Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNUAL REPORT for the Year Ended December 31 1970 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1971 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA Hon. Frank Richter, Minister. K. B. Blakey, Deputy Minister. J. W. Peck, Chief Inspector of Mines. S. Metcalfe, Chief Analyst and Assayer. R. H. McCrimmon, Chief Gold Commissioner. Stuart S. Holland, Chief, Mineralogical Branch. J. D. Lineham, Chief, Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch. R. E. Moss, Chief Commissioner, Petroleum and Natural Gas. Colonel the Honourable J. R. Nicholson, P.C, O.B.E., Q.C., LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: The Annual Report of the Mineral Industry of the Province for the year 1970 is herewith respectfully submitted. FRANK RICHTER Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources Office, June 1,1971 L Joseph J. Haile, retired Instructor, Inspection Branch, died in Fernie on January 31, 1970, in his seventy-fifth year. He was born in England and came to Coal Creek in 1906 where he worked in the coal mines until 1941 when he moved to Fernie to take over the mine-rescue station of the Department of Mines. From 1941 until his retirement on December 31, 1960, "Joe" Haile trained several hundred individuals in mine-rescue and first- aid work. As a former mine-rescue captain and as an Instructor with the Department his teams won numerous competitions both local and Provincial. Mr. Haile was also an active citizen of Fernie. He was secretary-treasurer for 20 years of the Fernie Centre, St. John Ambulance Association, a member of Rotary, an alderman for nine years, and vice-president and later chairman of the Hospital Board. Mr. Haile is survived by his wife, one son, and one daughter. CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Introduction. Review of the Mineral Industry.. CHAPTER 2 Statistics Page A6 A7 A 12 CHAPTER 3 Departmental Work A 56 CHAPTER 4 Petroleum and Natural Gas A 84 CHAPTER 5 Inspection of Mines. A 197 A 5 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES, 1970 CHAPTER 1 Introduction A report on the mineral industry in the Province has been published annually since 1874. From 1874 to 1959 it was the Annual Report of the Minister of Mines, and since 1960 it has been the Annual Report of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources. Starting with 1969, the Annual Report of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources contains a review of the mineral industry, and chapters dealing with Statistics, Departmental Work, Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Inspection of Mines. Technical reports on geology, mineral exploration, metal mines, placer, industrial minerals and structural materials, and coal which formerly were included in the Annual Report are published separately in a volume entitled Geology, Exploration, and Mining in British Columbia. A new series of annual publications of that name began with the 1969 volume. This Annual Report contains a general review of the mineral industry as a whole. The chapter on Statistics records in considerable detail all phases of the mineral production of the Province. Current and past practices in arriving at quantities and in calculating the values of products are described. The organization of the Department and the work of its various branches are outlined briefly in the chapter on Departmental Work. The chapter on Petroleum and Natural Gas contains a general review and records in considerable detail the development and production statistics of that expanding industry. Information concerning mine safety, fatal accidents, dangerous occurrences, etc., and the activities of the Inspection Branch are contained in the chapter on Inspection of Mines. A 6 Review of the Mineral Industry By Stuart S. Holland Production—The value of the 1970 production of British Columbia's mineral industry amounted to $485,233,614. A new record was established for the ninth successive year and the previous year's total was exceeded by $20,844,865 or 4.5 per cent. The total value to date has now reached $7,645,530,896. The values of the four classes of products are as follows: Change 1969 1970 (Per Cent) Metals $294,881,114 $306,525,445 +3.9 Industrial minerals.... 20,492,943 22,106,822 +7.9 Structural materials _. 55,441,528 46,067,211 —17 Fuels 93,573,164 110,534,136 +18 The increase in value of metal production of 3.9 per cent was due to gains in copper, lead, molybdenum, nickel, and silver which more than compensated for decreases in cadmium, iron, and zinc. The enormous increase in quantity of copper produced (39.3 million pounds) was diminished statistically by the fall in price of copper from an average of 66.66 cents per pound in 1969 to 58.70 cents per pound in 1970. The value of industrial minerals increased by $1.6 million or 7.9 per cent largely due to increased production of asbestos. The value of structural materials decreased by $9.4 million or 17 per cent due to the decreased value of sand, gravel, and cement owing to the decline in construction activity. The value of fuels increased by $17 million or 18 per cent due largely to the enormous gain in value of coal, $12.7 million or 187 per cent, combined with small gains in crude oil and natural gas. During the next several years it is anticipated that the total value of production will continue to increase, though depending on metal and mineral prices, the rate of increase may be less than formerly. New production of copper is expected from several important properties proceeding toward production. The production of molybdenum is expected to decline in 1971 due to reduced sales and cut backs in production. Production of coal should continue to increase and petroleum and natural gas production are expected to maintain a steady growth. Provincial revenue—Direct revenue to the Provincial Government derived from the entire mineral industry in 1970 was as follows: Free miners' certificates, recording fees, lease rentals, assessment payments, etc. $1,964,958.07 Royalties on iron concentrates 313,661.04 Rentals and royalties on industrial minerals and structural materials 282,332.00 Fifteen-per-cent mining tax (received during 1970) 12,723,581.00 Coal licences 94,943.00 Petroleum and natural gas rentals, fees, etc 9,174,447.99 Sale of Crown reserves 16,339,801.19 Royalties on oil, gas, and processed products 13,474,606.62 Miscellaneous 21,843.23 Total _.__ $54,390,174.14 A 7 A 8 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Expenditure by the industry—Expenditures in 1970 by companies involved in the exploration, development, and production of metals, minerals, and coal were $488,866,838. Expenditures in 1970 by companies involved in the exploration and production of petroleum and natural gas were $121,110,000. The total expenditures in 1970 by the mineral industry in exploration, development, and production were $609,976,838. Metal mining—In 1970, 66 mines produced 40.16 million tons of ore. Nine produced more than 1,000,000 tons each, and 14 produced between 100,000 and 1,000,000 tons each. Ten open-pit mines produced more than 26.4 million tons of ore. In 1970, 37 concentrators were in operation. Concentrators having a total capacity of 11,730 tons were completed at eight mines, of which the more important were Granduc, Greyhound, Ruth Vermont, Magnum, and Mount Copeland. Concentrators having a total capacity of 88,510 tons per day were under construction at seven mines, of which the more important were Lornex, Island Copper, Similkameen (Ingerbelle), Pride of Emory, and Bull River. During the year mining and concentrating operations were terminated by Utica Mines Ltd. at the Horn Silver mine and by Greyhound Mines Ltd. at the Greyhound pit. Coast Copper Company Limited discontinued production of iron concentrates but continues production of copper from their Benson Lake mine. The Trail smelter treated 12,850 tons of crude ore and 339,667 tons of concentrates from British Columbia as well as a large tonnage of concentrates, ore, and scrap from sources outside the Province. A total of 2,167,548 tons of concentrates was shipped to foreign smelters. Of the total metal production of the Province, concentrates representing 6.0 per cent of the total value were shipped to American smelters and concentrates representing 46.7 per cent of the total value were shipped to Japanese smelters. Destination of British Columbia Concentrates in 1970 Smelters Gold-Silver Lead Zinc Copper Nickel-Copper Iron Trail _ '1 Tons Tons 763 J 151,956 j 9,916 771 Tons | Tons 186,948 ._ 67,301 7,100 4,321 ] 384,894 1 Tons Tons 18,950 1,674,293 Most molybdenum is sold as molybdenite concentrate, but Endako Mines Ltd. convert part of their output to molybdic oxide and ferromolybdenum. Destinations of British Columbia molybdenum are largely Europe and Japan. Prospecting for, and exploration and development of, mineral deposits continued at a high level of activity throughout the Province. The chief interest was in copper, copper-molybdenum, and molybdenum properties in the Kamloops, Omineca, Cariboo, and Liard Mining Divisions. The number of mineral claims recorded in 1970 was 69,546, a 17.8 per cent decrease from 1969. Footage of exploratory diamond drilling was 673,121 feet, down 65,434 feet or 8.9 per cent, and footage of percussion drilling was 235,883 feet, down 17,566 feet or 6.9 per cent. About 628 geological, geochemical, and geophysical reports were accepted in 1970 by the Department for assessment work credit. They represent not less than $4,412,374 in work done on claims. REVIEW OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY A 9 The following statistics of expenditures on exploration and development of coal, mineral and metallic deposits, and mines are summarized from data recorded on Statistics Canada forms. They represent minimum amounts, but the response of the industry is sufficiently complete to provide figures that are substantially correct. Comparable figures for petroleum and natural gas operations are not available. Exploration and Development Expenditures, 1970 Number of Mines Reporting Physical Work and Surveys Administration, Overhead, Land Costs, Etc. Total A. Prospecting and exploration on undeclared mines— i. Metal mines _ 2. Coal mines - _ 3. Others 481 5 8 $35,655,902 4,160,385 708,638 $10,697,609 757,626 202,470 $46,353,511 4,918,011 911,108 Totals $40,524,925 $11,657,705 $52,182,630 B. Exploration on declared or operating mines— 1. Metal mines 18 2 | 5 $1,769,279 622,500 39,279 $255,940 26,800 9,760 $2,025,219 649,300 3. Others 49,039 Totals $2,431,058 $292,500 $2,723,558 C. Development on declared mines—■ 5 1 1 $60,318,274 19,728,038 251,262 $3,291,536 211,500 24,294 $63,609,810 2. Coal mines 3. Others — 19,939,538 275,556 Totals $80,297,574 $3,527,330 $83,824,904 D. Development on operating mines— 26 1 3 $45,573,577 43,399,000 8,885,649 $4,337,676 6,479,000 897,284 $49,911,253 2. Coalmines— 3. Others 49,878,000 9,782,933 Totals | $97,858,226 $11,713,960 $109,572,186 E. Total expenditures on exploration and development— 1. Metal mines—A(l) + B(l) + C(l) + D(l).... 