cretaceous-Early Tertiary Tango Creek

Formation (see Figure 4.1). This formation

comprises t h e lower par t of t h e Sustut Group as

defined by Lord (1948), and lies unconformably

above the Bowser Group. At t h e unconformity,

Tango Creek sediments l ie above successively older

Bowser sediments from west to east (cross-section S

5000).

Eisbacher (1974(a)), has defined the Niven

Member at t h e base of t h e Tango Creek Formation.

I t consists of a basal conglomerate succeeded by a

sequence of red and green mudstones and

quartz-pebble conglomerates. A carbonaceous

sequence just beneath t h e basal conglomerate

contains one of the poorly-developed coals above

t h e Bowser Lake Group; a second coal was trenched

just above the basal conglomerate (Figure 4.7). The

Niven Member is overlain by t h e Tatlatui Member,

composed of dark grey mudstone and

"chert-pebble-bearing" sandstones (Eisbacher, (1974

(a)). Above the Tango Creek Formation, within the

Sustut Group, is t h e Brothers Peak Formation which,

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although outcropping locally, does not occur in the

immediate vicinity of t h e l icence block. The

thickness of the Tango Creek Formation is

somewhat less than I000 metres in this a r e a

( Eis bac her, 1 97 4 (a)).

4.3 Structure

The s t ructure of t h e Sustut licences and adjacent

areas is dominated by thrust faul ts and overturned folds.

Both the fold axes and thrust fau l t t r a c e s generally follow

the northwest-southeast regional s t r ike (N 140'). Beds dip

predominantly to the west at approximately 30' to 40°, but

t h e southwest limb of several synclines is considerably

steeper and frequently Overturned. Most of the s t ructure is

associated with deformation during Eocene times. Some

deformation did occur during a late Cretaceous depositional

hiatus as evidenced by t h e angular unconformity between

Bowser Lake sediments and those of the Sustut Group.

4.3.1 Folding

As previously mentioned, the general

structural style consists of tight, commonly thrust

faulted folds. The amplitude of these folds varies

from a few met res to several hundred metres.

Anticlines tend to b e closed, overturned and

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frequently broken, whereas the synclines a r e more

open, though also frequently overturned.

The largest sca le folds a r e found on ei ther

side of Sydney Ridge (Figure 4.3). Both of these

synclines a r e assymetrical and in places overturned

on t h e southwest limb. The anticline between these

two synclines is faulted (see cross-section S 7000).

Axial plunge on these folds appears to vary over

relatively short distances along s t r ike from 0' to

30'. Generally, t h e large sca le folds a r e hinged

about the ridge between cross-sections S 6260 and S

5000, and plunge away from this ridge along strike.

North of the l icence area, synclinal drag

folds in the order of 10 to 20 met res can be seen

directly beneath the several thrust faults present.

Smaller, broken folds, several met res across, exist

in the crumpled zone beneath the Sydney Ridge

thrust.

Associated with the westernmost syncline

is a very t igh t (closed) anticline locally overturned.

The fold is probably broken in the north and is

t raceable south along s t r ike for at least 8

kilometres. The fold is not t raceable north in the

vicinity of Bloom Creek due to t h e valley fill.

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Airphoto interpretation indicates a large

scale fold pair near t h e northeastern l icence

boundary, mostly within the marine unit of the

Bowser Lake Group. Superimposed on t h e large-

scale folds a r e numerous smaller scale folds. This

fold pair is not traceable for much more than 5

kilornetres.

4.3.2 Faulting

Within the general Sustut area, there a r e

basically three different types of faults; normal

faults of considerable displacement, normal faults

of negligible displacement, and most commonly,

imbricate thrust faults.

The Red Creek Valley is the trace of a

normal faul t with over 500 met res displacement.

This fau l t has brought the Takla-Hazelton volcanic

rocks up relative to t h e younger Bowser Lake Group.

Parallel to the Red Creek faul t is an additional high

angle faul t with normal displacement. This faul t

displaces the older, mainly marine unit upward

relative to Unit 2 (cross-section S 5000).

Displacement along this faul t decreases to the

northwest. Faulting of this t y p e probably took place

prior to the deposition of the Sustut Group.

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During the Eocene, numerous relatively

small scale, northeast directed imbricate thrusts

developed (Figure 4.5). Displacement on these

faul ts appear to vary from less than 10 met res to

over 400 metres. The largest of these faults on the

property is t h e Sydney Ridge faul t which repeats

both the two upper units of the Bowser Lake Group

(see cross-section S 8000). In places, extensive

deformation can be observed within the footwall.

Associated with t h e largest thrusts a r e several

smaller thrusts which have approximately 30 to 40

met res of stratigraphic displacement. Disturbed

rock beneath these smaller thrusts is evident, but

confined to a limited zone of several metres. These

faults a r e roughly parallel to the Sydney Ridge faul t

and one joins it just southeast of cross-section S

5000.

Visible along several of the cirque

headwalls of Sydney Ridge a r e high-angle faul ts

which a r e not associated with the thrusting (Figure

4.6). Displacement here is normal and about 40 to

75 metres with virtually no disturbance of the

surrounding rock. These faul ts cut across t h e t r a c e

of the thrust faults (see cross-section S 6260), and

a r e interpreted as a result of la te r tensional forces.

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The surface trace of these faults resembles that of

tear faults associated with the thrusting, however,

since the movement appears to be mainly vertical,

they are interpreted to be normal faults.

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" --

I

e- m

!

- . I . ..

I

../ _ .

. .

'.

~ Folds in the NaZkm ~ . J l r u ( L o d r i r y ~ l A r e s t l

4

5.0 RESOURCE POTENTIAL

5.1 lntroduc tion

The resource potential f igure calculated below is

only in tended as a guide to t h e possible magnitude of the

Sustut coal resource, to be proved ou t by fur ther

exploration.

The significant coal resource potential of the

Sustut l icence is divided between two zones; each being

composed of several coal s eams with numerous rock

partings. Both zones a r e s i tuated in t h e upper portion of

Unit 2 of the Bowser Lake Group. The zone in a

stratigraphically higher postiion - t e rmed the "upper zone" -

is intersected by t rench S-TR-80-03 (Appendix VIII). I t

contains t h r e e seams which comprised a to t a l of 5.37 m e t r e s

of mineable coal. Sample 01387 was taken from the

uppermost seam (2.86 m e t r e s thick) and provides t h e only

representation of coal quali ty in t h e upper zone.

The "lower zone" was exposed in trench S-TR-SO-

01. The quality of i ts coal was assessed by a composite

analysis of samples 10379, 01380, and 01381, all of which

were taken from t h e uppermost of the two seams in the

lower zone (3.27 m e t r e s thick). These two seams to t a l 3.95

metres .

The a r e a of coal development within t h e Sustut

l icence a r e a is qui te limited. Though t renches S-TR-80-01

and STR-80-03 a r e quite close together re la t ive to the

to t a l a r e a of the Sustut project , their coverage does

represent almost the complete ex ten t of Sustut coal

development. The carbonaceous zone surrounding the coal

is much more extensive than the coal itself. Beneath the

Sydney Ridge thrust , t h e coal is apparent only in t h e

immediate area of the trenches and exposure is poor

elsewhere. Above t h e Sydney Ridge thrust , though t h e

carbonaceous zone is repeated (and well exposed), there is

no significant coal development. The magnitude of t h e

Sustut resource potential is mainly limited by the a rea over

which t h e coal zones can be confidently extrapolated.

5.2 Resource Potential

The s t ructural deformation of the coal seams and

their limited exposure make est imat ion of t h e areal

distribution of t h e seams difficult. However, t h e t renches

do provide reasonably reliable information on seam

thicknesses. The current model for coal distribution allows

an order-of-magnitude e s t i m a t e of a possible, potential

resource of 63 million tonnes of raw coal (Table 5.1).

5.3 Resource Potential Procedures and Parameters

The preceeding resource figure was calculated

using those geological cross-sections t h a t were interpreted

to intersect t h e coal seams (see Appendix VIII).

The coal zones were judged to extend through only

one cross-section to the southeast of the trenches because

of the lack of carbonaceous exposure in this direction.

Topography and s t ructure appeared to be more promising to

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TABLE 5.1

SUSTUT RESOURCE POTENTIAL DATA

Section Mining and Section

Zone Thickness Section Specific

Length Influence Gravity I __

S-5000 Upper

Lower

S6240 Upper

Lower

S7000 Upper

Lower

5-8000 Upper

Lower

5.37

3.95

5.37

3.95

5.37

3.95

5.37

3.95

700

700

655

960.5

1 455

1 595

749

742

Trenches STR-80-03 and STR-80-01.

I 6 3 0

1630

800

800

870

870

1230

I 2 3 0

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

1.70

TOTAL

In Place Raw Coal Weighte5

(million tonnes) Head Ash

10.4

7.7

k.8

5.2

11.6

9.3

8.4

6.1

63.5

35.28 3 40.58

35.28

40.58

35.28

40.53

35.28

40.58

Weighted by Length of Mining Sections Within Zone

Excludes Two Rock Partings .30 and .I1 Metres Thick Which are Part of the Mining Section

L

the southwest, but the coal zones were only extended

through two cross-sections in this direction due to t h e lack

of geologic evidence to support a further continuation.

Seam thickness, length, width and specific gravity

const i tute the basic d a t a for the calculation. The seam

thickness data is based on t h e trench logs (see Appendix 11)

and is an aggregate including all seams greater than 0.5

metres in thickness. The seam length is a length measured

from the cross-sections, between the topographic surface

and a ver t ical depth of 600 metres.

The seam width is a measure of the extent of the

seams between t h e geologic cross-sections. Since

cross-sections were constructed first where geological

control was best , and secondly, to arrive at a minimum

spacing of 2 000 metres, the section spacing varied from 740

metres to 2 000 metres. The section influence (half t h e

distance to the adjacent section) varied from 870 to 1630

metres. In addition to the section spacing, t h e location of

faul t contacts also affected the section influence,

decreasing one width measurement to only 800 metres.

