Table 1. Potential mineable coal
resources of British Columbia by coalfield,
in million tonnes; major deposits only |
| COALFIELD |
Measured |
Indicated |
Inferred |
| Southeast
British Columbia Kootenay coalfields |
| Flathead Coalfield |
70 |
150 |
200 |
| Fernie Coalfield |
700 |
300 |
1000 |
| Elk Valley Coalfield |
600 |
850 |
2800 |
| TOTAL |
1370 |
|
|
| Northeastern
British Columbia |
| Peace River Coalfield |
1015 |
2285 |
6270 |
| Coal River Coalfield |
|
50 |
50 |
| TOTAL |
1015 |
|
|
| Vancouver
Island and Queen Charlotte Islands |
| Comox Coal Basin |
90 |
260 |
|
| Nanaimo Coal Basin |
3 |
8 |
|
| Suquash Coalfield |
|
18 |
|
| Graham Island deposits |
|
15 |
70 |
| TOTAL |
93 |
|
|
| Northern
British Columbia |
| Tuya River |
|
200 |
200 |
| Groundhog |
15 |
200 |
500 |
| Klappan |
85 |
300 |
500 |
| Telkwa |
50 |
180 |
300 |
| TOTAL |
150 |
|
|
| Southern
British Columbia |
| Bowron |
10 |
30 |
30 |
| Merritt |
10 |
20 |
40 |
| Similkameen |
20 |
60 |
160 |
| Hat Creek |
450 |
320 |
270 |
| TOTAL |
490 |
|
|
|
|
| TOTAL million tonnes |
3118 |
|
|
| Modified from Smith, 1989 |
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Last Updated February 13, 2003 |