2. Coal mines—A(2) + B{2) + C(2) + D(2) 3. Others—A(3) + B(3) + C(3) -f D(3) $143,317,032 67,909,923 9,884,828 $18,582,761 7,474,926 1,133,808 $161,899,793 75,384,849 11,018,636 . $221,111,783 $27,191,495 $248,303,278 Exploration includes all work done up to the time when a company declares its intention of proceeding to production, after that date the work becomes development. Major expenditures in 1970 by companies involved in the exploration, development, and mining of metals, minerals, and coal were as follows: Mining operations (metals, minerals, coal) $185,305,280 Mining operations (structural materials) 13,677,801 Repairs expenditures 41,580,479 Capital expenditures $121,601,714 Exploration and development 126,701,564 248,303,278 Total $488,866,838 Capital and repair expenditures are listed separately because of difficulties in allocating them consistently. Actually most of the repair expenditures should be applied to mining operations, and most of the capital expenditures to exploration and development. Structural materials and industrial minerals—In 1970, additions were made to the processing plant of Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Limited to increase the fibre production to 110,000 tons annually. The new cement plant of Canada Cement A 10 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Lafarge Ltd. at Kamloops went into production and a new plant to recover barite from the tailings of the old Mineral King mine went into operation on Toby Creek. Crownite Industrial Minerals Ltd. at Quesnel began running-in trials treating diatomite and shale to make pozzolan. Coal mining—As a result of the availability of large Japanese markets for western Canadian coking-coals and of the changing world outlook for coal as an energy source, large investments were made by many companies in 1970 for coal exploration and coal production facilities. At the end of the year two companies held 15-year contracts for the shipment of coal to Japanese steel producers. Kaiser Resources Ltd., whose main contract began on April 1, 1970, has agreed to ship approximately 5 million long tons per year. Fording Coal Limited, whose contract begins on April 1, 1972, is to deliver 3 million long tons per year. The total amount of coal mined (gross production) in 1970 was 3,483,062 short tons, a three-fold increase over 1969. The amount of coal sold and used in 1970 was 2,644,056 short tons valued at $19.6 million, an increase of 1.8 million tons or 210 per cent. Almost all this production was from the Michel operations of Kaiser Resources Ltd. The first shipment by unit train to Roberts Bank left Sparwood on April 28, 1970. Extensive exploration and development continued during the year in the Elk River coalfield. On the Fording Coal property, extensive coal reserves have been established and the property is being prepared for production commencing in 1972. North of the Fording Coal property, in the vicinity of Aldridge Creek, Emkay Canada Natural Resources Ltd. carried out exploration which has indicated large coal reserves. In the south, Crows Nest Industries Limited were active in exploration and it is reported that large reserves of coal have been indicated. The eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains is another belt that is receiving intensive prospecting and examination. Brameda Resources Ltd. diamond drilled an area of 8 square miles near Sukunka River and established reserves of 60 million tons of high-grade coking-coal. Other companies were undertaking preliminary exploration elsewhere in the foothills. The Groundhog coalfield in north central British Columbia received detailed geological examination. The economic outlook for the region is improving with the northwestward extension of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway due to pass through the coalfield. A record number of coal licences was issued under the Coal Act in 1970. By the end of the year 1,442 coal licences covering not less than 685,875 acres were in good standing. Petroleum and natural gas—The value of production of the petroleum industry in 1970 amounted to $90,974,467, up 5 per cent from 1969. For the sixth successive year there has been an increase in production. Natural gas delivered to pipelines from 282 of 725 producible gas wells was 272,554,221 MSCF, an increase of 6.3 per cent in quantity and 6.8 per cent in value over 1969. Crude-oil production from 259 of 640 producible oil wells remained virtually unchanged at 25,361,333 barrels, an increase of 0.2 per cent in quantity and 3.8 per cent in value. Crude oil was second only to copper in value. The major gas-producing fields were Yoyo, Laprise Creek, Sidney, Nig Creek, and Rigel and the major oil-producing fields were Boundary Lake, Peejay, Milligan Creek, Inga, and Weasel. Production and drilling operations in the Province during 1970 recorded only minor increases over 1969. Over-all drilling operations increased about 3 per cent over 1969 with notable decreases in development-type drilling. This is indicative that areas for concentrated development drilling were not available and that oil REVIEW OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY A 11 companies devoted more of their drilling to seeking new fields. Drilling objectives were for gas in the Devonian of the northern part of northeastern British Columbia and for oil and gas in the Lower Cretaceous and Triassic in the southern part of the area. An important discovery of gas was made in the Mississippian in the disturbed belt of the foothills near Pink Mountain. Most exploration activity was in proven areas of the Province in addition to which some work was undertaken in the Fernie and Chilcotin areas, in the Bowser Basin, and on the Queen Charlotte Islands. Minor expansions were made to processing facilities for petroleum products and to transportation systems. A natural gas transmission line to the prolific Beaver River gasfield was under construction. Expenditures in 1970 made by companies involved in the exploration and production of petroleum and natural gas were as follows: Exploration, land acquisition, and drilling $54,961,000 Development drilling 12,705,000 Capital expenditures 20,373,000 Natural gas plant operations 3,666,000 Field, well, and pipe-line operations 12,565,000 General (excluding income tax) 16,840,000 Total $121,110,000 Statistics CHAPTER 2 CONTENTS Pagb Introduction A 13 Method of Computing Production A 13 Metals A 13 Average Prices A 13 Gross and Net Content A 14 Value of Production A 14 Industrial Minerals and Structural Materials A 15 Fuel A 15 Notes on Products Listed in the Tables A 15 Table 1—Mineral Production: Total to Date, Past Year, and Latest Year A 27 Table 2—Total Value of Mineral Production, 1836-1970 A 28 Table 3—Mineral Production for the 10 Years 1961-1970 A 30 Table 4—Mineral Production, Graph of Value, 1887-1970 A 32 Table 5—Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, and Molybdenum, Graph of Quantities, 1893-1970 A 33 Table 6—Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, and Iron Concentrates, 1858-1970 A 34 Table 7a—Mineral Production by Mining Divisions, 1968 and 1969, and Total to Date A 36 Table 7b—Production of Lode Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, and Zinc by Mining Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date A 38 Table 7c—Production of Miscellaneous Metals by Mining Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date A 40 Table 7d—Production of Industrial Minerals by Mining Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date A 44 Table 7e—Production of Structural Materials by Mining Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date A 46 Table 8a—Production of Coal, 1836-1970 A 47 Table 8b—Coal Production and Distribution by Collieries and by Mining Divisions, 1970 A 48 Table 9—Principal Items of Expenditure, Reported for Operations of All Classes A 49 Table 10—Employment in the Mineral Industry, 1901-1970 A 50 Table 11—Employment at Major Metal Mines and Coal Mines, 1970 A 51 Table 12—Metal Production in 1970 A 52 A 12 INTRODUCTION The statistics of the mineral industry are collected, compiled, and tabulated for this Report by the Economics and Statistics Branch, Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, Victoria. In the interests of uniformity and to avoid duplication of effort, beginning with the statistics for 1925, Statistics Canada and the Provincial departments have cooperated in collecting and processing mineral statistics. Producers of metals, industrial minerals, structural materials, coal, and petroleum and natural gas are requested to submit returns in duplicate on forms prepared for use by the Province and by Statistics Canada. As far as possible, both organizations follow the same practice in processing the data. The final compilation by Statistics Canada is usually published considerably later than the Annual Report of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources for British Columbia. Differences between the values of production published by the two organizations arise mainly because Statistics Canada uses average prices considered applicable to the total Canadian production, whereas the British Columbia mining statistician uses prices considered applicable to British Columbia production. Peat, classified as a fuel by Statistics Canada, is not included in the British Columbia statistics of mineral production being regarded as neither a fuel nor a mineral. METHOD OF COMPUTING PRODUCTION The tabulated statistics are arranged so as to facilitate comparison of the production records for the various mining divisions, and from year to year. From time to time, revisions have been made to figures published in earlier reports as additional data became available or errors become known. Data are obtained from the certified returns made by producers of metals, industrial minerals and structural materials, and coal, and are augmented by data obtained from custom smelters. For placer gold, returns from operators are augmented by data obtained from the Royal Canadian Mint. For petroleum, natural gas, and liquid by-products, production figures supplied by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch of the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources are compiled from the monthly disposition reports and the Crown royalty statement filed with the Department by the producers. Values are in Canadian funds. Weights are avoirdupois pounds and short tons (2,000 lb.), and troy ounces. Barrels are 35 imperial gallons. Metals Average Prices The prices used in the valuation of current and past production of gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc are shown in the table on page A 26. The price of gold used is the average Canadian Mint buying-price for fine gold. In 1970 this was $36.56 per ounce. A 13 A 14 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 The price used for placer gold originally was established arbitrarily at $17 per ounce, when the price of fine gold was $20.67 per ounce. Between 1931 and 1962 the price was proportionately increased with the continuously changing price of fine gold. Since 1962, Canadian Mint reports giving the fine-gold content have been available for all but a very small part of the placer gold produced, and the average price listed is derived by dividing ounces of placer gold into total amount received. Prior to 1949 the prices used for silver, copper, lead, and zinc were the average prices of the markets indicated in the table on page A 26, converted into Canadian funds. The abbreviations in the table are Mont.