The specific gravity of raw coal was based on coal

analyses, both from Sustut and other properties. This value

(1.70) is thought to accurately ref lect the insitu specific

gravity of t h e Sustut coal.

The Sustut resource was calculated using the

following formula:

In Place Raw Coal = Seam Length x Seam Thickness

x Seam Width x Specific Gravity of Mining Section

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6.0 COAL QUALITY

6.1 Procedures

During the 1980 field program, coal samples were

collected from five trenches. In several trenches where t h e

coal was separated by significant rock bands, t h e coal

intervals were sampled separately. At t h e end of t h e

program, t h e samples were sen t to t h e laboratory for

analyses as per t h e flow diagram presented in Figure 6.1.

After the 1.5 float/sink tests were reviewed and

composites determined. Two samples were selected on t h e

basis of these init ial tests to follow t h e complete flow

diagram (excluding t h e option work on t h e 100 x 0 mesh

material). Based on t h e composite washability results, 1.8

specific gravity was selected as t h e clean coal c u t point f o r

each of t h e three fractions. This c u t point was used because

of t h e relative lack of near gravity material , reasonably

high BTU/LB content and maximum yield which would

result . All values in this report are presented on an

air-dried basis unless otherwise noted.

6.2 Results

The average coal analyses f rom the two major coal

zones indicate a low volatile bituminous coal. Definition of

rank on a dmmf basis present some difficult ies in obtaining

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PANORAMA - SUSTUT TRENCH SAMPLE FLOW SHEET

3 14 I / a I /8

I

I /8

I hOL0 FOR I h S T R U C T I O N S

3 /4

RESERVE

a RESERVE

SCREEN 28 MESH RAW HEAD A N A L Y S l S PROXIMATE. S . SP. G.. C A L O R I F I C VALUE. H G I

L 1

-28 MESH

I

I F / S e 1.5 I i'y'lIMATE. S . 1 CALOR 1 F I C VALUE.ASH ON

PROXIMATE. S. C A L O R I F I C VALUE

1 F / S R 1.4 1.5. 1.6. 1.7. 1.8

C A L O R I F I C VALUE ON EACH F L O A T

ASH a

HOLD FOR I N S T R U C T I O N S

PROXIMATE. S . I N S T R U C T I O N S C A L O R I F I C

SCREEN 100 MESH

28 x 100 100 x 0 s ASH. C A L O R I F I C

1.7. 1.8 ASH a C A L O R I F I C VALUE ON EACH F L O A T

I N S T R U C T I O N S

O P T I O N A L 1 _ _ _ _ _ c

1.5. 1.6.

I I

1 ' - - - - - I COMB1 NE

F R A C T I O N S

PROXIMATE. 5. C A L O R I F I C VALUE. SP.G.. H.G. I . PETROGRAPHY ON SELECTED SAM'LES

tI RESERVE

FIG. 6.1 - 47 -

COAL ZONE ~

SEAM SAMPLE NUMBER

Yield

Ash

Residual Moisture

Volatile Matter

Volatile Matter (dmmf)

Fixed Carbon

BTU/LB

Sulphur

Specific Gravity

HCI

TABLE 6.2 CLEAN COAL ANALYSES*

UPPER LOWER UPPER UPPER 01387 01379-91+

62.81%

15.58%

3.53%

20.59%

24.12%

60.30%

10 819

0.52%

1.53

120

60.88%

20.92%

0.92%

15.03%

17.26%

63.13%

12 053

0.49%

1.46

89

AVERAGE

61.78%

18.43%

2.14%

17.62%

20.46%

61.81%

11 534

0.50%

1.49

103

* Based on Combination of 1.8 S.G. For All Three Size Fractions

+ Composite Excludes Two Rock Bands Totalling 0.41 Metres in Thickness

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a definitive answer with regards to rank as illustrated on

Table 6.2 and Appendix 111. However, in t h e uppermost p x t

of the section, t h e very thin coal seam at S-TR-80-05

contains a medium volatile coal. The 1.50 float/sink r,zsults

and summary a r e found in Appendix 111.

The composite washabilities for samples 01357 and

01379-81, from t h e uppermost seam in t h e lower coal zone

respectively, are found in Appendix 11. The clean coal

analyses resulting from combining the 1.8 specific gravity

f loat portion from each size f ract ion a r e presented in Table

6.2, along with t h e average of these values. The Sustut coal

has relatively high ash content and consequently, has a low

yield. Despite t h e high ash, the BTU/LB remains reasonably

high.

The two clean coal analyses indicate remarkably

different coals with respect to t h e relative proximity of t h e

two samples si tes. The sediments in the Sustut area suggest

rapidly fluctuating environm ents of deposition and

f luctuat ing sources of sedimentation which may account for

t h e variability in t h e quality data .

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7.0 RECOMMEND ATIONS

The following recommendations a r e presented regarding the

Sustut coal licences:

a) Additional work is required to t r a c e the surface ex ten t of

the coal zones which appear economic.

b) Additional work is required to fur ther define the

stratigraphy of the upper portion of t h e Bowser Lake

Assemblage and hence more specifically determine where

the coal is.

C) Reconnaissance mapping should continue past the licence

boundaries along strike.

d) The present mining situations, seam thicknesses, and coal

quality da ta do not warrant drilling at this t ime.

e ) On the basis of the 1980 Sustut coal project results, i t is

recommended t h a t l icences 5475 and 5481 be surrendered

(Figure 7.1). Geological mapping has resulted in reasonable

control of t h e stratigraphy and s t ructure of t h e coal-bearing

Unit 2. There is no indication t h a t the coal-bearing unit

outcrops in or underlies these two licences.

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r 547' I 5470

-F GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC.

Coal Division CALGARY ALBERTA

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

COAL LICENCE MAP

LICENCES TO BE SURRENDERED

5169 LICENCE NUMBER FIG. 7.1

'REPARED BY: J. M. DUFORD DATE:OCT. 23/80 SCALE I : 100.000

- 56O30'

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f ) Should the additional work on the licences and land adjacent

to the licences not indicate additional coal in a favourable

mining situation, i t would be recommended that all of the

licences be surrendered.

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8.0 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

BUCKHAM, A.F. and LATOUR, B.A., 1950, The Groundhog Coalfield, British Columbia; & Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 16, 82 pg.

CHURCH, B.N., 1973, Geology of the Sustut Area; & Geology, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, British Columbia Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, pg. 411 - 455.

, 1974, Geology of the Sustut Area; in Geology, Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, BritisK Columbia Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, pg. 30 - 310.

EISBACHER, G.H., 1970, Tectonic Framework of Sustut and Sifton Basins, British Columbia; & Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 70 - 1, Pt. A, pg. 36 - 37.

, 1971(a), Tectonic Framework of Sustut and S i t o n Basins, British Columbia; & Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 71 - 1, Pt. A, pg. 20 - 23.

. 1971(b), A Subdivision of the Upper Cretaceous, Lower Tertiary Sustut Group, Toodoggone Map- Area, British Columbia; & Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 70 - 68, 16 pg.

, 1972, Tectonic Framework of Sustut and Sifton Basins, Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 72 - 1, Pt. British Columbia;

A, pg. 24 - 26.

, 1974(a), Sedimentary History and Tectonic Evolution of t h e Sustut and Sifton Basins, North-Central British Columbia; & Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 73 - 31, 57 pg.

__- , I974(b), Evolution of Successor Basins in t h e Canadian Cordillera of British Columbia; in Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, SpeciA Volume No. 19, pg. 274 - 291.

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, 1976, The Successor Basins of the Western Cordillera; & Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 76 - I, Pt. A, pg. 113 - 116.

JELETZKY, O.L., 1976, Preliminary Report and Depositional History of Middle to Upper Jurassic S t ra ta in McConneU Creek Map-Area (94 D west half) British Columbia; k Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 76 - 1, Pt. A, pg. 63 - 67.

LORD, C.S., 1948, McConnell Creek Map-Area, Cassiar District , British Columbia; k Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 251, 72 pg.

MONGER, J.W.H., 1974(a), The Takla Group near Dewar Peak, McConnell Creek Map-Area (94 D) in British Columbia; k Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 74 - 1, Pt. 8, pg. 29 - 30.

, 1976, Lower Mesozoic Rocks in McConnel Creek Map- Area, British Columbia; fi Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 76 - I, Pt. A, pg. 51 - 55.

, 1977(a), The Triassic Takla Group in McConnell Creek Map- Area, North-Central British Columbia; h Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 76 - 29, 45 pg.

, 1977(b), Revised . Stratigraphy of the Takla Group, North-Central British Columbia; in - Canadian Journal of Earth Science, Vol. 14, pg. 318 - 326.

RICHARDS, T.A., 1976, McConnell Creek Map-Area (94 D east half), British Columbia; h Geological Survey of Canada, Paper 76 - 1, Pt. A, pg. 43 - 50.

SOUTHER, J.G. and ARMSTRONG, J.E., 1966, North-Central Belt of t h e Cordillera of British Columbia; in Tectonic History and Mineral Deposits of the Western Cordillera, Canadian Insti tute of Mining and Metallurgy, Special Volume No. 8, pg. 171 - 184.

TIPPER, H.W. and RICHARDS, T.A., 1976, Jurassic Stratigraphy and History of North-Central British Columbia; h Geological Survey of Canada, Bulletin 270, 73 pg.

