Aggregate Inventory of British Columbia Private Pits

BCMEMPR Open File 1996-05

by A. Matheson, N.W.D. Massey, P.T. Bobrowsky, C.E. Kilby and G. Manson

This database of private aggregate pits in British Columbia was compiled as part of the BC Geological Survey's Aggregate Inventory Project.  In this compilation, private pits were considered to be only those natural aggregate occurrences for which an application by an operator for a Notice of Work had been received and subsequently issued by the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources.  All other pits, including public pits operated by the Ministry of Transportation and Highways, are not included.

Information about each pit in the database file includes its location (both latitude/longitude and UTM coordinates), NTS map sheet number, Notice of Work file number and status (active/inactive) and the type of landform hosting the pit.  The database file is presented in several formats for ease of use.

This inventory can be also be viewed on the MapPlace Aggregate Potential Map.

Copies of this open file can be obtained from Crown Publications.

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