=Montreal; N.Y.=New York; Lond.=London; E. St. L.=East St. Louis; and U.S.=United States. Latterly the prices of silver, copper, lead, and zinc are average United States prices converted into Canadian funds. Average monthly prices are supplied by Statistics Canada from figures published in the Metal Markets section of Metals Week. Specifically, for silver it is the New York price; for lead it is the New York price; for zinc it is the price at East St. Louis of Prime Western; for copper it is the United States export refinery price. However, commencing in 1970 the copper price is the average of prices received by the various British Columbia shippers. For antimony the average price for the year and for cadmium, the New York producers' price to consumers are used. For nickel the price used is the Canadian price set by the International Nickel Company of Canada Ltd. The value per ton of the iron ore used in making pig iron at Kimberley is an arbitrary figure, being the average of several ores of comparable grade at their points of export from British Columbia. Gross and Net Content The gross content of a metal in ore, concentrate, or bullion is the amount of that metal calculated from an assay of the material, and the gross metal contents are the sum of individual metal assay contents. The net contents are the gross contents less smelter and refinery losses. In past years there have been different methods used in calculating net contents, particularly in the case of one metal contained in the concentrate of another. The present method was established in 1963 and is outlined in the following table. For example, the net content of silver in copper concentrates is 98 per cent of the gross content, of cadmium in zinc concentrates is 70 per cent of the gross content, etc. Lead Concentrates Zinc Concentrates Copper Concentrates Copper-Nickel Concentrates Copper Matte Silver Copper Lead Per Cent 98 Less 26 lb./ton 98 50 Per Cent 98 50 90 70 Per Cent 98 Less 10 lb./ton Per Cent 85 88 Per Cent 98 Less 10 lb./ton 50 Cadmium Nickel Value of Production For indium, iron concentrate shipped to Japan, mercury, molybdenum, and tin the value of production is the amount received by the shippers. For gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, bismuth, cadmium, some iron concentrate, and nickel the value of production is calculated from the assay content STATISTICS A 15 of the ore, concentrate, or bullion less appropriate smelter losses, and an average price per unit of weight. Prior to 1925 the value of gold and copper produced was calculated by using their true average prices and, in addition, for copper the smelter loss was taken into account. The value of other metals was calculated from the gross metal content of ores or concentrates by using a metal price which was an arbitrary percentage of the average price, as follows: Silver, 95 per cent; lead, 90 per cent; and zinc, 85 per cent. It is these percentages of the average price that are listed in the table on page A 26. For 1925 and subsequent years the value has been calculated by using the true average price {see p. A 26) and the net metal contents, in accordance with the procedures adopted by Statistics Canada and the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources. In the statistical tables, for gold the values are calculated by multiplying the gross contents of gold by the average price for the year; for the other metals, by multiplying the net contents of metals as determined by means of the above table by the average price for the year. Industrial Minerals and Structural Materials The values of production of industrial minerals and structural materials are approximately the amounts received at the point of origin. Fuel The value of production of coal is calculated using a price per ton {see p. A 26) which is the weighted average of the f.o.b. prices at the mine for the coal sold. The values of production of natural gas, natural gas liquid by-products, and petroleum including condensate/pentanes plus are the amounts received for the products at the well-head. NOTES ON PRODUCTS LISTED IN THE TABLES Antimony—Antimony metal was produced at the Trail smelter from 1939 to 1944; since 1944 it has been marketed alloyed with lead. The antimony is a byproduct of silver-lead ores. In 1907 the first recorded antimonial ore mined in British Columbia was shipped from the Slocan area to England. Since then other out- of-Province shipments have originated in the Bridge River, North Lardeau, Slocan, Spillimacheen, and Stuart Lake areas. In Table 7c the antimony assigned to individual mining divisions is the reported content of ore exported to foreign smelters; the antimony "not assigned" is that recovered at the Trail smelter from various ores received there. See Tables 1, 3, and 7c. Arsenious oxide — Arsenious oxide was recovered at foreign smelters from arsenical gold ores from Hedley between 1917 and 1931, and in 1942, and from the Victoria property on Rocher Deboule Mountain in 1928. No production has been recorded since 1942. See Tables 1 and 7d. Asbestos—British Columbia has produced asbestos since 1952 when the Cassiar mine was opened. All British Columbia production consists of chrysotile from the Cassiar mine near the Yukon border. This deposit is noted for its high percen- A 16 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 tage of valuable long fibre and for the low iron content of the fibre. The original claims were located at Cassiar in 1950, and the first fibre was shipped two years later. The fibre is milled from the ore at Cassiar, shipped by truck to Whitehorse, and then moved by rail to tidewater at Skagway. From 1953 to 1961 the fibre was valued at the shipping point in North Vancouver, but beginning in 1962 it has been valued at the mine, and values for the preceding years have been recalculated on that basis. See Tables 1,3, and 7d. Barite—Barite production began in 1940 and has been continuous since then, coming from several operations in the upper Columbia River valley. Some barite is mined from lode deposits and the rest is recovered from the mill-tailings ponds of the former Silver Giant and Mineral King silver-lead-zinc mines. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Bentonite—Small amounts of bentonite were produced between 1926 and 1944 from deposits in the coal measures near Princeton. There has been no production since 1944. See Tables 1 and 7d. Bismuth—Since 1929 the Trail smelter has produced bismuth. It is a byproduct of lead refining and thus the production cannot be assigned to specific properties or mining divisions. See Tables 1, 3, and 7c. Brick—See Clay and shale products. Building-stone—Dimensional stone for building purposes is quarried when required from a granite deposit on Nelson Island and an andesite deposit on Haddington Island. Other stone close to local markets is quarried periodically or as needed for special building projects. See Table 7e. Butane—Butane is recovered as a by-product at the gas-processing plant at Taylor and at oil refineries. See Tables 1,3, and 7a. Cadmium—Cadmium has been recovered as a by-product at the Trail zinc refinery since 1928. It occurs in variable amounts in the sphalerite of most British Columbia silver-lead-zinc ores. In Table 7c the cadmium assigned to individual mining divisions is the reported content of custom shipments to the Trail and foreign smelters; that "not assigned" is the remainder of the reported estimated recovery at the Trail smelter from British Columbia concentrates. See Tables 1,3, and 7c. Cement—Cement is manufactured from carefully proportioned mixtures of limestone, gypsum, and other mineral materials. It has been produced in British Columbia since 1905. Present producers are Ocean Cement Limited, with a 4.8- million-barrel-per-year plant at Bamberton, and Canada Cement Lafarge Ltd. with a 3.5-million-barrel-per-year plant on Lulu Island and a 1.2-million-barrel-per-year plant at Kamloops. See Tables 1, 3, and 7e. Chromite—Two shipments of chromite are on record, 670 tons from Cascade in 1918 and 126 tons from Scottie Creek in 1929. See Tables 1 and 7c. Clay and shale products—These include brick, blocks, tile, pipe, pottery, lightweight aggregate, and pozzolan manufactured from British Columbia clays and shales. Common red-burning clays and shales are widespread in the Province, but better grade clays are rare. The first recorded production was of bricks at Craig- flower in 1853 and since then plants have operated in most towns and cities for short periods. Local surface clay is used at Haney to make common red brick, tile, and flower pots. Shale and fireclay from Abbotsford Mountain are used to make firebrick, facebrick, sewer pipe, flue lining, and special fireclay shapes in plants at Kilgard, Abbotsford, and South Vancouver. A plant on Saturna Island makes light-weight expanded shale aggregate and pozzolan clinker from a local shale STATISTICS A 17 deposit. A plant at Quesnel makes pozzolan from burnt shale quarried south of Quesnel. Common clays and shales are abundant in British Columbia, but fireclay and other high-grade clays are rare. Several hobby and art potteries and a sanitary- ware plant are in operation, but these use mainly imported raw materials and their production is not included in the tables. See Tables 1,3, and 7e. Coal—Coal is almost as closely associated with British Columbia's earliest history as is placer gold. Coal was discovered at Suquash on Vancouver Island in 1835 and at Nanaimo in 1850. The yearly value of coal production passed that of placer gold in 1883 and contributed a major part of the total mineral wealth for the next 30 years. First production, by Mining Divisions: Cariboo, 1942; Fort Steele, 1898; Kamloops, 1893; Liard, 1923; Nanaimo, 1836; Nicola, 1907; Omineca, 1918; Osoyoos, 1926; Similkameen, 1909; and Skeena, 1912. The Nanaimo and Comox fields produced virtually all of the coal until production started from the Crowsnest field in 1898. The Crowsnest field contains coking- coal and prospered in the early years of smelting and railroad-building. Mining started in the Nicola-Princeton coalfield in 1907, at Teikwa in 1918, and on the Peace River in 1923. The Nanaimo field was exhausted in 1953 when the last large mines closed, and only small operations on remnants were left. The colliery at Merritt closed in 1945 and at Coalmont in 1940. The closing of the last large mine at Tsable River in 1966, and of the last small one, near Wellington in 1968, marked the end of production from the once important Vancouver Island deposits. Undeveloped fields include basins in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains north and south of the Peace River, the Groundhog basin in