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APPENDIX I

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF LICENCES

Licence No. -

5469

5470

547 I

5472

5473

5474

5475

5476

5477

5478

5479

5480

548 I

5482

5483

TOTAL

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT LICENCES, 1980

Date Issued

October 31 /79

t

I,

Hectares

286

,q

, 9 ,

,

4 290 -

Land Description Series Block Units - -

94-D-7

94-D- 10

,I

t

,I

to

,v

1,

I ,

I

t!

t

94-11- I I

I t

81, 82, 91, 92

1, 2, 11, 12

3, 4, 13, I4

5, 6, 15, 16

7, 8, 17, 18

9, 10, 19, 20

23, 24, 33, 34

25, 26, 35, 36

27, 28, 37, 38

29, 30, 39, 40

47, 48, 57, 58

49, 50, 59, 60

69, 70, 79, 80

41, 42, 51, 52

61, 62, 71, 72

APPENDIX IV

GEOLOGY MAP AND CROSS-SECTlONS (1:50 000)

126043'

L 56030' 126049'30''

I 56030'-

c

----*.......I GEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY: (defined, approximate, inferred)

4

ANTICLINE: (defined, approximate)

SYNCLINE: (defined, approximate)

ANTICLINE AND SYNCLINE: (overturned) *-a;- 'i, 8 '

1-f '-+ 7 THRUST FAULT: (defined, approximate, inferred)

FAULT: (circle on downthrow side) (defined, approximate, i T T T 1 -4- DCP A N 2 STRIKE:, (bedding overturned)

BEDDING: (vertical, horizontal) , 43 +

TRENCH LOCATION S - T R - 8 0 0 1

LEGEND

RIVER

STREAM

LAKE

SAND

TREE LINE

FORM LINES

-0 2_

_- - _I_

DEPRESSION FORM LINE 67--7-7j SPOT HEIGHT

MAIN ROAD

SECONDARY ROAD

TRACK

TRAl L

CUT LINE

RAILROAD

x 1012

_ _ _ _ _ . - - - - - - - .

__ - ~-

---A

BUI LDlNG 2J 0 0

COAL LICENCE r FORM LINE INTERVAL 10 METRES

SURVEY NOTE

PHOTO IDENTIFIABLE GOVERNMENT SURVEY MONUMENTS AND N.T.S. MAPS. MAPPING IS BASED ON UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID AND GEODETIC DATUM.

SURVEY CONTROL TAKEN FROM EXISTING

SCALE : I : 10,OOO

127O15' 127°W' 126'45

n

c

' \ " \ H

A

94 560267 12@49 '30" r56026 '

126043'

n GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC. Coal Division

ALBERTA CALGARY

SUSTUT MAP GEOLOGIC LEGEND

TANGO CREEK FORMATION - basal conglomerate overlain by silty claystones:

red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper. SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudflow, containing carbonized tree fragments,

interbedded with volcanics

B

GEOLOGY - interbedded conglomeratic sandstones,

- thinly bedded marine claystone

carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones, coal COAL p] CONGLOMERATE

ml SANDSTONE

1-1 SI LTSTONE

E] CLAYSTONE

L T CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE F] SILTY CLAYSTONE

-7 LIMESTONE

WVvVvV] VOLCANICS

L-1 VOLCANIC MUDFLOW

.. *.

-..-..

MAP A - 3 , A - 4 - undifferentiated SCALE I: 10,000 PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD

APPROVED BY: DATE:OCT. 80 SS. Dwg. NO. 80-001 TAKLA Ec HAZELTON GROUPS - basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor

interbedded volcanic sediments.

000'01 : I 31V3Sl CltrOAnCl 'W :A8 a3tlVd3kJd

A901039 iaddn u! Aaifi yiep 'uo!yod iaMol u! uaaifi pue pal

:sauoisAep A)l!s Ay u!eliaAo a)eiawolfiuo3 leseq -

NOllVWlJOd N33kJ3 O9NVl

aN393131901039 dvw inisns

S31NV310A

3NOlS3WIl ks] lVO3

3NOlSlllS .. 3NOlSaNVS mj ..

'wniva 3113003~ aw aiH9 HOlV3H3W 3SH3ASNVHl lVSH3AINn NO a3SV8

SI DNlddVW 'SdVW 'S'1.N aNV SlN3WnNOW A3AHnS lN3WNH3A03 318VIjllN301 OlOHd

310N A3AHnS DNIlSIX3 WOHJ N3Wl lOHlN03 A3AHnS

S3H13W 01 lVAH31NI 3N11 WHOJ

LS8S I 33N3311 lVO3

N011V301 H3N3kJl 1008-MI-S

OOOL-S- NOllV301 N01133S SSOkJ3

A9 01 03 9 ixwow ivo3 inisns

..

r ,El 09s

I V G

c H I 9 9 L d I 3

+, /

\

I r

S3ki13W 01 lVAU31NI 3Nll WHO3

C 6'

P 3

H3AIH

OOOL-S- %3 +

I........ - I - -

oc O0

'09

1'

1 I .

I

GEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY: (defined, approximate, inferred)

COALZONE ,

ANTlCLl NE: (defined, approximate)

SYNCLIN E: (defined, approximate)

ANTICLINE AND SYNCLINE: (overturned)

THRUST FAULT: (defined, approximate, inferred)

FAULT: (circle on downthrow side) (defined, approximate, inferred)

- (I - - ........ I , 1 'I

I * .

,

DIP AND STRIKE: (bedding overturned)

+ a3 BEDDING: (vertical, horizontal) ,

-S-7000 CROSS SECTION LOCATION


LEGEND

RIVER __? STREAM

LAKE - SAND -

C . A U L J Y --v-"-

lCQ0 - TREE LINE

- ioS6 - FORM LINES

DEPRESSION FORM LINE c T 3 - -

SPOT HEIGHT x 1012

MAIN ROAD

SECONDARY ROAD

TRACK

TRAIL

CUT LINE

RAILROAD

_ _ _ - - . - - - - -

~- - __-

A--C--t

BU I LDI N G ?I O O

r COAL LICENCE

126055'30"

L 56036' 12700 1'30" 56036' -

56034'

FORM LINE INTERVAL 10 METRES

SURVEY NOTE

PHOTO IDENTIFIABLE GOVERNMENT SURVEY MONUMENTS AND N.T.S. MAPS. MAPPING I S BASED ON UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID AND GEODETIC DATUM.


SCALE : I: 10,OOO

127°00' 126'45' 127O15'

94 S U S T U T INDEX MAP A R E A

I GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC. Coal Division


1' 12Pd 1/36 CALGARY ALBERTA I w

i TANGO CREEK FORMATION - basal conglomerate overlain by silty claystones:

red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper. SUSTUT COAL P R O J E C T BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudflow, containing carbonized tree fragments,

interbedded with volcanics G EO LOGY - interbedded conglomeratic sandstones,

carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones, coal. = COAL

wd LIMESTONE

wvvvvv) VOLCANICS

ml CONGLOMERATE I Jbl 1 - thinly bedded marine claystone MAP C - l I [-I SANDSTONE .. - undifferentiated l.2.d SCALE I : 10,000 PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD

APPROVED BY: DATE: OCT. 80 SS. DWg. NO. 80-004 SILTSTONE .. ..

L-1 VOLCANIC MUDFLOW Fl CLAYSTONE

L-4 CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE SILTY CLAYSTONE -..-.. TAKLA e( HAZELTON GROUPS

- basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor interbedded volcanic sediments.

PREPARED BY: M . DUFORD

APPROVED BY: DATE: OCT. ' 80

SCALE I : 10,000

SS:.' Dwg . 8 0 - 0 0 5

1260 55'30" L56u34' 1270 1'30"

5so34' -

6 % 0 OOOmN --I---- '?

-II--. .... ...I GEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY: (defined, approximate, inferred)

------------- COAL ZONE


SYNC L I N E : (defined, approximate)

ANTICLINE AND SYNCLINE: (overturned) *+ '7~ v";c' 7 THRUST FAULT: (defined, approximate, inferred)

FAULT: (circle on tlownthrow side) (defined, approximate, inferred) T T DIP AND STRIKE: (bedding overt~~rnecl) - T - +

BEDDING: (vertical, horizontal) ---I----@

TRENCH LOCATION ' S - T R - 8 0 0 1

0' 0 \\ LEGEND

cI_ 0 - RIVER

STREAM _ _ - - LAKE -

< - /.- SAND

/QOO - TREE LINE

FORM LINES

DEPRESSION FORM LINE c T z 3 SPOT HEIGHT

MAIN SECONDARY ROAD ROAD

TRACK

TRAIL

CUT LINE

RAILROAD

BUILDING

COAL LICENCE

,- k V r y )--, LA 1 - 1056 -----

x 1012

- . . - - - .

.- -

-c- - t - C

23 O C )

I5857

5'


SURVEY NOTE SURVEY CONTROL TAKEN FROM EXISTING


SCALE : I: 10,OOO

126'45 127'00' 58045'

127'15'

/ II G

56O30'

F 7 E I ti 6 G

L A

94 S U S T U T A R E A

- 5 6 " 3 0 ' 7n"

O0 ' 4?

ILV d d d W

GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC. SUSTUT MAP GEOLOGIC LEGEND 1270 1'30" Coal Division

ALBERTA I CALGARY


red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper. 5' 5' SUSTUT COAL PROJECT BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudflow, containing carbonized tree fragments,

i t i terbedded with volcanics GEOLOGY - interbedded conglomeratic sandstones,

carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones, coal.

MAP C - 2 1-1 CONGLOMERATE COAL

[TI SANDSTONE

1-1 .. *. SI LTSTONE

r-1 LIMESTONE

lm VOLCANICS

CLAYSTONE m] VOLCANIC MUDFLOW

KT4 CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE l=j -..-.. SILTY CLAYSTONE '*' 9


-- cindifferen tiated

TAKLA & HAZELTON GROUPS - basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with ininor

interbedded vokanic sediments.

12 700 1 '30" 5@30'A

,

1

.

56028'1 1.2700 1'30"

,

126055'30"

30'

12@55'30"



red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper.

BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudflow, containing carbonized tree fragments,

interbedded with volcanics

ANTlCLl NE : (defined, approximate)

SY NCLlN E: (defined, approximate)


%-+ THRUST FAULT: (defined, approximate, inferred)

FAULT: (circle on downthrow side) (defined, approximate, inferred) T T T 1 -4- DIP AND STRIKE: (bedding overturned)

BEDDl NG: (vertical, horizontal) @ +

S - T R - 8001 TRENCH LOCATION I[ LEGEND

RIVER

STREAM

LAKE

SAND TREE LINE

- ,000- = 1056 - FORM LINES

DEPRESSION FORM LINE c 7 3 - .~

x 1012 SPOT HEIGHT

MAIN ROAD

SECONDARY ROAD

TRACK

TRAIL

CUT LINE

RAILROAD

BUILDING

_ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - -

__ - ~-

-----c-----tt-

3 O r )

COAL LICENCE I5857


SURVEY NOTE

PHOTO IDENTIFIABLE GOVERNMENT SURVEY MONUMENTS AND N.T.S. MAPS. MAPPING I S BASED ON UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID AND GEODETIC DATUM.


SCALE : I: 10,OOO

126'45 127OOO' 127O15' , 56O45'

I L K

II G

6 G

L H

94 56O 15'

S U S T U T A R E A

INDEX MAP

GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC. Coal Division

ALBERTA I CALGARY

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

GEOLOGY

MAP C - 3

- interbedded conglomeratic sandstones,



F] IT.".] CONGLOMERATE COAL

m] SANDSTONE -7 LIMESTONE

- undifferentiated .. .. VOLCANICS El SILTSTONE

TAKLA & HAZELTON GROUPS - basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor


VOLCANIC MUDFLOW F] CLAYSTONE

I w4 CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE v] SILTY CLAYSTONE -..-.. u +

PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD ISCALE I : IO,OOO 1

DATE: O C T 80 1 % . Dwg. No 80-006 APPROVED RY:

---I ........, GEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY: (defined, approximate, inferred)

COAL ZONE -------------


SY NCLlN E : (defined, approximate)


-+ 1

I-+ 'r-. 7 THRUST FAULT: (defined, approximate, inferred)

FAULT: (circle on downthrow side) (defined, approximate, inferred)

DIP AND STRIKE: (bedding overturned)

T T T 7 - 4 - + a3 BEDDl NG: (vertical, horizontal)

!

b S - T R - 8 0 0 1 )I TRENCH LOCATION

LEGEND

RIVER

STREAM

LAKE

SAND

TREE LINE

127001'30" 127007'30"

5so3s'J. -560 36"

- 1000-

- l 0 5 b - <TJ -

DEPRESSION FORM LINES FORM LINE

SPOT HEIGHT x 1012

MAIN ROAD

SECONDARY ROAD

TRACK

TRAl L

CUT LINE

RAILROAD

-- - ___

---c

23 O C 1 BUI L D I N ~

I5857 COAL LICENCE


SURVEY NOTE

PHOTO IDENTIFIABLE GOVERNMENT SURVEY MONUMENTS AND N.T.S. MAPS. MAPPING IS BASED ON UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR GRID AND GCODETIC DATUM.


SCALE : I: 10,OOO

127'15' 127'00' 126'45'

8 A D C

56O 15'

94 S U S T U T A R E A

Coal Division CALGARY

G

,46034' 56034' 7 127007'30" 12701'30" . r SUSTUT MAP

GEOLOGIC LEGEND


red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper SUSTUT COAL PROJECT BOWSEH LAKE GROUP - mudflow, containing carbonized tree fragments,

i nterbeddetf with volcanics GEOLOGY IT] [Jb,]

- i n te r bedded con y l om e ra t i c s a n ds t o n es , carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones, coal.

- thinly bedded marine claystone CONGLOMERATE = COAL

r-4 LIMESTONE

[w] VOLCANICS

m] VOLCANIC MUDFLOW

.. F] SANDSTONE

F] SILTSTONE .. .. CLAYSTONE

rJ CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE [=I -.. - .. SILTY C,LAYSTONE

MAP D - I - u nd i f f e re n t i a tecl I PREPARED BY: M . DUFORD SCALE I : 10,ooo

APPROVED BY: ~~ ~

DATE: OCT. 80 I S s Dwg No. 80-007 TAKLA 3 HAZELTON GROUPS - basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor


i I

12700$30"

56034' J 34'

.-

- - - I ........ I GEOLOGICAL BOUNDARY: (defined, approximate, inferred)

COAL ZONE -------------


SY NCLlN E: (defined, approximate)

ANTlCLlN E AND SYNC LIN E: (overturned)

+ '7~ --+ 7 THRUST FAULT: (defined, approximate, inferred)

0 FAULT: (circle on downthrow side) (defined, approximate, inferred)

DIP AND STRIKE:' (bedding overturned)

T T T - I - +

BEDDING: (vertical, horizontal) ___t_l 03


LEGEND

RIVER

STREAM _- - __L

LAKE - TREE LINE C.---%J SAND c-

,000 - ~ ~ o m - FORM LINES

DEPRESSION FORM LINE L T 3 SPOT HEIGHT x 1012

MAIN ROAD

SECONDARY ROAD

TRACK

TRAIL

CUT LINE

RAILROAD

--TI,??

- -

- - - - - - .

- _ _ _ --C--c

BUILDING 23 O O

I5857 COAL LICENCE

\


SURVEY NOTE



SCALE : I: 10,OOO

I

126O45' 127'00' 727015'

6031' I 56'45' I 56031'1 127007'30" t

I I G .

I i i

I

ti E F 7

A D C

94

6 G r 56' 15'


ALBERTA CALGARY



red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper. FJ SUSTUT C O A L PROJECT

GEOLOGY BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudflow, containing carbonized tree fragments,

interbedded with volcanics w] [Jh,] - interbedded conglomeratic sandstones,



-- undifferentiated

= COAL

r-4 LIMESTONE

m] VOLCANICS

L-1 VOLCANIC MUDFLOW

[=I -..-.. SILTY CLAYSTONE

vl CONGLOMERATE

MAP 0-2 m] SANDSTONE

1 7 1 SI LTSTONE .. .. 'REPARED BY: M . DUFORD SCALE I : IO,OOO I APPROVED BY: DATE: OCT. '80 1 % . Dwg. _. - ---- No. -80-008 I t E] CLAYSTONE

TAKLA 3 HAZELTON GROUPS - basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor

interbedded volcanic sediments. [J'hI LyATj CARBONACEOUS CLAYSTONE

. ,

TI . ~ . .

I

. .

I K t TANGO CREEK FORMATION - bosol conglomerate overlain by silty claystones: red ond green in lower portion, dark grey in upper. N. E

s. w. BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudf low, containing carbonized tree fragments,

- interbedded conglomeratic sondstones,

-thinly bedded marine cloystone.

interbedded with volcanics.

carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones,Coal

2000 0 0 0 0

J b3

J bz

J b i

J b

3 Jth

1 1900

I800

1700 -undifferentiated

1600 J W

-I 1500 2 0 TAKLA 8 HAZELTON GROUPS - -basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor

interbedded volcanic sediments. 1400 5

m W 1300 =. 0 m

1200 4

W

1000 = 6R-Ls.h.d Bob\& w

GULF CANADA Coal Division RESOURCES INC. CALGARY ALBERTA

900

0 00

700

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT 600

CROSS SECTION S 1000 500

s. w.

\ PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD

APPROVED BY: DATE: OCT. '80

I

SCALE I : 10000

Ss. Dwg. 80-010

/

N. E.

2000

I900

1800

1700

I600

I500

I400

1300

I 2 0 0

I I00

, 1000

900

800

700

600

500

J W

J

w cn W > 0

5 a

rn a cn W U I- w 2

I



0 0 I 0

0

BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudf low, containing carbonized tree fragments,

- i nterbedded conglomeratic sandstones,

-thinly bedded marine claystone.

i nterbedded with volcanics.

carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones,coal.

Jb3

Jb2

Jb I

- undifferentiated. Jb

TAKLA 8 HAZELTON GROUPS -basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor

inter bedded volconic sediments.

TI Jth

GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC. Coal Division ALBERTA

CALGARY

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT CROSS SECTION S 3000

,

W

f s. w N. E.

2000

1900

I800

I700

I600

I 500

1400

1300

I200

I100

1000

900

800

700

600

500

-I W

1

W v,

W > 0

5 a

m a v, W E l- W E

0 n 0

Jb3

Jb2

J b i

J b

[-I Tt Jth



BOWSER LAKE GROUP - mudf low containing carbonized tree fragments,

- i nterbedded conglomeratic sandstones




- u n d i f f eren t i a t ed

TAKLA & HAZELTON GROUPS -basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with minor

inter bedded volcanic sediments.

I .

Ct? - s~~tut- 180 Cajn w


ALBERTA I CALGARY


~~

\ PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD SCALE I : IOOOO ~~

DATE: OCT. '80 I Ss. Dwg. 80 -011 APPROVED BY:

,

0 K t

N. E.

s. w. 2000

I900

I800

1700

I600

I500

1300 9 0 m

1200 Q

v,

I- W

1100 g

1000 = 900

800

700

600

500

Jb3

1-1 Jb2

II J b i

0 Jb

1-1 7i Jth

TANGO CREEK FORMATION - bosol conglomerate over lain by silty cloystones: red and green in lower portion, dark grey in upper.


- interbedded conglomeratic sandstones,

-thinly bedded marine cloystone.

- undi f ferenti oted.


carbonaceous to coaly claystones and siltstones, coa


inter bedded volcanic sediments .

GR- hscu


ALBERTA CALGARY

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT CROSS SECTION S6260

\ ~SCALE I : IOOOO PREPARED BY: M . DU FORD

APPROVED BY: DATE: O C T . ' 8 0 I Ss. Dwg. 80-012

,

s. w. N. E.

2000

I900

1800

I700

1600

I500

1400

1300

I200

I I00

1000

900

800

700

600

500

-I W

-1 5 a W v)

W > 0 m a cn W m I- W E

Jb3

1-1 Jb2

J b i

1-1 'li Jth


red and green in lower portion, dark grey above.


