Geoscience Map 1997-2: Bedrock and Surficial
Geology of the Southern Nechako Plateau, Central
British Columbia
NTS (93F/2,3,6,7)
by L.J. Diakow and V.M. Levson
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This colored geological map (1: 100 000
scale) is a compilation of bedrock and surficial geology data from the area
between the Nechako Reservoir and the Blackwater River. The inferred extent
of mineralizing plutons and prospective rhyolites are also shown, as are
fossil and age dating sites, ice flow direction indicators, geochemical
sample sites, and the distribution and nature of surficial sediments that
are most usable for local geochemical surveys.
Widespread drift cover, and lack of
geological and geochemical information has hindered exploration in this
region in the past. In 1993 and 1994 the members of the Interior Plateau
Project discovered several new precious metal occurrences and identified
geochemical anomalies that are significant new targets for mineral
exploration. The region has significant untested mineral potential and is
undergoing active mineral exploration, mainly for precious metal deposits.
The geology of the map area is discussed in
detail in the Interior Plateau Project volume (GSB
Paper 1997-2 and GSC Open File 3448) which summarizes results from a
variety of geological studies conducted in the vast Interior Plateau region
west of the Fraser River and east of the Coast Mountains in central British
Columbia. The Interior Plateau Project was conducted under the auspices of
the Federal-Provincial Mineral Development Agreement (1991-1995).
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