north central British Columbia, the Hat Creek basin west of Ashcroft, and basins on Graham Island. The enormous requirements for coking-coal in Japan created great activity in coal prospecting in various areas of British Columbia since 1968. The signing of large contracts with the Japanese resulted in preparations for production at several deposits in the East Kootenays. First shipments to Japan via special port facilities at North Vancouver and Roberts Bank began in 1970. All the coal produced, including that used in making coke, is shown as primary mine production. Quantity from 1836 to 1909 is gross mine output and includes material lost in picking and washing. From 1910 the quantity is the amount sold and used, which includes sales to retail and wholesale dealers, industrial users, and company employees; coal used under company boilers, including steam locomotives; and coal used in making coke. See Tables 1, 3, 7a, 8a, and 8b. Cobalt—In 1928 a recovery of 1,730 pounds of cobalt was made from a shipment of arsenical gold ore from the Victoria mine on Rocher Deboule Mountain. See Tables 1 and 7c. Coke—Coke is made from special types of coal. It has been produced in British Columbia since 1895. Being a manufactured product, its value does not contribute to the total mineral production as shown in Table 1. Up to 1966, coke statistics had been included in the Annual Report as Table 9, but this table has been discontinued. The coal used in making coke is still recorded in Table 8b. Coke statistics are available on request from the Economics and Statistics Branch, Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce, Victoria. Copper—Copper concentrates are shipped to Japanese and American smelters because no copper smelter has operated in British Columbia since 1935. Small amounts of gold and silver are commonly present and add value to the ore, but some A 18 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 ores contain important amounts of gold (as at Rossland), silver (Silver King mine), lead and zinc (Tulsequah), or zinc (Britannia mine). Most of the smelting in British Columbia in early years was done on ore shipped direct from the mines without concentration, but modern practice is to concentrate the ore first. Ore was smelted in British Columbia first in 1896 at Nelson (from Silver King mine) and at Trail (from Rossland mines), and four and five years later at Grand Forks (from Phoenix mine) and Greenwood (from Mother Lode mine). Later, small smelters were built in the Boundary district and on Vancouver and Texada Islands, and in 1914 the Anyox smelter was blown in. Copper smelting ceased in the Boundary district in 1919, at Trail in 1929, and at Anyox in 1935. British Columbia copper concentrates were then smelted mainly at Tacoma, and since 1961 have gone chiefly to Japan. Most of the production has come from southern British Columbia—from Britannia, Copper Mountain, Greenwood, Highland Valley, Merritt, Nelson, Rossland, Texada Island, and Vancouver Island, although a sizeable amount came from Anyox and some from Tulsequah. During recent years exploration for copper has been intense, interest being especially directed toward finding very large, low-grade deposits suitable for open-pit mining. This activity has resulted in the establishment of operating mines at Merritt (Craigmont) in 1961, in Highland Valley (Bethlehem) in 1962, on Babine Lake (Granisle) in 1966, near Peachland (Brenda) in 1970, and Stewart (Granduc) in 1971. Large mines near Port Hardy (Island Copper), Babine Lake (Bell), McLeese Lake (Gibraltar), Highland Valley (Lornex), and Princeton (Ingerbelle) are nearing production. Others are in an advanced planning stage or under exploration. After a lapse of many years, copper has been produced comparatively recently on Vancouver Island at Jordan River, Courtenay, Benson Lake, Quatsino, and also at Buttle Lake together with zinc and silver. At Tasu Harbour on Moresby Island and at Texada Island copper is produced as a by-product of iron- mining. Copper is now the most valuable single commodity of the industry. Production in 1970 was 206.7 million pounds. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7b. Crude oil—Production of crude oil in British Columbia began in 1955 from the Fort St. John field, but was not significant until late in 1961, when the 12-inch oil pipe-line was built to connect the oil-gathering terminal at Taylor to the Trans Mountain Oil Pipe Line Company pipe-line near Kamloops. In 1970, oil was produced from 24 separate fields, of which the Boundary Lake, Peejay, Milligan Creek, Inga, and Weasel fields were the most productive. In Tables 1, 3, and 7a, quantities given prior to 1962 under "petroleum, crude" are total sales, and from 1962 to 1965 include field and plant condensate listed separately. Full details are given in tables in the Petroleum and Natural Gas chapter of this report. Diatomite—Relatively large deposits of diatomite are found near the Fraser River in the Quesnel area, and small deposits are widespread throughout the Province. Small amounts of diatomite have been shipped from Quesnel periodically since 1928. One plant to process the material locally was built in Quesnel in 1969 and a new one to replace it was completed in 1970. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Field condensate—Field condensate is the liquid hydrocarbons separated and recovered from natural gas in the field before gas processing. See Tables 1,3, and 7a. Fluorite (fluorspar)—Between 1918 and 1929, fluorite was mined at the Rock Candy mine north of Grand Forks for use in the Trail lead refinery. From STATISTICS A 19 1958 to 1968, small quantities were produced as a by-product at the Oliver silica quarry. See Tables 1,3, and 7d. Flux—Silica and limestone are added to smelter furnaces as flux to combine with impurities in the ore and form a slag which separates from the valuable metal. In the past silica was shipped from Grand Forks, Oliver, and the Sheep Creek area. Today silica from Salmo and limestone, chiefly from Texada Island, are produced for flux. Quantities have been recorded since 1911. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Gold, lode—Gold has played an important part in mining in the Province. The first discovery of lode gold was on Moresby Island in 1852, when some gold was recovered from a small quartz vein. The first stamp mill was built in the Cariboo in 1876, and it seems certain that some arrastras—primitive grinding-mills—were built even earlier. These and other early attempts were short lived, and the successful milling of gold ores began about 1890 in the southern part of the Province. The value of production was second only to that of coal by 1900 and continued to be very important. At the start of World War II, gold-mining attained a peak yearly value of more than $22 million, but since the war it dwindled, owing to the fact that the price for gold was fixed and the cost of mining rose and continues to rise. In the early years, lode gold came mostly from the camps of Rossland, Nelson, McKinney, Fairview, Hedley, and also from the copper and other ores of the Boundary district. A somewhat later major producer was the Premier mine at Stewart. In the 1930's the price of gold increased and the value of production soared, new discoveries were made and old mines were revived. The principal gold camps, in order of output of gold, have been Bridge River, Rossland, Portland Canal, Hedley, Wells, and Sheep Creek. In 1971 the Bralorne mine in Bridge River closed; it was the last gold mine in the Province to operate. To date the gold mines have paid a total of about $82 million in dividends. As long as the price of gold remains fixed and costs continue to rise, there can be no increase in the mining of lode gold except as a by-product. With the closing of the Bralorne mine all is produced as a by-product of copper, copper-zinc-silver, and other base-metal mining. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7b. Gold, placer—The early explorations and settlement of the Province followed rapidly on the discovery of gold-bearing placer creeks throughout the country. The first placer miners came in 1858 to mine the lower Fraser River bars upstream from Yale. The year of greatest placer-gold production was 1863, shortly after the discovery of placer in the Cariboo. Another peak year in 1875 marked the discovery of placer on creeks in the Cassiar. A minor peak year was occasioned by the discovery of placer gold on Granite Creek in the Tulameen in 1886. A high level of production ensued after 1899, when the Atlin placers reached their peak output. Other important placer-gold camps were established at Goldstream, Fort Steele, Rock Creek, Omineca River, and Quesnel River. The last important strike was made on Cedar Creek in 1921, and coarse gold was found on Squaw Creek in 1927 and on Wheaton Creek in 1932. Mining in the old placer camps revived during the 1930's under the stimulus of an increase in the price of fine gold from $20.67 per ounce to $35 per ounce in United States funds. Since World War II placer-mining has declined under conditions of steadily rising costs and a fixed price for gold. Since 1858 more than 5.2 million ounces valued at almost $97 million has been recovered. A substantial part of the production, including much of the gold recovered from the Fraser River upstream from Yale (in the present New Westminster, Kam- A 20 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 loops, and Lillooet Mining Divisions) and much of the early Cariboo production, was mined before the original organization of the Department of Mines in 1874. Consequently, the amounts recorded are based on early estimates and cannot be accurately assigned to individual mining divisions. The first year of production for major placer-producing mining divisions was: Atlin, 1898; Cariboo, 1859; Liard, 1873; Lillooet, 1858; Omineca, 1869. In 1965, changes were made in the allocation of placer gold to the New Westminster and Similkameen Mining Divisions and "not assigned," to reconcile those figures with data incorporated in Bulletin 28, Placer Gold Production of British Columbia. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7a. Granules—Rock chips used for bird grits, exposed aggregate, roofing, stucco dash, terrazzo, etc., have been produced in constantly increasing quantities since 1930. Plants operate in Burnaby, near Hope, at Rock Creek, Grand Forks, Sirdar, Vananda, and Armstrong. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Gypsum and gypsite—Production of gypsum and gypsite has been recorded since 1911. Between 1925 and 1956 more than 1,000,000 tons was shipped from Falkland and some was quarried near Cranbrook and Windermere. Since 1956 all production has come from Windermere. See Tables 1,3, and 7d. Hydromagnesite—Small shipments of hydromagnesite were made from Atlin between 1904 and 1916 and from Clinton in 1921. See Tables 1 and 7d. Indium—Production of indium as a by-product of zinc-refining at the Trail smelter began in 1942. Production figures have not been disclosed since 1958. Iron—Iron ore was produced in small quantities as early as 1885, commonly under special circumstances or as test shipments. Steady production started in 1951 with shipments of magnetite concentrates to Japan from Vancouver and Texada Islands. Most of the known iron-ore deposits are magnetite, and occur in the coastal area. On the average they are low in grade and need to be concentrated. Producing mines have operated on Texada Island, at Benson Lake and Zeballos on Vancouver Island, and at Tasu and Jedway on Moresby Island. At Texada Island copper is a by-product of iron-mining, and at the Coast Copper mine at Benson Lake iron was a by-product of copper-mining. The latest operation, and to date the largest, is that of Wesfrob Mines Limited at Tasu, begun at the end of 1967; copper is produced as a by-product. Since January 1961, calcined iron sulphide from the tailings of the Sullivan mine has been used for making pig iron at Kimberley. This is the first manufacture of pig iron in British Columbia. The iron occurs as pyrrhotite and pyrite in the lead- zinc ore of the Sullivan mine. In the process of milling, the lead and zinc minerals are separated for shipment to the Trail smelter, and the iron sulphides are separated from the waste rock. Over the years a stockpile had been built containing a reserve of about 20 million tons of iron ore. The sulphur is removed in making pig iron and is converted to sulphuric acid, which is used in making fertilizer. A plant built at Kimberley converts the pig iron to steel, and a fabricating plant has been acquired in Vancouver. The entire production, credited to the Fort Steele Mining Division in Table 7c, is of calcine. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7c. Iron oxide—Iron oxide, ochre, and bog iron were mined as early as 1918 from several occurrences, but mainly from limonite deposits north of Squamish. None has been produced since 1950. See Tables 1 and 7d. STATISTICS A 21 Jade (nephrite)—Production of jade (nephrite) has been recorded only since 1959 despite there being several years of significant production prior to that date. The jade is recovered from bedrock occurrences on Mount Ogden and near Dease Lake and as alluvial boulders from the Fraser River; the Bridge River and its tributaries, Marshall, Hell, and Cadwallader Creeks; O'Ne-ell, Ogden, Kwanika, and Wheaton Creeks. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Lead—Lead was the most valuable single commodity for many years, but it was surpassed by zinc in value of annual production in 1950 and in total production in 1966. The two metals usually occur together in nature although not necessarily in equal amounts in a single deposit. Zinc is the more abundant metal, but lead ore usually is more valuable than zinc ore because it contains more silver as a by-product. For a long time British Columbia produced almost all of Canada's lead, but now produces only about one-quarter of it. Most of the concentrated ore is smelted and the metal refined at Trail, but some concentrate is shipped to American and Japanese smelters. Almost all of British Columbia's lead comes from the southeastern part of the Province. The Sullivan mine at Kimberley is now producing about three-quarters of the Province's lead and has produced about 85 per cent of the grand total. This is one of the largest mines in the world and supports the great metallurgical works at Trail. Other mines are at the Pend d'Oreille River, North Kootenay Lake, Slocan, and southwest of Golden. In northwestern British Columbia less important parts of the total output have come from Tulsequah, the Premier mine, and several small mines in the general region of Hazelton. A small amount of high-grade lead ore is shipped directly to the smelter, but most of the ore is concentrated by flotation and the zinc content is separated from the lead. All output from the Sullivan and other mines owned by Cominco Ltd. goes to the Trail smelter but part of the output of other mines goes to American smelters. Lead was first produced in 1887, and the total production amounts to approximately 7.5 million tons. In 1958, revisions were made in some yearly totals for lead to adjust them for recovery of lead from slag treated at the Trail smelter. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7b. Limestone—Besides being used for flux and granules (where it is recorded separately), limestone is used in agriculture, cement manufacture, the pulp and paper industry, and for making lime. It has been produced since 1886. Quarries now operate at Cobble Hill, near Prince George, and on the north end of Texada Island. See Tables 1, 3, and 7e. Magnesium—In 1941 and 1942, Cominco Ltd. produced magnesium from magnesite mined from a large deposit at Marysville. See Tables 1 and 7c. Magnesium sulphate—Magnesium sulphate was recovered in minor amounts at various times between 1915 and 1942 from small alkali lakes near Basque, Clinton, and Osoyoos. See Tables 1 and 7d. Manganese—From 1918 to 1920 manganese ore was shipped from a bog deposit near Kaslo and from Hill 60 near Cowichan Lake, and in 1956 a test shipment was made from Olalla. See Tables 1 and 7c. Mercury—Mercury was first produced near Savona in 1895. Since then small amounts have been recovered from the same area and from the Bridge River district. The main production to date was between 1940 and 1944 from the Pinchi Lake and Takla mines near Fort St. James. In 1968 the Pinchi Lake mine reopened and continues in operation. See Tables 1 and 7c. A 22 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Mica—No sheet mica has been produced commercially in British Columbia. Between 1932 and 1961 small amounts of mica schist for grinding were mined near Albreda, Armstrong, Oliver, Prince Rupert, and Sicamous. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Molybdenum—Molybdenum ore in small amounts was produced from high- grade deposits between 1914 and 1918. Recently, mining of large low-grade molybdenum and copper-molybdenum deposits has increased production to the point that molybdenum now ranks second in importance in annual value of metals produced in British Columbia. The upswing began when the Bethlehem mine recovered by-product molybdenum from 1964 to 1966. In 1965, the Endako and Boss Mountain mines, followed by the Coxey in 1966, and British Columbia Molybdenum mine in 1967, all began operations as straight molybdenum producers. In 1970, the Brenda mine, a combined copper-molybdenum producer, started operating. Large- scale combined metal deposits at Island Copper, Lornex, and Gibraltar mines are being prepared for production in 1971 and 1972. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7c. Natro-alunite—In 1912 and 1913, 400 tons of natro-alunite was mined from a small low-grade deposit at Kyuquot Sound. There has been no subsequent production. See Tables 1 and 7d. Natural gas—Commercial production of natural gas began in 1954 to supply the community of Fort St. John. Since the completion in 1957 of the gas plant at Taylor and the 30-inch pipe-line to serve British Columbia and the northwestern United States, the daily average volume of production has increased to more than 900,000,000 cubic feet. In 1970 there were 40 producing gas fields of which the Yoyo, Laprise Creek, Clarke Lake, Jedney, Nig Creek, and Rigel were the most productive. The production shown in Tables 1,3, and 7a is the total amount sold of residential gas from processing plants plus dry and associated gas from the gas-gathering system; that is, the quantity delivered to the main transmission-line. The quantity is net after deducting gas used on leases, metering difference, and gas used or lost in the cleaning plant. The quantity is reported as thousands of cubic feet at standard conditions (14.4 pounds per square inch pressure, 60° F. temperature, up to and including the year 1960, and thereafter 14.65 pounds per square inch pressure, 60° F. temperature). Full details of gross well output, other production, delivery, and sales are given in tables in the Petroleum and Natural Gas chapter of this report. Nickel—One mine, the Pride of Emory near Hope, shipped nickel ore in 1936 and 1937 and began continuous production in 1958. Since 1960, bulk copper- nickel concentrates have been shipped to Japan for smelting. See Tables 1,3, and 7c. Palladium—Palladium was recovered in 1928, 1929, and 1930 as a by-product of the Trail refinery and is presumed to have originated in copper concentrates shipped to the smelter from the Copper Mountain mine. See Tables 1 and 7c. Perlite—In 1953 a test shipment of 1,112 tons was made from a quarry on Francois Lake. There has been no further production. See Tables 1 and 7d. Petroleum, crude—See Crude oil. Phosphate rock—Between 1927 and 1933, Cominco Ltd. produced 3,842 tons of phosphate rock for test purposes, but the grade proved to be too low for commercial use. More test shipments were made in 1964 but there has been no commercial production. See Tables 1 and 7d. Plant condensate—Plant condensate is the hydrocarbon liquid extracted from natural gas at gas-processing plants. See Tables 1, 3, and 7a. STATISTICS A 23 Platinum—Platinum has been produced intermittently from placer streams in small amounts since 1887, mostly from the Tulameen and Similkameen Rivers. Placer platinum also has been recovered from Pine, Thibert, McConnell, Rainbow, Tranquille, Rock, and Government Creeks; from Quesnel, Fraser, Cottonwood, Peace, and Coquihalla Rivers; and from beach placers on Graham Island. Some platinum recovered between 1928 and 1930 as a by-product at the Trail refinery is presumed to have originated in copper concentrates shipped to the smelter from the Copper Mountain mine. See Tables 1,3, and 7c. Propane—Propane is recovered from gas-processing plants at Taylor and Boundary Lake, and at oil refineries. See Tables 1, 3, and 7a. Rock—Production of rubble, riprap, and crushed rock has been recorded since 1909. See Tables 1, 3, and 7e. Sand and gravel—Sand and gravel are used as aggregate in concrete work of all kinds. The output varies from year to year according to the state of activity of the construction industry. See Tables 1, 3, and 7e. Selenium—The only recorded production of selenium, 731 pounds, was in 1931 from the refining of blister copper from the Anyox smelter. See Tables 1 and 7c. Silver—Silver is recovered from silver ores or as a by-product of other ores. Most of it is refined in Trail, some goes to the Mint in gold bullion, and some is exported in concentrated ores of copper, lead, and zinc to American and Japanese smelters. Silver bullion was produced by the Torbrit mine from 1949 to 1959. Invariably some silver is associated with galena, so that even low-grade lead ores if mined in quantity produce a significant amount of silver. Some silver is recovered from gold ores and some from copper ores, and although the silver in such ores is usually no more than a fraction of an ounce per ton, even that amount is important in a large-tonnage operation. Silver-bearing ores were intensively sought in the early days. A metal of high unit value was the only one worth finding in regions remote from market, and in the 1880's and 1890's, there was little point in prospecting for ores that did not contain values in silver or gold. Prospecting for silver ores started in southeastern British Columbia in about 1883, and from 1894 to 1905 British Columbia produced most of Canada's silver, many of the early ores being mined primarily for their silver content. Production of silver began in 1887 from silver-copper and silver-lead ores in the Kootenays and has continued in this area to the present. Now, most of the silver is a by-product of lead-zinc ores and nearly all is refined at Trail, although some is exported with concentrates to American and Japanese smelters, or may go to the Mint in gold bullion. Today the greatest single source of silver is the Sullivan mine, which has been in production since 1900. By 1970 the Sullivan mine has accounted for 47 per cent of the total silver production of the Province. A significant total amount is contributed by the Lynx, Phoenix, Bethlehem, Granisle, Brenda, and Tasu mines. The only steady producer that is strictly a silver mine is the Highland Bell mine at Beaverdell, in operation since 1922. A former important mine, the Premier near Stewart, produced more than 41 million ounces of silver between 1918 and 1968. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7b. Sodium carbonate—Sodium carbonate was recovered between 1921 and 1949 from alkali lakes in the Clinton area and around Kamloops. There has been no further production. See Tables 1 and 7d. A 24 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Stone—Cut stone for building purposes is prepared from rock produced at quarries in various parts of the Province when required. Two of the most productive quarries have operated on Haddington and Nelson Islands. See Tables 1, 3, and 7e. Structural materials—In Table 7e the value of $5,972,171 for unclassified materials is the total for structural materials in the period 1886-1919 that cannot be allotted to particular classes of structural materials or assigned to mining divisions, and includes $726,323 shown against 1896 in Table 2 that includes unclassified structural materials in that and previous years not assignable to particular years. The figure $3,180,828 in Table 7e under "Other Clay Products" is the value in the period 1886-1910 that cannot be allotted to particular clay products or assigned to mining divisions. See Tables 1, 2, 3, 7a, and 7e. Sulphur—The production of sulphur has been recorded since 1916. From 1916 to 1927 the amounts include the sulphur content of pyrite shipped. From 1928 the amounts include the estimated sulphur content of pyrite shipped, plus the sulphur contained in sulphuric acid made from waste smelter gases. The sulphur content of pyrrhotite roasted at the Kimberley fertilizer plant is included since 1953. Since 1958, elemental sulphur recovered from the Jefferson Lake Petrochemical Co. (now Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd.) plant at Taylor has been included. See Tables 1, 3, and 7d. Talc—Between 1916 and 1936, talc was quarried at Leech River and at Anderson Lake to make dust for asphalt roofing. There has been no production since 1936. See Tables 1,3, and 7d. Tin—Tin, as cassiterite, is a by-product of the Sullivan mine, where it has been produced since 1941. The tin concentrate is shipped to an American smelter for treatment. See Tables 1, 3, and 7c. Tungsten—Tungsten, very largely as scheelite concentrates, was produced from 1937 to 1958, first from the Columbia Tungstens (Hardscrabble) mine in the Cariboo in 1937 and during World War II from the Red Rose mine near Hazelton and the Emerald mine near Salmo. The Red Rose closed in 1954 and the Emerald in 1958. Small amounts of scheelite have been produced from the Bridge River, Revelstoke, and other areas when demand was high. In 1970 production began from the Invincible mine near Salmo. A very small amount of wolframite came from Boulder Creek near Atlin. See Tables 1, 3, and 7c. Volcanic Ash—The only recorded production of volcanic ash is 30 tons from the Cariboo Mining Division in 1954. See Tables 1 and 7d. Zinc—Zinc was first produced in 1905. For many years lead was the most valuable single metal but in 1950 the annual value of production of zinc surpassed that of lead and in 1966 the total value of zinc production exceeded that of lead. In 1970 the annual production of zinc is exceeded by that of copper, crude oil, and molybdenum. Zinc is invariably associated with lead, and most ores are mined for their combined values in zinc, lead, and silver, and rarely for their zinc content alone. Some zinc ores contain a valuable amount of gold, and zinc is associated with copper at the Britannia and Lynx mines. Modern practice is to concentrate and separate the zinc mineral (sphalerite) from the lead mineral (galena). Most of the zinc concentrates go to the zinc recovery plant at Trail, are roasted, and are converted electrolytically to refined metal. Some concentrates are shipped to American or Japanese smelters. STATISTICS A 25 More than 87 per cent of the zinc has been mined in southeastern British Columbia, at the Sullivan mine, and at mines near Ainsworth, Invermere, Moyie Lake, Riondel, Salmo, Slocan, and Spillimacheen. Other production has come from mines at Portland Canal and Tulsequah and is coming from Britannia and Buttle Lake. The greatest zinc mine is the Sullivan, which has contributed about 75 per cent of the total zinc production of the Province. Records for the period 1905 to 1908 show shipments totalling 18,845 tons of zinc ore and zinc concentrates of unstated zinc content. In 1958, revisions were made to some yearly totals for zinc to adjust them for recovery of zinc from slag treated at the Trail smelter. See Tables 1, 3, 6, and 7b. A 26 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Prices1 Used in Valuing Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, and Coal Year Gold, Placer, Oz. Gold, Fine, Oz. Silver, Fine, Oz. Copper, Lb. Lead, Lb. Zinc, Lb. Coal, Short Ton 1901 1902. 1903.; 1904 $ 17.00 - $ 20.67 Cents 56.002 N.Y. 49.55 „ 50.78 „ 53.36 „ 51.33 63.45 „ 62.06 „ 50.22 „ 48.93 „ 50.812 „ 50.64 „ 57.79 „ 56.80 „ 52.10 „ 47.20 „ 62.38 „ 77.35 „ 91.93 „ 105.57 „ 95.80 „ 59.52 „ 64.14 „ 61.63 „ 63.442 „ 69.065 „ 62.107 „ 56.370 „ 58.176 „ 52.993 „ 38.154 „ 28.700 „ 31.671 „ 37.832 „ 47.461 „ 64.790 „ 45.127 „ 44.881 „ 43.477 „ 40.488 „ 38.249 „ 38.261 „ 41.166 „ 45.254 „ 43.000 „ 47.000 „ 83.650 „ 72.000 „ 75.000 Mont. 74.250 U.S. 80.635 „ 94.550 „ 83.157 „ 83.774 „ 82.982 „ 87.851 „ 89.373 „ 87.057 „ 86.448 „ 87.469 „ 88.633 „ 93.696 „ 116.029 ,, 137.965 „ 139.458 „ 139.374 „ 139.300 „ 167.111 „ 231.049 „ 192.699 „ 184.927 .. Cents 16.11 N.Y. 11.70 „ 13.24 „ 12.82 „ 15.59 „ 19.28 „ 20.00 „ 13.20 „ 12.98 „ 12.738 „ 12.38 „ 16.341 „ 15.27 „ 13.60 „ 17.28 „ 27.202 „ 27.18 „ 24.63 „ 18.70 „ 17.45 „ 12.50 „ 13.38 „ 14.42 „ 13.02 „ 14.042 „ 13.795 „ 12.920 „ 14.570 „ 18.107 „ 12.982 „ 8.116 „ 6.380 Lond. 7.454 „ 7.419 „ 7.795 „ 9.477 „ 13.078 „ 9.972 „ 10.092 „ 10.086 „ 10.086 „ 10.086 „ 11.750 „ 12.000 „ 12.550 „ 12.800 „ 20.390 „ 22.350 U.S. 19.973 „ 23.428 „ 27.700 „ 31.079 „ 30.333 „ 29.112 „ 38.276 „ 39.787 „ 26.031 „ 23.419 „ 27.708 „ 28.985 „ 28.288 „ 30.473 ,, 30.646 „ 33.412 „ 38.377 „ 53.344 „ 50.022 „ 54.216 „ 66.656 „ 58.6982 „ Cents 2.577 N.Y. 3.66 „ 3.81 „ 3.88 „ 4.24 „ 4.81 „ 4.80 „ 3.78 „ 3.85 „ 4.00 „ 3.98 „ 4.024 „ 3.93 „ 3.50 „ 4.17 „ 6.172 „ 7.91 „ 6.67 „ 5.19 „ 7.16 „ 4.09 „ 5.16 „ 6.54 „ 7.287 „ 7.848 Lond. 6.751 „ 5.256 „ 4.575 „ 5.050 „ 3.927 „ 2.710 „ 2.113 „ 2.391 „ 2.436 „ 3.133 „ 3.913 „ 5.110 „ 3.344 „ 3.169 „ 3.362 „ 3.362 „ 3.362 „ 3.754 „ 4.500 „ 5.000 „ 6.750 „ 13.670 „ 18.040 „ 15.800 U.S. 14.454 „ 18.400 „ 16.121 „ 13.265 „ 13.680 „ 14.926 „ 15.756 „ 14.051 „ 11.755 „ 11.670 „ 11.589 „ 11.011 „ 10.301 „ 12.012 „ 14.662 „ 17.247 „ 16.283 „ 15.102 „ 14.546 „ 16.039 „ 16.336 „ Cents $ 2.65 2.63 2.67 2.62 2.70 2.61 3.07 3.11 3.19 3.35 3.18 3.36 3.39 3.46 3.43 3.45 3.48 4.99 4.92 4.72 4.81 4.72 4.81 4.89 4.79 4.84 4.81 4.71 4.74 4.73 4.35 4.04 3.90 4.00 3.95 4.23 4.25 4.01 4.02 4.26 4.15 4.13 4.17 4.25 4.24 4.68 5.12 6.09 6.51 6.43 6.46 6.94 6.88 7.00 6.74 6.59 6.76 7.45 7.93 6.64 7.40 7.43 7.33 6.94 7.03 7.28 7.75 7.91 8.00 7.40 1905.. - 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910, „ 1911 4.60E.St.L. 4.90 „ 5.90 „ 4.80 „ 4.40 „ 11.25 „ 10.88 „ 7.566 „ 6.94 „ 6.24 „ 6.52 „ 3.95 „ 4.86 „ 5.62 „ 5.39 „ 7.892 Lond. 7.409 „ 6.194 „ 5.493 „ 5.3i85 „ 3.599 „ 2.554 „ 2.405 „ 3.210 „ 3.044 „ 3.099 „ 3.315 „ 4.902 „ 3.073 „ 3.069 „ 3.411 „ 3.411 „ 3.411 „ 4.000 „ 4.300 „ 6.440 „ 7.810 „ 11.230 „ 13.930 „ 13.247 U.S. 15.075 „ 19.900 „ 15.874 „ 10.675 „ 10.417 „ 12.127 „ 13.278 „ 11.175 „ 10.009. „ 10.978 „ 12.557 „ 11.695 „ 12.422 „ 13.173 „ 14.633 „ 15.636 „ 15.622 „ 14.933 „ 14.153 „ 15.721 „ 16.006 „ i 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 - - 1918 .... 1919 1920 1921 .. - 1922 1923 _ - i 1924 1925 1926 1927-..- 1928 1929 - 1930 . 1 1931— _ 1932 — 19.30 23.02 28.37 28.94 28.81 28.77 28.93 29.72 31.66 31.66 31.66 31.66 31.66 31.66 30.22 28.78 23.47 28.60 34.50 35.19 35.03 34.99 35.18 36.14 38.50 38.50 38.50 38.50 38.50 38.50 36.75 35.00 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939— - 1940 -- - 1941 1942... 1943 - - 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948.. 28.78 ] 35.00 29.60 1 36.00 1949 — 1950 31.29 30.30 28.18 28.31 38.05 36.85 34.27 34.42 1951 1952 - 1953 1954 . 27.52 i 34.07 1955 — 1956 28.39 28.32 27.59 27.94 27.61 27.92 29.24 29.25 29.31 29.96 28.93 29.08 28.77 29.21 29.37 28.89 34.52 34.44 33.55 33.98 33.57 33.95 35.46 37.41 37.75 I 37.75 37.73 37.71 37.76 37.71 37.69 1 36.56 1957 1958 1959 1960 - 1961... 19H.7 1063 1964 _ 1965 - 1966- - - 1067 1968 1969 - 1970 lSee page A 13 fo 2 See page A 14 fo r detailec r explana explan. tion. ition. STATISTICS A 27 Table 1—Mineral Production: Total to Date, Past Year, and Latest Year Products! Total Quantity to Date Total Value to Date Quantity 1969 Value 1969 Quantity 1970 Value 1970 Metals Antimony —lb. Bismuth lb. Cadmium — lb. Chromite - tons Cobalt - lb. Copper lb. Gold—placer oz. ,, —lode, fine oz. Iron concentrates - - tons Lead lb. Magnesium lb. Manganese tons Mercury2 lb. Molybdenum lb. Nickel lb. Palladium oz. Platinum oz. Selenium lb. Silver oz. Tin lb. Tungsten (WO3) lb. Zinc lb. Others Totals Industrial Minerals Arsenious oxide — lb. Asbestos ..tons Barite _ tons Bentonite tons Diatomite tons Fluorspar — tons Fluxes tons tons Granules Gypsum and gypsite —tons Hydromagnesite tons Iron oxide and ochre tons Jade lb. Magnesium sulphate Mica -tons —lb. Natro-alunite Perlite Phosphate rock _ Sodium carbonate . Sulphur Talc Others ..tons ..tons -tons -tons .tons -tons Totals Structural Materials Cement tons Clay products Lime and limestone . Rock Sand and gravel . Stone .tons -tons -tons -tons Not assigned . Totals — Fuels Coal ! tons Crude oil bbl. Field condensate , bbl. Plant condensate bbl. Nat'l gas to pipe-line M sx.f. Butane bbl. Propane bbl. Totals Grand totals 52,566,382 6,746,455 39,421,511 796 1,730 4,254,041,748 5,235,408 17,025,851 26,304,064 15,828,315,846 204,632 1,724 4,171,110 119,634,910 41,681,506 749 1,407 731 485,262,219 18,184,983 16,019,324 14,421,058,870 $ 16,881 13,750. 