- carbonaceous i nterbedded conglomeratic to coaly claystones sandstones, and siltstones,coal.



-undifferentiated.

TAKLA Et HAZELTON GROUPS -basaltic to rhyolitic volcanics with. minor


15 GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC.

Coal Division

I CALGARY ALBERTA I


PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD SCALE I : IOOOO \

SS. Dwg. 80-013 DATE: OCT. ' 8 0 ' APPROVED BY:

s. w.

\ PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD

APPROVED BY: DATE: OCT. '80

N. E.

SCALE I : 10000

Ss. Dwg. 80-014

2000

I900

1800

I700

1600

I 5 0 0

1400

I300

I 2 0 0

I100

1000

900

800

700

600

500

J W > W J

4 W v,

w > 0

Q

v) W a I- w a

m

1 K t

Jb3

1-1 Jb2

J b i

0 Jb

TANGO CREEK FORMATION - basal conglomerote overlain by silty claystones:

red ond green i n lower portion, dark grey in upper.


- i nterbedded conglomeratic sandstones ,


inter bedded with vol can i cs .

carbonaceous to coaly claystones .and siltstones,coal.

- undifferentiated.

T A K L A S HAZELTON GROUPS -basaltic to rhyolit ic volcanics wi th minor



ALBERTA I w I CALGARY .


s. w.

I I

- .

Jbi

N. E.

2000

I900

I800

I 7 0 0

I600

I 5 0 0

1400

1300

I200

I100

1000

900

800

7 0 0

600

500

-I W

-I

W cn W > 0

5 a

m a cn W [L I- W 2

[-I Jb3

I ] Jb2

17 J b i

1-1 'R Jth

TANGO CREEK FORMATION - basal conglomerate overlain by silty claystones: red and green in lower portion, dark grey inupper.


- i nterbedded conglomeratic sandstones ,



carbonaceous to cooly claystones and si Itstones, coal.

-undifferentiated.



6 ~ - ~ u ~ h , t 8 0 ( a ) ~ I


ALBERTA I w CALGARY

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT CROSS SECTION S9460

\ SCALE I : 10000 PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD APPROVED BY: DATE: OCT. '80 Ss Dwg. 80-015

P

s. w.

1

J

N. E.

2000

I900

1800

I700

I600

I500

I400

1300

I 2 0 0

I I00

1000

900

800

700

600

500

-I W > W -I

W v,

W > 0

Q

0 W U I- W E

a

m

0 K t TANGO CREEK FORMATION - basal conglomerate overlain by silty cloystones:

red and green , in lower portion, dark grey in upper.



- i nterbedded conglomeratic sandstones, carbonaceous to cooly claystones and siltstones, coal.


-undifferentiated.

TAKLA 8 HAZELTON GROUPS - basaltic to rhyolitic vo l con ipw i th minor inter bedded volcanic sediments.

XJ th

CrrG- SU5k-t 00(a1e


ALBERTA CALGARY


PREPARED BY: M. DUFORD \ SCALE I : IOOOO ~~

DATE: OCT. '80 I Ss. Dwg. 80-016 APPROVED BY:

c

I

f

1 1 I " ,

, /

I

I -.. .W" _.I "I .'I .. /u , . I. > I "..4

. . . . . . . . . . . .......... . . . . . . . . . -. .... - .......... _ _ ...__.,. ._

I i "

0- I --- .--I.-- ".-----.-...-

- I - - ." ., ...... .... - -. . . . . . . . . . .

I I' 1

Y

0-

- . - I" I. ", 1. i.. I_

ss. Dwg. 80-021

0 **

......._._ll_l__.__._l_ll._._. 1_ . .. ... .__._..I...._ __ . . . __ ....

I I

. . . . . . . . . ................... -. _ _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -

suann my. mwccr CROSS m O N s 7 m I

ss. 80-020

APPENDIX V

TRAVERSE LOCATION MAP

c

LEGEIJD ROADS AND RELATED FEATURES

................................ @ HARD SURFACE. ALL WEATHER

LOOIE SURFACE ................................................ - - - CART TRACK, WINTER R O M .................................. - - - - -

r .. TMIL . CUT LINE. PORTAOE ...................................... WILT-UP AREA .................................................. MILWAY. UUNO. ITATION. STOP .............................

MIoaC ............ MACLANE W E . A

..............................

...............................

LANDMARK FEATURES

CHURCH. 8ccHOoL ............................................

HOUSE. OARN ...................................................

a S T OFFICE ...................................................

HITORICAL SITE ....................................

TOWERS: FIR€. RADIO ..........................................

WELL: OIL. OAS .................................................

TANK: OIL. GASOLINE. WATER ..................................

n P'

I27 \

45' \

/' \ .

TELEPMONE LINE

POWER TMNIMISSION LINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ._.__. _.. . __._ - - _. ............................ 1111111. ..............

MINE ............................................................. X

CUTTINO. EMOANKMENT ....................................... '111111111' . ORAVEL PIT ..................................................... ....

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY CONTROL

.... ..:. :Gp;

INTERNATIONAL. PROVINCIAL, 43 BOUNDARYMONUMENT .................... - - - - - _ -

COUNTY. OlSTRlCT .............................................. - - - - - - - TOWNSHIP. PARISH-SURVEYED -UNSURVEYED - - UM t j~Vj I EZ ............................ - ................................

t @ ;-'I TOWNSHIP. DLS -SURVEYED, UNSURVEVED .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -'

........................ ~SECTIOH CORNERS + + - MUNICIPALITY .................................................. -.-.-.-.-.I. INDIAN RESERVE. PARK, ETC ................................... -.-.-.-.- MORIZONTAL SURVEY POINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BENCH MARK WITH ELEVATION ................................

SPOT ELEVATION, PRECISE: LAW. WATER ....................

B BM 965- .397 721 t

DRAINAGE AND RELATED FEATURES STREAM. SHORELINE. INDEFINITE

MRECTION Of FLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LAKE. INTERMITTENT LAKE

FLOODED LAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MARSH. SWAMP (WOOOED) . . . . . . . . :... ........................ ': ." M Y RIVER OED WITH CHANNELS .............................

SAND: AOOVE. IN WATER .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ! ....................

- - - ............................. - 4 b @ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

-. \ _-.._

,

STRlW 800 ................................................... , 'I.

T U h M . PONDS. POLYGONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FOMSHORE RAPIDS. FALLS, FLATS RAPIDS .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................................

ROCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. DAM .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WHARF ..........................................................

MTCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

+

40' - 10'

I / > / RELIEF FEATURES

CONTOURS ..................

APCROXIMATE CONTOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DEPRESSION CONTOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SPOT ELEVATION, APPROXIMATE: LAND, WATER . . . . . . . . . . .

ESKER ...................................... .;. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ClNOO .......................................................... 8 U O . SAND W N E S .............................. .! . . . . . . . . . . .

C A L M w>a .....................

WOOOLDAREA .............

CLEARED AREA ...............................................

T.N.

h M.N.

57'30' - 57 "30'

CORRECTED TO ISM)

SCALE 0 MILES

I I 'INDEX MAP

166°15' I "

126OOO' $44,030'

2 5 ' -

\ 126'45'


ALBERTA CALGARY COAL L I C E N C E S

I --- TRAVERSES

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT 1980 TRAVERSE LOCATION MAP

I

LONTOUR INTERVAL = 500'

ISALE I : 50 ooo WIAWN BY: DATE:

DRAWING No. REPARED BY:

rPPROVED BY: -1980 FILE SS. No. DWg. 79 519 80- 017 DATE: .*

APPENDIX VI

TRENCH LOCATION MAP

LEGEIJD ROADS AND RELATED FEATURES

@ HARD SURFACE. ALL WEATHER ..............................

LOOSE SURFACE ................................................ - - - CART TRACK. WINTER ROAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TRAIL. BUILT-UP CUT AREA LINE, ................................................ PORTAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MILWAY. WMNO. 8TATK)N. STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

M I W E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SEAPLANE W E . A N C W O E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

- - - - - - -+L --- - _ _

-* Y -

( 3 . L LANDMARK FEATURES . - HOUSE. BARN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

,

0

\ 10' 45'

\ 12;

CHURCH. 8CcHooL

POST OFFICE

t r

.P @ 0

0

HISTORICAL SITE

TOWERS FIRE RADIO

WELL OIL OAS

TANK OIL GASOLINE WATER 0

TELEPHONE LINE 111111-1

POWER TRANSMISSION LINE

MINE

CUTTINO EMBANKMENT

............ X

~11lllllll~ rrrmnm

GRAVEL PIT

BOUNDARIES AND SURVEY CONTROL

GP

7 INTERNATIOWAL. PROVINCIAL. I] - - - - - - - BOUNDARY MONUMENT

- - - - - - - COUNTY DISTRICT TOWNSHIP PARISH-SURVEYED -UNSURVEYED - - -U~$J..EY_ED

- 0 I:-;) TOWNSHIP DLS -SURVEYED, UNSURVEYED

+ + -SECTION CORNERS

_._._.-.-. -. MUNICIPALITY

INDIAN RESERVE PARK. ETC

MORIIONTAL SURVEY POINT BM965- BENCH MARK WITH ELEVATION

SCOT ELEVATION PRECISE LAND, WATER

..- - .- - A

397 721r

DRAINAQE AND RELATED FEATURES

40' - 10'

h

,.--\L- - & a STREAM, SHORELINE INDEFINITE

MRECTION OF FLOW

LAKE. INTERMITTENT LAKE

F L O O M D LAND

\

MARSH SWAMP (WOODED)

DRY RIVER BED WITH CHANNELS

SAND ABOVE IN WATER

STRIHO BOO

WMDRA PoNLm POLYGONS T P , PG RAPIDS. FALLS RAPIDS

I

A - F o n m w n E FLATS

ROCK

DAM

+

> WHARF

mien 7 RELIEF FEATURES CONTOURS

APPROXIMATE CONTOURS

DEPnES8K)N CONTOUR

SPOT ELEVATION APPROXIMATE LAND WATER

ESKER

PIN00

Mm). SAND W N E S

W O O O t D M L A P A L M w)o

/----

+ r C c j

> > > > > $ 2" $.

PB '

/ /

CLEARED M C A - _ c T.N.

h M.N. u 57'30' - 57 ' 3 0 '

/ CORRECTED TO 1980

:I SCALE 0 MILES \

----..- 00 METRES

t

27'30' 1 2fi00Q" et 00'

17'00'

I

25' - -----ah-

45 ' 127 'O 10' \


ALBERTA CALGARY COAL L I C E N C E S TRENCH

S-TR -80-01 TRENCH NUMBER X

2.25 4.14 - , .59 S E A M THICKNESS A N D COALIROCK RATIO

I '

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT TRENCH LOCATIONS

I

CONTOUR INTERVAL = 500'

IRAWN BY: ISALE 1:5o ooo DATE: DRAWING No.

. 1980 S S . Dwg. 80 - 018 'REPARED BY:

4PPROVED BY: DATE: .*

FILE No. 79 519

I

w

rn

I. w

r. I

f ! c u 5 W . l i I

w - rn w

I 1

a: A

I

1'; w "

' I

- -.

APPENDIX VII

BASE MAP PREPARATION PROCEDURE

HARDY ASSOCIATES CIS781 LTD. CONSULTING ENGINEERING & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

File No.

December 21, 1979 C A L G A R Y OFFICE [MAIN) 219 - 18th STREET S E C A L G A R Y , A L B E R T A

Gulf Resources Canada Inc. T2E 6J5 TELEPHONE (4031 2 7 2 8 7 6 1 T E L E X NO 0 3 8 2 6 7 1 7

401 Ninth Avenue S.W. Calgary, Alberta T2P 3c5

Attention: Mr. Brian Flynn

Dear Sir:

Re: Reconnaissance Type Photogrammetric Mapping of the Sustut and Panorama Project Areas

In reference to our meeting in your office with yourself and Mr. G.D. Childs, we are pleased to submit the following proposal to satisfy your photogrammetric mapping requirements on the above two project areas.

To obtain the 1:lO 000 approximate scale reconnaissance type photogrammetric mapping with a 10 metre form line interval, we propose the following procedures:

We will obtain from the Federal Government photography and diapositives covering the Sustut Project at the approximate scale of 1 : 7 2 000; and we will obtain from the British Columbia Government the set of contact prints and diapositives for the Panorama Project at the approximate scale of 1:63 000.

For control in the above mapping, we shall utilize existing data, i.e. Government monuments and locations providing they are photo identifiable, and survey control from existing NTS maps.

Prior to mapping, we will carry out aerial triangulation and numerical adjustment for both project areas.

GEOTECHNICAL. MATERIALS R MITALLIJRGICAL ENCIINEElllNG FNVII I ( lNMLNTIZI “ . t , \ l l l i l A I ’, la 1’111 >ll,.!\l !:(:IL Nl‘l S

CALGARY DAYVSON CREEK EDMONTON LETHERIDGE PRINCE GEORGE RED OEF R WINNIPEG VANCOUVER

HARDV ASSOCIATES 119781 LTD. 0 Gulf Resources Canada Inc. Page 2 December 21, 1979

4 ) Mapping will be carried out on our first and second order stereo plotter instruments and we will submit to you, as an end product, pencil manuscripts showing the approximate position of UTM grids and all necessary details as specified for this type of reconnaissance mapping by the CAAS.

Production of this type of reconnaissance mapping is very economical and may be accomplished within a short period of time. However, the mapping will only be as accurate as existing data and their photo identifiability. In other words, the relative elevation between form lines will be good but absolute elevation differences for the whole property, plus the scale, will not be exact or as reliable as if special survey had been carried out for the project. The map, therefore, is only a reconnaissance type map which can only be used as a tool during the field geology, but cannot be used for detailed evaluation or engineering feasibility studies, etc.

The entire Sustut area will be mapped photogrammetrically, as aforementioned, and the maps will be produced on irregular sheet sizes on reproducible cronoflex sheets. However, the Panorama area which is outlined and marked number 10 on the 1 :250 000 map sheets will be mapped photogrammetrically and the area between the two blocks will be mapped by enlarging the existing 1:50 000 map sheets to the 1:lO 000 scale and hand interpolate 50 metre form lines and trace all other details. For both areas, the extent of the maps and mapping area is shown on the Appendix maps.

We estimate that producing both maps could take as long as 3 1/2 to 4 months of which 2 months would be spent obtaining necessary data, material, and carrying out aerial triangulation and numerical adjustments. It is our understanding that no photo reproduction, enlarqements or re- ductions will be carried out by our organization, but that

Gulf Resources Canada Inc. Page 3 December 21, 1979

H A R W ASSOCIATES Plg7el LTD. e this will be taken care of by your company in accordance with our specifications.

It is also our understanding that you may require ortho photos for both the above properties. For the ortho photos, we suggest we utilize the diapositives produced by us and controlled for the mapping. The ortho photos should be produced at the approximate scale of 1:20 000 (end product would not be good at the 1:lO 000 approximate scale because of the 7 X enlargement) on the individual model basis. All photo reproduction in connection with the ortho photos should be carried out by your organization. To relate the ortho photos to the line map, we suggest the following procedures:

Obtain the original ortho photo negatives and Gulf will enlarge them to 1:20 000.

Reduce manuscripts of the line map to 1 : 2 0 000 (some of the lines such as intermediate contours may not reproduce very well because the original is only pencil).

By fitting ortho photo negatives by their control points on the line map, the grids should be transferred onto the negatives.

From the above negatives, screen cronoflex positives on photographic paper prints should be produced as an end product.

If you should require a composite and ortho photos to be made from the line map, we strongly recommend that the line map should be redrafted for better reproduction purposes prior to the production of the composite map.

We also discussed the possibility of transferring the geological interpretation onto the line map using a photogrammetric method. It is quite possible and we suggest, some test models should

Gulf Canada Resources Inc. Page 4 December 21, 1979

be done as soon as the field work is completed. We feel that photo geological interpretation could be extended during the plotting phase of the above, if needed, on the geological overlay.

FEE SCHEDULE:

1. To provide aerial triangulation and numerical adjustment to cover both project areas and to produce the above reconnaissance photogrammetric mapping at the approximate scale of 1:lO 000 with 10 metre form line intervals as shown on the appendix maps:

OUR ESTIMATED FEE: $26,000.

The above fee will include the manual interpretation of the enlarged 1 : 5 0 000 map to cover the area between two blocks No. 10 on the Panorama Project, the end product on manuscripts on the reproducible cronoflex sheets as discussed in the attached proposal.

2. To provide ortho photo negatives from existing photograph at the same scale as the photography, our fee will be $120 per model, (please note that all photo reproductions will be done by Gulf Canada Resources Inc.

We thank you for the opportunity of submitting the above proposal and cost estimate. We look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours truly , HARDY ASSflCIATES (1978) LTD.

JK: bc

J. d h e , C.C. Director, Mapping Section

APPENDIX 11

TRENCH LITHOLOGIC LOGS

1 !7

I

1 ! ! I I

, i I

i

i I

I O O m t i"l SANDSTONE, F. G

I . . I

0.43 m

0 .56rn COAL

CLAYSTONE

CLAYSTONE R O C K

L 0. I 3 0.18

0.17

COAL BRIGHT, HARD CLAYSTONE C O A L BRIGHT, HARD

CLAYSTONE. F E STAIN 0 .52

0 . 4 6 CLAYSTONE, FE S T A I N

COAL D U L L , B R I G H T STREAKS, VERY H A R D

CLAYSTONE, FE STAIN

C L A Y S T O N E

C O A L , BRIGHT BANDS

CLAYSTONE

COAL D U L L , BRIGHT STREAKS, HARD

CLAYSTONE COAL CLAYSTONE COAL D U L L , VERY HARD

CLAYSTONE, COALY BANDS

COAL C L A Y S T O N E , F E STAIN

COAL D U L L , MANY BRIGHT BANDS. HARD

0.18

0 .25 0 . I3

t I - - - I

1 01

h R

0 -

J 1 0 m R -

-7 1 - m R

0 -

_J

1 N (I) n

0 -I

-

0.31

0 .48

0 . 0 5 0 . 4 0

0.10

0 . 4 9

I 0. 14

3 . 2 7 0 . 3 0

0 . 0 4 I

CLAYSTONE, F E STAIN

COAL DULL WITH BRIGHT BANDS

0. I I

0.77

2 . 6 0

1 I

SUB- TOTAL 0.67 0.33

c - c - c w - c - c -

CLAY STONE

C L A Y STONE, CARBONACEOUS

C L A Y S T O N E

C O A L D U L L , FEW BRIGHT BANDS t

0.68

c- SUB-TOTAL 0

TOTAL 2.77

0 . 6 8

0.68 3.81 0.62m C L A Y S T O N E , COALY LENSES

CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS P L A N T FRAGMENTS

0

0

z In

ATTITUDE OF ROOF : 1 2 8 / 6 3 S W

ATTITUDE O F FLOOR : 1 3 6 / 8 3 S W

ROCK

0 . 6 3

0.05

I o.82 L SUB- TOTAL I . 52

0.44

0.50

0.49

0.38

0.46

TOTAL 3 . 7 9

COAL 0.23m. 0 .2 I

- 0 . 2 I

0.14

0.35 0 . 6 4 m

mr ---- I:-- I

1

J

n 0,

0 1

-I n m n

0 - -I

7 N m 1 0 -I

0 z 0 v)

CLAYSTONE, SILTY

CLAY STONE

COAL CLAYSTONE, SILTY

POOR COAL WITH CLAYSTONE LENSES

CLAYSTONE

POOR COAL WITH MANY CLAYSTONE L E N S E S

CLAYSTONE

COAL

CLAYSTONE . T H I N COAL INTERBEDS

POOR COAL WITH CLAYSTONE INTERBEDS

CLAYSTONE, CONCRETIONARY

POOR COAL WITH INTERBEDDED CLAYSTONE



ATTITUDE OF ROOF : 119/50 S W ATTITUDE OF FLOOR: N / A slumped

Gulf CANADA RESOURCES INC 1 - 1 r\Iv811w I G“l$ I C*LL,Ah’

I I I TRENCH L O G

i __I__ - - - - - ---& SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

- e - c - c- e - c - e- c-

e - c - c 2;:;:

ROCK COAL

3.10 3. I8 COAL

CLAY ST ONE 0 . 4 2

-7- 0.16

COAL 3.80

C L A Y STONE

COAL, CLAYSTONE PARTINGS

3.29

0.70

2.86 0.02 COAL ,4 FEW CLAY STONE LENSES

CLAYSTONE, SOME COAL

COAL

CLAYSTONE, LENSES OF BRIGHT COAL COAL &FEW CLAYSTONE LENSES

CLAY STONE

5 0.