72,327. 32; 1,108,799 96,957 503,792. 238,773. 1,347,940, 88 32 10,447 204,271 37,473 30 135 1 353,174 16,199 38,663. 1,389,884. 33,874, .213 108 ,469 ,295 420 ,081 ,397 .457 655 ,476 ,184 ,668 ,358 ,452 ,210 ,462 ,008 .389 ,747 ,240 ,751 ,751 ,870 820,122 62,488 1,141,133 .15,483,531,661 22,019 925 373 35, 4,084, 392, 4,085, 2, 18, 596. 13, 12,822; 1. 3. 10 7,295, 1. ,420 ,207 ,654 791 718 682 331 .467 ,291 ,253 ,108 ,394 .894 050 522 .112 842 .492 699 805 179 3 95 273,201 ,412,042 ,914,563 16,858 201,892 795,950 575,904 ,104,839 425,904 27,536 155,050 531,670 254,352 185,818 9,398 11,120 16,894 118,983 544,071 34,871 5,213 167,415,411 399 117,481 2,074,854 210,072,565 26,597,477 2,979,130 5,760,534 288,427 296,667,033 80,388 30,624 22,342 34,746 280,894 26,332 349,122 309,616,1291- 12,954,060 1,161,879 213,808,313 77,691,583 53,671,899 49,911,302 253,415,606 9,204,354 5,972,171 663,675,228 145,089,102 159,289,278 410,688 10,803,697 1,892,240,528 4,982,947 3,375,928 636,283,545 350,580,748 936,197 5,664,042 192,568,510 1,594,542 1,080,294 795,591 1,911,881 3,756,559 29,132,650 2,177 852,340 25,309,036 78,147 944,111 256,223,244 417,540 327,501 -| 1,188,707,878|. -|7,645,530,896|_ 508,476 288,070 4,016,788 726,474 132,135 939,310 111,592,416 11,720 4,427,506 19,787,845 33,693,539 206,735,343 491 100,179 1,877,209 214,838,525 47,999,442 3,396,208 31,276,497 3,408,203 11,100,491 470,136 6,511,316 263,716 46,639,024 10,949,453 275,590,749 294,881,114|- 14,871,334 248,818 81,917 654,701 764,032 42,635 3,824,593 4,913 86,730 45,320 1,276 31,626 25,198 270,266 262,602 336,659 $ 1,104,040 828,486 3,343,944 121,349,512 14,185 3,662,444 17,397,574 35,096,021 52,431,558 4,703,320 12,041,181 421,946 44,111,055 10,020,179 ¥067525,445 16,013,827 382,508 26,567 106,533 622,202 736,635 250,256 3,968,294 20,492,943|- 22,106,822 16,604,688 4,550,546 3,237,032 4,456,211 26,553,699 39,352 55,441,528 6,817,155 58,176,213 180,520 263,278 27,897,585 133,613 104,800 601,893 1,867,586 2,692,282 23,155,989 2,644,056 25,361,336 116,637 1,003,138 272,554,221 308,664 420,327 93,573,164|- 464,388,749|- 13,485,549 4,714,368 3,169,665 3,018,242 21,679,387 46,067,211 19,559,669 60,405,941 277,829 253,009 29,803,411 98,772 134,505 110,534,136 485,233,614 1 See notes on individual products listed alphabetically on pages A 15 to A 25. 2 From 1968, excludes production which is confidential. a 28 mines and petroleum resources report, 1970 Table 2—Total Value of Mineral Production, 1836-1970 Year Metals Industrial Minerals Structural Materials Fuels Total 1836-86- 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901- 1902- 1903- 1904- 1905_ 1906- 1907- 1908. 1909. 1910- 1911- 1912_ 1913- 1914- 1915- 1916. 1917- 1918- 1919 1920- 1921- 1922- 1923- 1924. 1925- 1926. 1927.. 1928- 1929- 1930- 1931- 1932- 1933- 1934_ 1935- 1936- 1937- 1938- 1939_ 1940- 1941_ 1942_ 1943- 1944_ 1945- 1946- 1947_ 1948- 1949. 1950- 52,808,750 729,381 745,794 685,512 572,884 447,136 511,075 659,969 1,191,728 2,834,629 4,973,769 7,575,262 7,176,870 8,107,509 '11,360,546 14,258,455 12,163,561 12,640,083 13,424,755 16,289,165 18,449,602 17,101,305 15,227,991 14,668,141 13,768,731 11,880,062 18,218,266 17,701,432 15,790,727 20,765,212 32,092,648 27,299,934 27,957,302 20,058,217 19,687,532 13,160,417 19,605,401 25,769,215 35,959,566 46,480,742 51,867,792 45,134,289 48,640,158 52,805,345 41,785,380 23,530,469 20,129,869 25,777,723 35,177,224 42,006,618 45,889,944 65,224,245 55,959,713 56,216,049 64,332,166 65,807,630 63,626,140 55,005,394 42,095,013 50,673,592 58,834,747 95,729,867 124,091,753 110,219,917 117,166,836 2,400 46,345 17,500 46,446 51,810 133,114 150,718 174,107 281,131 289,426 508,601 330,503 251,922 140,409 116,932 101,319 223,748 437,729 544,192 807,502 457,225 480,319 447,495 460,683 486,554 543,583 724,362 976,171 916,841 1,381,720 1,073,023 1,253,561 1,434,382 1,378,337 1,419,248 1,497,720 1,783,010 2,275,972 2,358,877 2,500,799 2,462,340 $ 43,650 22,168 46,432 77,517 75,201 79,475 129,234 726,323 150,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 400,000 450,000 525,000 575,000 660,800 982,900 1,149,400 1,200,000 1,270,559 1,500,000 3,500,917 3,436,222 3,249,605 2,794,107 1,509,235 1,247,912 1,097,900 783,280 980,790 1,962,824 1,808,392 2,469,967 2,742,388 2,764,013 2,766,838 3,335,885 2,879,160 3,409,142 3,820,732 4,085,105 3,538,519 1,705,708 1,025,586 1,018,719 1,238,718 1,796,677 2,098,339 1,974,976 1,832,464 2,534,840 2,845,262 3,173,635 3,025,255 3,010,088 3,401,229 5,199,563 5,896,803 8,968,222 9,955,790 10,246,939 10,758,565 1,240,080 1,467,903 1,739,490 2,034,420 3,087,291 2,479,005 2,934,882 3,038,859 2,824,687 2,693,961 2,734,522 3,582,595 4,126,803 4,744,530 5,016,398 4,832,257 4,332,297 4,953,024 5,511,861 5,548,044 7,637,713 7,356,866 8,574,884 11,108,335 8,071,747 10,786,812 9,197,460 7,745,847 7,114,178 8,900,675 8,484,343 12,833,994 11,975,671 13,450,169 12,836,013 12,880,060 12,678,548 9,911,935 12,168,905 11,650,180 12,269,135 12,633,510 11,256,260 9,435,650 7,684,155 6,523,644 5,375,171 5,725,133 5,048,864 5,722,502 6,139,920 5,565,069 6,280,956 7,088,265 7,660,000 8,237,172 7,742,030 8,217,966 6,454,360 6,732,470 8,680,440 9,765,395 10,549,924 10,119,303 63,610,965 1,991,629 2,260,129 2,502,519 2,682,505 3,613,902 3,119,314 3,594,851 4,230,587 5,659,316 8,394,053 10,459,784 10,909,465 12,434,312 16,355,076 19,674,853 17,445,818 17,497,380 18,955,179 22,461,826 24,980,546 25,888,418 23,784,857 24,513,584 26,377,066 23,499,071 32,458,800 30,194,943 26,382,491 29,521,739 42,391,953 37,056,284 41,855,707 33,304,104 35,609,126 28,135,325 35,207,350 41,330,560 48,752,446 61,517,804 67,077,605 60,720,313 65,227,002 68,689,839 55,763,360 35,233,462 28,806,716 32,639,163 42,407,630 48,837,783 54,133,485 74,438,675 64,416,599 65,711,189 75,028,294 77,566,453 76,471,329 67,151,016 54,742,315 62,026,901 72,549,790 112,583,082 145,184,247 133,226,430 139,995,418 STATISTICS A 29 Table 2—Total Value of Mineral Production, 1836-1970—Continued Year Metals Industrial Minerals Structural Materials Fuels Total 195t $ 153,598,411 147,857,523 126,755,705 123,834,286 142,609,505 149,441,246 125,353,920 104,251,112 105,076,530 130,304,373 128,565,774 159,627,293 172,852,866 180,926,329 177,101,733 208,664,003 235,865,318 250,912,026 294,881,114 306,525,445 $ 2,493,840 2,181,464 3,002,673 5,504,114 6,939,490 9,172,792 11,474,050 9,958,768 12,110,286 13,762,102 12,948,308 14,304,214 16,510,898 16,989,469 20,409,649 22,865,324 29,364,065 26,056,782 20,492,943 22,106,822 $ 10,606,048 11,596,961 13,555,038 14,395,174 15,299,254 20,573,631 25,626,939 19,999,576 19,025,209 18,829,989 19,878,921 21,366,265 23,882,190 26,428,939 32,325,714 43,780,272 44,011,488 45,189,476 55,441,528 46,067,211 $ 10,169,617 9,729,739 9,528,279 9,161,089 9,005,111 9,665,983 8,537,920 10,744,093 11,439,192 14,468,869 18,414,318 34,073,712 42,617,633 42,794,431 50,815,252 60,470,406 74,141,627 82,870,204 93,573,164 110,534,136 $ 176,867,916 1952 171,365,687 IO*.* 152,841,695 1Q54 152,894,663 195*; 173,853,360 i o-.fi 188,853,652 10--7 170,992,829 1958 144,953,549 1959 147,651,217 I960 177,365,333 179,807,321 1961 1Qfi7 229,371,484 255,863,587 lOM *9fi4 267,139,168 280,652,348 335,780,005 383,382,498 405,028,488 464,388,749 485,233,614 19fi*5 10Kfi 1-H.7 1968 1969 1970 Totals 5,483,531,661 309,616,129 663,675,228 1,188,707,878 7,645,530,896 A 30 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 ht^OHP.ttJ.i-l'HrtttQ -^O'-'oow-.oooor-O'd-oo Ov^o. ncZmOsZiunritnm'^t rn as socisoinOsooosrAunczi woo ^i-o\avtN'-H-7\Tt<-'OOv vd Tt <s\o it"*lrri -<r i> mi rA "*-t t-H M CN (N ■m*ttnos OMnmoo r- unos m oTvfvoOv" es msom O^C-VDm ko oo th r-ovocnv£>TtmenoinO cocncor-voesoenescso 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CJ Ca o S " 1 « 3 2 out-,&<Zmc-i A 32 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Table 4—Mineral Production, Graph of Value, 1887-1970 z o o a oSr. son f on ~* // RO J / vn // ' ,' *- J <v\ -^\ // r V / / ,« ■4^ / v*\ J V ■,—• 40 .^u rV // I // ■ ^ v/ iV/ • I < ?-u , / \ / 7 : ' ,*\ ^vy / ^ / \ / V j\ !*lv -v0 M "*\ ^ v ; ^ ^ ■V J f ^L ^\ rs hj •N? , / // / r \ A • /V • \ / ". \ •■ // 0^ v J \: N-' 7 i 0 / Va /* Z N / / / / kV / / \ 1 ' i : /V / j "•*, *\ ' / J ,— / / , ^ V CO /' / I-I UJ 2 f. r VA4 i \ i / <i /V-' 1 N' 1 • \n »/ I ' \c* i A / <: \\ / I ,'J / 1 A * 3: \ \ / rJ «9 / I ! /, J: \/ A ?> i < 7 \ c c: V & > / \ | / i f •? f »/ \ f\t / i < C: / •§ ■r i ll »a0 b ) ' 1 / || !/l < a*.- aU 2 \ 3 ' ^ / •4 :\ ■ *V 70 r* ; or ; H 1 ^ r' a c J / J [ i J J A i ; / ;; \ 1' \ 1 \ STATISTICS A 33 Table 5—Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, and Molybdenum, Graph of Quantities, 1893-1970 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 150 100 90 80 70 60 50 to 40 z o -j 30 20 900 80 0 700 600 500 400 300 tS)' vty ^'.(VC 'LMs t^ .*•*.: A ^\ i \/V / i fa' .^ A / 1 / > . ; i / ; \ / , <\ / / 1 z' \ \ ' *v 1 I \ A \/*T. II / i V . I* 1 \ \ \ i \ ' -I k 1 ' ^ J \ < 1 \ I h VI » I 1 1 I t 1 s! \ t . 1 / /v 1' i,' < / f to m -j : 1 03 ~t 1 i u 2 2 u Q ;! i i .1 1 a i m .* ' * ; j i _i oV „ O Q a/ J \ **^ < ua -J A A j w \ V V V s 7 O i rr i -4 Nft o/ Q/ 1 mil .9/ / ^ I... to Q Z < to D O I I- 200 150 100 o in o IT) O UI o -r> o -0 o LO o m o o — — <VJ (VJ CO CO •* ■tf ■o -o CO CD 01 as ai C7> Ol Ol 0. Ol Ol 01 Ol Ol a 34 mines and petroleum resources report, 1970 Table 6—Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, and Iron Concentrates, 1858-1970 Year Gold (Placer) Quantity Value Gold (Fine) Quantity Value Silver Quantity Value Copper Quantity Value 1858-90 1891-1900. 1901-1910.. 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 __ 1952- 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 _ 1959 _ I960- 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 __ Totals Oz. 3,246,585 376,290] 507,580 25,060 32,680 30,000 33,240 45,290 34,150 29,180 18,820 16,850 13,040 13,720 21,690 24,710 24,750 16,476 20,912 9,191 8,424 6,983 8,955 17,176 20,400 23,928 25,181 30,929 43,389 54,153 57,759 49,746 39,067 43,775 32,904 14,600 11,433 12,589 15,729 6,969 20,332 17,886 19,134 23,691 17,554 14,245 8,684 7,666 3,865 2,936 5,650 7,570 3,847 3,416 3,315 4,620 1,842 866 1,535 891 670 399 491 Oz. 55,192,163 6,397,183 8,628,660 426,000 555,500 510,000 565,000 770,000 580,500 496,000 320,000 286,500 221,600 233,200 368,800 420,000 420,750 280,092 355,503 156,247 143,208 118,711 152,235 291,992 395,542 562,787 714,431 895,058 1,249,940 1,558,245 1,671,015 1,478,492 1,236,928 1,385,962 1,041,772 462,270 361,977 398,591 475,361 200,585 585,200 529,524 598,717 717,911 494,756 403,230 238,967 217,614 109,450 80,990 157,871 208,973 107,418 99,884 96,697 135,411 55,191 25,053 44,632 25,632 19,571 11,720 14,185 632,806 2,322,118 228,617 257,496 272,254 247,170 250,021 221,932 114,523 164,674 152,426 120,048 135,765 197,856 179,245 247,716 209,719 201,427 178,001 180,6621 145,223' 160,836; 146,133! 