0.

0.46

0. 17 2.42 - I

0.44

0.75

- SUB- TOT

0.19 COAL

CLAYSTONE 0.31

0.76 CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS

COAL 0.04

CLAYSTONE 0.86

COAL, CLAYSTONE LENSES

CLAY STONE

COAL

CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS

COAL, CLAYSTONE 0 A N D S

0.25

0.32 I .42

0.19

I 0.47 L

SUB-TOTAL 0.38 0.2 I

CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS PARTING

COAL I . 04 0.09

CLAYSTONE 0.89

0.17

0.06

COAL

CLAYSTONE, COALY

COAL

0.39

0.85 CLAY STONE

f I .09

QI Q n 0 -

J

0 2

0 ul

COAL, D U L L , CLAYSTONE BANDS 1.09

1 SUB-TOTAL 0 I .09 - c - c -

6 - c - c - - - - I - - - c - c -

c - c - c -c-c-

e - c - c

-e -e-

c - c - e

-e- e- c - c -c

- e - c - c - c - C

- - - - - - - - - - -- -- -- --

2 . 5 0 CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS, FEW COALY BANDS

COAL

CLAYSTONE

0 .20

5.58 TOTAL 8.76

.

GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC I \"a( Ihl,, XI I GUlr:

[ : . \Lb*H I) P ~ n t i i T A . .. ~

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT ATTITUDE OF ROOF : 121/50 S W

ATTITUDE OF FLOOR : N / A ( c r e e p ) TRENCH LOG

S -TR -80-03

ROCK

0 52

TOTAL 0 . 5 2

I

COAL

0

0 .50 m i

1 n n m - 0 A

d In

ATTITUDE OF ROOF : 132/64 N E

ATTITUDE O F FLOOR : N / A

C L A Y S T O N E

POOR COAL

C L A Y S T O N E , PARTING AT I 5 c m . I N T E R V A L S

TRENCH LOG

I S-TR -80-04

ROCK

0.05

0.08

0.09

0.30 m

0 . 2 7 m 0.04

0.26

0.22

0.18

l-4 -c-c-c-

TOTAL 0.22 I 0.70

CLAY STONE

CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS, SOME COALY STREAKS COAL 1 CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS

0 COAL, SOME CLAYSTONE 2 CLAYSTONE, CARBONACEOUS 5 COAL, C L A Y B A N D S

1 C O A L , W E A T H E R E D CLAYSTONE

CLAYSTONE

ATTITUDE OF ROOF : I I O / 3 3 ° S W

ATTITUDE OF FLOOR : N / A

GULF CANADA RESOURCES I N C Lo., D,rlr,m

C A L u A h Y

SUSTUT COAL PROJECT

TRENCH L O G

S -TR -80-05

APPENDIX III

COAL QUALITY DATA

TRENCH

S-TR-80-01

STR-80-0 1

S-TR-80-01

S-TR-80-02

S-TR-80-02

STR-80-02

S-TR-80-03

S-TR-80-03

S-TR-80-03

S-TR-80-04

S-TR-80-05

AVERAGE+

S NUhlBER YIELD% MOISTC

PLE RESIDUAL :E% ASH%

01379 41.85 0.63 10.34

_ _ _

01380/81 33.00 0.82 11.11

01382

01385

01392

01393

01387

0 I388

01389

01383

01390 ~

30.64

2.19

9.33

7.47

30.06

24.91

35.97

13.41

38.15

32.74

~

0.59 5.73

3.08 12.38

5.22 10.71

5.30 10.63

2.35 6.63

1.90 8.1 1

3.61 8.28

2.51 10.88

2.35 9.94

1.65 8.37

~ ~

* All Results Are Air Dried Basis Unless Otherwise Noted

SUSTUTTRENCH SA!dPLES

1.5 FLOAT/SINK RESULTS*

FLOAT

VOLATILE FIXED MATTER% CARBON% SULPHUR%

14.80 74.23 0.47

14.97 73.10 0.54

16.28 77.40 0.48

21.37 63.17 0.47

24.62 59.45 0.57

25.56 58.51 0.52

20.45 70.57 0.56

22.21 67.78 0.60

21.33 66.78 0.64

23.1 I 63.50 0.50

26.23 61.48 0.69

18.34 71.64 0.55

__ ~ ~

SINK

. . BTUILB YIELD96

14 162

13 849

14 847

I1 979

11 069

10 854

12 958

12 563

12 434

12 071

I1 911

13 469

__

58.15

67.00

69.36

97.81

90.67

92.53

69.94

75.09

64.03

86.59

61.85

62.26

__

i ASH46 , ~.

57.34 37.67

56.29 41.38

62.58 45.16

75.96 74.57

74.00 68.09

66.23 62.08

53.37 39.32

44.70 35.59

33.11 24.18

53.44 47.73

_ _ _ _ 50.22 34.85

30.74 37.22

+ Average Based on t h e Six Samples From Trenches S-TR-80-01 and S-TR-80-03

Sample Number: Trench Number:

Ash Mosi t ure Volatile Fixed Carbon BTUILB. Sulphur Specific Gravity H.G.I.

SUSTUT TRENCH SAMPLE ANALYSES

318" x 28 Mesh 28 x 100 Mesh 100 x 0 Mesh

Ash Moisture Volatile Fixed Carbon BTU/LB. Sulphur

Ash Moisture Volatile Fixed Carbon BTUILB. Sulphur

Ash BTUILB.

01387 S-TR-80-03

RAW COAL ANALYSIS

37.22 5.51 18.17 39.10 7142 0.35 1.75 98

SIZE CONSIST

68.80 19.66 11.54

318'' x 28 Mesh

43.66 4.51 16.09 35.74 6276 0.21

28 x 100 Mesh

22.64 6.42 21.76 49.18 9058 0.52

100 x 0 Mesh

23.78 8205

01379-81 S-TR-80-01

39.14 0.97 13.75 46.14 8656 0.35 1.71 80

84.95 10.15 4.90

39.55 0.92 13.67 45.86 3505 0.30

32.33 1.03 14.70 51.94 9940 0.38

35.12 9477

FLOAT/SINK RESULTS

Sample Number: 01387 Trench Number: S-TR-80-03

S.G.

1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 t1.8

1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 t1.8

WT% ASH% ~-

17.23 1.47 5.32 9.98 11.04 18.43 10.81 27.70 7.83 37.05 47.77

28.92 2.32 27.18 6.64 12.85 15.65 5.73 25.50 3.34 34.21 21.98

318" x 28 Mesh

BTU/LB. CUM. WT.% CUM. ASH% CUM. BTU/LB.

14459 17.23 1.47 14459 11547 22.55 3.48 13722 9944 33.59 8.39 12514 8357 44.4 13.09 11502 7019 52.23 16.68 10830

100

28 x 100 hlesh

13785 28.92 11 953 56.10 10138 68.95 8386 74.68 7301 78.02

100

Sample Number: 01379-81 Trench Number: S-TR-80-01

318" x 28 Mesh

1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 t1.8

1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 t1.8

24.61 4.40 10.09 19.29 9.73 29.82 10.34 39.10 6.73 45.50 38.50

45.43 4.85 8.75 17.22 7.89 27.05 4.95 37.51 3.51 45.88 29.47

2.32 4.41 6.51 7.96 9.09

14877 24.61 4.40 12323 34.70 8.73 10422 44.43 13.35 8920 54.77 18.21 757 1 61.5 21.20

100

28 x 100 Mesh

14789 45.43 4.85 12636 54.18 6.85 11025 62.07 9.42 8941 67.02 11.49 7620 70.53 13.20

100

13785 12897 12383 12077 11872

14877 14134 13321 12490 11952

14789 14441 14009 13633 13334


PROJECT: Sustut

SAMPLE: 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 1. ANALYSIS OF HEAD SAMPLE

Air-Dry Basis Dry Basis

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

Moisture %

Volatile Matter %

Fixed Carbon %

CALORIFIC VALUE: (CAL./grn.)

(B.T.U./lb.)

SULPHUR %

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

HAROGROVE GRINDABILITY INDEX

39.14

0.97

13.75

46.14

4,809

8,656

0.35

1.71

39.52

- 13.88

46.60

4,856

8,741

0.35

1.72

80

C~CLONE ENGINEERING SALES LTD.

File: S1-316

Sample: 46

Date: Nov. 21/80

GULF CANADA RESOURCES I N C .

PROJECT : Sustu t

SAMPLE: 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 2. S I Z E CONSIST

Size -

3/8" x 28 m.

28 m. x 100 in.

100 m. x 0

W t . x

84.95

10.15

4.90

100.00

CYCLONE ENGINEERING SALES LTO.

F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 46

Date : Nov. 21/80


PROJECT: S u s t u t

SAMPLE : 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 3. ANALYSIS OF 3/8" x 28 MESH S I Z E FRACTION

3a. RAW SAMPLE ANALYSIS

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

M o i s t u r e %

V o l a t i l e M a t t e r %

F ixed C a r b o n %

CALORIF IC VALUE: (Ca l . / gm. )

(B . T . U . / 1 b . )

SULPHUR %

A i r - D r y B a s i s

39.55

0.92

13.67

45.86

4,725

8,505

0.30

D r y B a s i s

39.92

-

13.80

46.28

4,769

8,584

0.30

CYCLONE ENGINEERING SALES LTD.

File: S1-316

S a m p l e : 46

D a t e : Nov. 21/80


PROJECT: Sus tu t

SAMPLE : 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 3. ANALYSIS OF 3/8" x 28 MESH S

3b. FLOAT-SINK ANALYSIS (a .d .b . )

Sp. Gr.

- 1.40

1.40 - 1.50

1.50 - 1.60

1.60 - 1.70

1.70 - 1.80

i. 1.80

FR -

FRACTIONAL

Yield % - Ash % BTU/lb.

24.61 4.40 14,877

10.09 19.29 12,323

9.73 29.82 10,422

10.34 39.10 8,920

6.73 45.50 7,571

38.50 - -

CUMUL AT1 V E

Yield % Ash % BTU/lb.

24.61 4.40 14,877

34.70 8.73 14,134

44.43 13.35 13,321

54.77 18.21 12,490

61.50 21.20 11,952

100.00 - -


File: S1-316

Sample: 46

Date: Nov. 21/80


PROJECT: Sustut

SAMPLE: 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 4. ANALYSIS OF 28 MESH X 0 S I Z E FRACTION

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

Moisture %

Volatile Matter %

Fixed Carbon %

Air-Dry Basis

32.33

1.03

14.70

51.94

CALORIFIC VALUE: (Cal./gm.) 5,522

(B.T.U./lb.) 9,940

SULPHUR % 0.38

Dry Basis

32.67

- 14.85

52.48

5,579

10,043

0.38


File: S1-316

Sample: 46

Date: Nov. 21/80


PROJECT: SustUt

SAMPLE : 01 379, 01 380, 01’381

TABLE 5. ANALYSIS OF 2 8 MESH X 100 MESH SIZE FRACTION (a.d.b.)

FRACTIONAL CUMULATIVE

Sp. G r . Y i e l d % fi BTU/lb. Y i e l d % Ash % BTU/lb.

- 1.40 45.43 4.85 14,789 45.43 4.85 14,789

1.40 - 1.50 8.75 17.22 12,636 54.18 6.85 14,441

1.50 - 1.60 7.89 27.05 11,025 62.07 9.42 14,007

1.60 - 1.70 4.95 37.51 8,941 67.02 11.49 13,633

1.70 - 1.80 3.51 45.88 7,620 70.53 13.20 13,334

+ 1.80 - - 29.47 - 100.00 -


F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 46

Date: Nov. 21/80


PROJECT: Sus tu t

SAMPLE: 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 6. ANALYSIS OF 100 MESH X 0 SIZE FRACTION (a .d .b .1

ASH % 35.12

CALORIFIC VALUE: (CAL./gm.) 5,265

(B.T.U./lb.) 9,477


F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 46

Date : Nov. 21/80

,



SAMPLE : 01379, 01380, 01381

TABLE 7. SIMULATED PRODUCT

7a. CONTRIBUTION BY S I Z E FRACTION

S i z e C u t P o i n t

3f8" x 28 m. 1.8

28 m. x 100 m. 1.8

100 m. x 0 1.8

-

Tota l -

Y i e l d % % o f Raw % o f P r o d u c t

61.50 52.24 83.20

70.53 7.16 11.40

69.10 3.39 5.40

- 62.79 100.00


F i l e : S1-316

S a m p l e : 46

D a t e : Nov . 21/80

. GULF CANADA RESOURCES I N C .


SAMPLE : 01379, 01380, 01381


7b. ANALYSIS

A i r - D r y B a s i s Dry B a s i s

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash % 20.92 21.11

M o i s t u r e % 0.92 - V o l a t i l e M a t t e r % 15.03 15.17

F ixed Carbon % 63.13 63.72

CALORIFIC VALUE: (Cal./gm.) 6,696 6,758

(B.T.U./lb.) 12,053 12,165

SULPHUR %

SPEC1 FIC GRAVITY

HARDGROVE GRINOABILITY INDEX

0.49 0.49

1.46 1.46

89


F i l e : 51-316

Sample: 46

Date: Nov. 21 /80


P RDJ E CT : S u s t u t

SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 1. ANALYSIS OF HEAD SAMPLE

A i r - D r y B a s i s D r y B a s i s

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

M o i s t u r e %


F i x e d Carbon %

CALORIFIC VALUE: (CAL. /gm. )

(B.T.U./lb.)

SULPHUR %

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

HARDGROVE GRINDABILITY INDEX

37.22

5.51

18.17

39.10

3,968

7,142

0.35

1.75

39.39

- 19.23

41.38

4,199

7,558

0.37

1.79


F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 39

D a t e : Nov. 21/80


PROJECT : Sus tu t

SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 2. S I Z E CONSIST

S i z e

318” x 28 m.

28 m. x 100 m.

100 m. x 0

68.80

19.66

11.54

100.00


F i l e : 51-316

Sample: 39

Date: N O V . ~ I / ~ O



SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 3. ANALYSIS OF 3/8" x 2 8 MESH S I Z E FRACTION

3a. RAW SAMPLE ANALYSIS

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

M o i s t u r e %


F i x e d Carbon %

CALORIFIC VALUE: (Cal./gm.)

(B.T.U./lb.)

SULPHUR %

A i r - D r y Basis

43.66

4.51

16.09

35.74

3,486

6,276

0.21

Dry B a s i s

45.72

-

16.85

37.43

3,651

6,572

0.22


F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 39

Date: Nov. 21/80

GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC. ?

PROJECT: Sustut

SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 3. ANALYSIS OF 3/81' x 28 MESH SIZE FRACTION

3b. FLOAT-SINK ANALYSIS (a.d.b.)

FRACTIONAL CUMUL AT I V E

Sp. Gr. Yield % BTU/lb. Yield % BTU/lb.

- 1.40 17.23 1.47 14,459 17.23 1.47 14,459

1.40 - 1.50 5.32 9.98 11,547 22.55 3.48 13,722

1.50 - 1.60 11.04 18.43 9,944 33.59 8.39 12,514

9 1.60 - 1.70 10.81 27.70 8,357 44.40 13.09 11,502

1.70 - 1.80 7.83 37.05 7,019 52.23 16.68 10,830

t 1.80 47.77 - - 100.00 - -

' CYCLONE ENGINEERING SALES LTD.

File: S1-316

Sample: 39

Date: NOV. 21/80


PROJECT: Sus tu t

SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 4. ANALYS OF 28 MESH X 0 S

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

Mo is tu re %

V o l a t i l e Ma t te r %

F ixed Carbon %

CALORIFIC VALUE: (Cal . / gm. )

(B.T.U./lb.)

SULPHUR %

* CYCLONE ENGINEERING SALES LTD.

F i l e : ,S1-316

Sample: 39

Date: Nov. 21/80

ZE FRACTION

Air-Dry Basis

22.64

6.42

21.76

49.18

5,032

9,058

0.52

Dry Basis

24.19

- 23.25

52.56

5,377

9,679

0.56



SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 5. ANALYSIS OF 28 MESH X 100 MESH SIZE FRACTION (a.d.b.)

FRACTIONAL

Sp. G r . Y i e l d % BTU/lb.

- 1.40 28.92 2.32 13,785

1.40 - 1.50 27.18 6.64 11,953

1.50 - 1.60 12.85 15.64 10,135

1.60 - 1.70 5.73 25.50 8,396

1.70 - 1.80 3.34 34.21 7,301

+ 1.80 21.98 - -

CUMULATIVE

Y i e l d % Ash % BTU/lb.

28.92 2.32 13,785

56.10 4.41 12,897

68.95 6.51 12,383

74.68 7.96 12,077

78.02 9.09 11,872

100.00 - -


F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 39

Date : Nov. 21/80

.-


PROJECT: SuStut

SAMPLE: 01 387

TABLE 6. ANALYSIS OF 100 MESH X 0 S I Z E FRACTION (a .d .b . )

ASH % 23.78

CALORIF IC VALUE: (CAL./gm.) 4,559

(B.T.U./lb.) 8,205

CYCLONE ENGINEERING SALES LTO.

File: S1-316

Sample: 39

Date: Nov. 21/80

~. GULF CANADA RESOURCES I N C .


SAMPLE : 01 387


7a. CONTRIBUTION BY S I Z E FRACTION

- S i z e Cut P o i n t Y i e l d 7; % of Raw % of Product

318" x 28 m. 1.8 52.23 35.93 58.23

28 m. x 100 m. 1.8 78.02 15.34 24.86

100 m. x 0 1.8 90.36 10.43 16.91

- - 61.70 100.00 T o t a l


F i l e : S1-316

Sample: 39

Date: Nov. 21/80

f

* GULF CANADA RESOURCES INC.

PROJECT: Sustut

SAMPLE : 01 387


7b. ANALYSIS

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:

Ash %

Moisture %

Volatile Matter %

Fixed Carbon %

CALORIFIC VALUE: (Cal./gm.)

(B.T.U./l b.)

SULPHUR %

SPECIFIC GRAVITY

HARDGROVE GRINDABILITY INDEX

Air-Dry Basis Dry Basis

15.58 16.15

3.53 - 20.59 21.34

60.30 62.51

6,011 6,231

10,819 11,215

0.52 0.54

1.53 1.55

120


File: S1-316

Sample: 39

Date : Nov. 21/80

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