181,651] 223,589, 297,216 365,343] 404,578] 460,781] 557,522] 587,336] 583,524] 571,026] 444,518 224,403 186,632 175,373 117,612 243,282 286,230 288,396 283,983 261,274 255,789 253,552 258,388 242,477 191,743 223,403 194,354 173,146 205,580 159,821 158,850 154,979 138,487] 117,124] 119,508: 126,157 123,896 117,481 100,179 12,858,353 47,998,179 4,725,512 5,322,442 5,627,595 5,109,008 5,167,934 4,587,333 2,367,191 3,403,811 3,150,644 2,481,392 2,804,197 4,089,684 3,704,994 5,120,535 4,335,069 4,163,859 3,679,601 3,734,609 3,002,020 3,324,975 3,020,837 4,263,389 6,394,645 10,253,952 12,856,419 14,172,367 16,122,767 19,613,624 21,226,957 22,461,516 21,984,501 17,113,943 8.639,516 7,185,332 6,751,860 4,322,241 8,514,870 10,018,050 10,382,256 10,805,553 9,627,947 8,765,889 8,727,294 8,803,279 8,370,306 6,603,628 7,495,170 6,604,149 5,812,511 6,979,441 5,667,253 5,942,101 5,850,458 5,227,884 4,419,0-89 4,506,646 4,763,688 4,672,242 4,427,506 3,662,444 5,235,408]96,957,397 I 17,025,851 503,792,457 Oz. 221,089 22,537,306 31,222,548 1,892,364 3,132,108 3,465,856 3,602,180 3,366,506 3,301,923 2,929,216 3,498,172 3,403,119 3,377,'. 2,673,389 7,101,311 6,032,986 8,341,768 7,654,844 10,748,556' 10,470,185 10,627,167 9,960,172 11,328,263 7,550,331 7,150,655 7,021,754 8,613,977] 9,269,944! 9,547,124 11,305,367] 10,861,578] 10,821,393 12,327,944! 12,175,700 9,677,881 8,526,310 5,705,334 6,157,307 6,365,761 5,708,461 6,720,134 7,637,882 9,509,456 8,218,914 8,810,807 8,378,819 9,826,403 7,903,149 8,405,074 8,129,348 7,041,058 6,198,101 7,446,643 7,373,997 6,189,804 6,422,680 5,269,642 4,972,084 5,549,131 6,180,739 7,130,866 5,760,534 6,511,316 $ 214,152 13,561,194 16,973,507 958,293 1,810,045 1,968,606 1,876,736 1,588,991 2,059,739 2,265,749 3,215,870 3,592,673 3,235,980 1,591,201 4,554,781 3,718,129 5,292,184 5,286,818 6,675,606 5,902,043 6,182,461 5,278,194 4,322,185 2,254,979 2,264,729 2,656,526 4,088,280 6,005,996 4,308,330 5,073,962 4,722,288 4,381,365 4,715,315 4,658,545 4,080,775 3,858,496 2,453,293 2,893,934 5,324,959 4,110,092 5,040,101 5,671,082 7,667,950 7,770,983 7,326,803 7,019,272 8,154,145 6,942,995 7,511,866 7,077,166 6,086,«54 5,421,417 6,600,183 6,909,140 7,181,907 8,861,050 7,348,938 6,929,793 7,729,939 10,328,695 16,475,795 11,100,491 12,041,181 Lb. 35,416,069 379,957,091 36,927,656 51,456,537 46,460,305 45,009,699 56,918,405 65,379,364 59,007,565 61,483,754 42,459,339 44,887,676 39,036,993 32,359,896 57,720,290 64/845,393 72,306,432 89,339,768 89,202,871 97,908,316 102,793,669 92,362,240 64,134,746 50,608,036 43,149,460 49,651,733 39,428,208 21,671,711 46,057,584 65,769,906 73,254,679 77,980,223 66,435,583 50,097,716 42,307,510 36,300,589 25,852,366 17,500,538 41,783,921 43,025,388 54,856,808 42,212,133 43,249,658 42,005,512 49,021,013 50,150,087 44,238,031 43,360,575 31,387,441 12,658,649 16,233,546 33,064,429 31,692,412 108,979,144 118,247,104 115,554,700 85,197,073 105,800,568 172,739,548 160,993,338 167,415,411 206,735,343 4,365,210 56,384,783 4,571,644 8,408,513 7,094,489 6,121,319 9,835,500 17,784,494 16,038,256 15,143,449 7,939,896 7,832,899 4,879,624 4,329,754 8,323,266 8,442,870 10,153,269 12,324,421 11,525,011 14,265,242 18,612,850 11,990,466 5,365,690 3,228,892 3,216,701 3,683,662 3,073,428 2,053,828 6,023,411 6,558,575 7,392,862 7,865,085 6,700,693 5,052,856 4,971,132 4,356,070 3,244,472 2,240,070 8,519,741 9,616,174 10,956,550 9,889,458 11,980,155 13,054,893 14,869,544 14,599,693 16,932,549 17,251,872 8,170,465 2,964,529 4,497,991 9,583,724 8,965,149 33,209,215 36,238,007 38,609,136 32,696,081 56,438,255 88,135,172 87,284,148 111,592,416 121,349,512 485,262,219]353,174,747 I 4,254,041,748] 1,108,799,081 STATISTICS A 35 Table 6—Production of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, and Iron Concentrates, 1858-1970—Continued Year Lead Zinc Molybdenum Iron Concentrates Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 1858-90 Lb. 1,044,400 205,037,158 407,833,262 26,872,397 44,871,454 55,364,677 50,625,048 46,503,590 48,727,516 37,307,465 43,899,661 29,475,968 39,331,218 41,402,288 67,447,985 96,663,152 170,384,481 237.899.199 $ 45,527 7,581,619 17,033,102 1,069,521 1,805,627 2,175,832 1,771,877 1,939,200 3,007,462 2,951,020 2,928,107 1,526,855 2,816,115 1,693,354 3,480,306 6,321,770 12,415,917 1 R 670 3?q Lb. $ Lb. $ Tons 29,869 13,029 19,553 $ 70,879 1891-1900 45,602 1901-1910 12,684,192 2,634,544 5,358,280 6,758,768 7,866,467 12,982,440 37,168,980 41,848,513 41,772,916 56,737,651 47,208,268 49,419,372 57,146,548 58,344,462 79,130,970 98,257,099 142,876,947 145,225,443 181,763,147 172,096,841 250,479,310 202,071,702 192,120,091 195,963,751 249,152,403 256,239,446 254,581,393 894,169 129,092 68,436 1911 1917, 316,139 324,421 346,125 1,460,524 4,043,985 3,166,259 2,899,040 3,540,429 3,077,979 1,952,065 2,777,322 3,278,903 4,266,741 7,754,450 10,586,610 8,996,135 9,984,613 9,268,792 9,017,005 5,160,911 4,621,641 6,291,416 7,584,199 7,940,860 8,439,373 1913- 1914 1,987 3,618 12,342 6,982 960 662 2,000 20,560 11,636 1,840 1915 . . 1916 1917. .. — 1918 1919 1,000 1,230 1,472 1,010 1,200 243 5,000 6,150 1920 7,360 1921 ] 5,050 1922 1 3,600 1923 -. 1,337 1924 . 1925 1 1926 263,023,936] 17,757,535 282,996,423] 14,874,292 305,140,7921 13,961,412 307,999,153 15,555,189 321,803,725 12,638,198 261,902,228' 7,097,812 252,007,574 5,326,432 271.689.217 fi.497.719 , 1927 , 1928 . 20 1929 1930 1931 1932 _ ■ 1-m 1934 347,366,967 344,268,444 377,971,618 419,118,371 412,979,182 378,743,663 466,849,112 456,840,454 507,199,704 439,155,635 292,922,888 336,976,468 345,862,680 313,733,089 320,037,525 265,378,899 284,024,522 273,456,604 284,949,396 297,634,712 332,474,456 302,567,640 283,718,073 281,603,346 294,573,159 287,423,357 333,608,699 384,284,524 335,282,537 314,974,310 268,737,503 250,183,633 211,490,107 208,131,894 231,627,618 210,072,565 214,838,525 8,461,859 10,785,930 14,790,028 21,417,049 13,810,024 12,002,390 15,695,467 15,358,976 17,052,054 16,485,902 13,181,530 16,848,823 23,345,731 42,887,313 57,734,770 41,929,866 41,052,905 50,316,015 45,936,692 39,481,244 45,482,505 45,161,245 44,702,619 39,568,086 34,627,075 33,542,306 38,661,912 42,313,569 34,537,454 37,834,714 39,402,293 43,149,171 34,436,934 31,432,079 32,782,257 33,693,539 35,096,021 1935 1936 1937 291.192.278 14.274.245 1938 298,497,2951 9,172,822 278,409,102] 8,544,375 312.020.6711 10 643 0?fi 1939 1940 1941 367,869,579 387,236,469 336,150,455 278,063,373 294,791,635 274,269,956 253,006,1168 270,310,195 288,225,368 290,344,227 337,511,324 372,871,717 382,300,862 334.124.560 12,548,031 13,208,636 13,446,018 11,956,725 18,984,581 21,420,484 28,412,593 37,654,211 38,181,214 43,769,392 67,164,754 59,189,656 40,810,618 34.805.755 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 679 5,472 ) 3,735 1949 27,579 1950 1951 113,535 900,481 991,248 535,746 610,930 369,955 357,342 630,271 849,248 1/160,355 1,335,068 1,793,847 2,060,241 2,002,562 2,165,403 2,151,804 2,154,443 2,094,745 2,074,854 1,877,209 790,000 1952 5,474,924 1953 6,763,105 1954 3,733,891 1955 429,198,565| 52,048,909 443,853,004] 58,934,801 449.276.797! 50.206.681 3,228,756 1956 2,190,847 1957 2,200,637 1958 432,002,790 402,342,850 403,399,319 387,951,190 413,430,817 402,863,154 400,796,562 311,249,250 305,124,440 262,830,908 299,396,264 296,667,033 275,590,749 43,234,839 4,193,442 1959 44,169,198 50,656,726 45,370,891 51,356,376 53,069,163 58,648,561 48,666,933 47,666,540 39,248,539 43,550,1811 46,639,024 44,111,055 6,363,848 1960 1961. . 5,414 9,500 10,292,847 12,082,540 1962 18,326,911 1963 20,746,424 1964 1965. 1966 1967 1968. 1969 1970 _ 28,245 7,289,125 17,094,927 17,517,543 19,799,793 26,597,477 31,276,497 47,063 12,405,344 27,606,061 31,183,064 32,552,722 47,999,442 52,431,558 20,419,487 21,498,581 20,778,934 20,820,765 21,437,569 19,787,845 17,397,574 Totals 15,828,315,846]1,347,940,476 1 14,421,058,870j 1,389,884,751 119,634,910 204,271,452 26,304,064 238,773,655 A 36 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Table 7a—Mineral Production by Mining Division Period Placer Gold Metals Industrial Minerals Structural Materials Quantity Value 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date Oz. $ $ 18,401,599 15,555,220 117,567,175 13 7 38,047,192 4,175,587 3,910,401 69,284,512 $ $ 720,329 363,083 1,617 44 20 735,810 279 346 2,610,353 33,253 1,319 548 17,388,971 8,253 9,908 54,162,645 9,398 3,603,208 3,975 20,325 334,866 3,163,065 26,567 345,372 2,098,224 17,049,253 301,290 561,979 10,171 243,069 848,377 63,604,507 61,290,422 2,160,947,660 162,427 622,488 685,894 18,192,681 1,012,850 1,119,143 11,714,287 4,000 2,531,590 464,845 20,531 468,450 7,974,653 206,873 886,130 62,454,737 8,103,442 8,937,456 180,624,141 28,590,173 30,254,999 149,613,502 303,785 3,154,467 469 11,268 92,154 1,760,629 1,846,785 5,074 115,662 2,327,897 6,590 383 6,540,538 15,784,281 16,426,654 194,638,464 5,237 27,583 220,195 143,355 152,933 1,505,820 407,141 435,000 1,525,831 77,000 66,039 1,479,295 2,096,988 18,931,630 1,702,577 27,595 604,785 5,046,177 5,052,699 1.783.316 1,449,370 147,454,166 14,697,537 14,050,288 195.436,697 8,954,030 7,054,155 338,573.959 4,433,216 5,802,046 45,391,614 24,604,511 19,924,342 181,914,516 49.726,573 40,048,501 225,846,085 1,149,705 26,320,927 81,918,530 1,040,933 50,184 1,248,151 9,098,672 8 92,946 256 1,925,688 75,585 3,022,560 3,734,777 3,567,021 866 19,300 60,146,530 632,674 6,246,442 12,144,104 New Westminster _ 3,586 76 89,026 2.148 31,355 595,910 145,982,522 184,099 234 4,764 10,050 25,438 213,574 274,518 98,392 65,590 6,350.804 1,354,940 1,066,556 117 56,406 3,473 1,502,955 592,819 10,566,511 221,974 235,445 240 5,466 2,651,736 72,647 1,071,796 12,316,427 2,942 109,910 7,582 164,477 2,559,795 393,486 11 6,559 45,507 878,204 120,198,200 31,021,577 30,725,783 318,117,205 7,966,095 9,126,061 262,938,601 1,441,519 1,018,844 18,558 4,028,598 1,698,129 1,038,925 4,603 105,569 1,240,215 13,395,769 203,113 91,384 366 9,397 1,832,373 239,263 200,994 851 24,260 88,811,411 9,406,761 3,283,012 259,574,062 75,130 3,185,928 168,659 82,138 7,066,964 9,869,281 6,981,639 182 5,306 113,639,232 670,781 9,500 13.478 140 290 189.431 2,137,372 2,796,534 55,769,581 563,811 2,732 72,885 331,631 5,914,579 11,561,907 9,787,083 628 15,680 16,687,533 16,731,161 20,755,323 306,623,542 186,615,510 4,071,124 3,225,704 1,525,520 17,262,256 38,093,235 1969 1970 To date 399 491 5,235,408 11,720 14,185 96,957,397 294,869,394 306,511,260 5,386,574,264 20,492,943 22,106,822 309,616,129 55,441,528 46,067,211 663,675,228 STATISTICS Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date A 37 Fuels Coal Crude Oil and Condensates Natural Gas Delivered to Pipe-line Butane and Propane Division Total Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Tons $ Bbl. $ MSCF $ Bbl. $ 19,121,928 """_: 15,918,303 121,213,034 1,332 4,530 55,791,354 7,346,905 6,045,100 290 1,100 140,842,882 301,290 561,979 3,785,463 842,865 6,726,731 19,538,505 300,326,522 71,418,571 2,641,625 82,169,592 62,600,177 2,487,909,966 1,219,723 77,334,759 8,282,698 184,828,329 30,443,548 32,352,370 15,087 59,765 175 750,310 26,331,294 26,481,111 170,503,663 68.620,011 60,936,779 357,180,987 256,223,244 272,554,221 1,892,240,528 27,897,585 29,804,411 192,568,510 745,041 728,991 8,358,875 238,413 233,277 2,674,836 104,242,867 113,488,231 99,433 699,521 763,161,840 2,110,188 1,552,794 152,622,609 18,575,669 74,324,471 301,144,744 558,253,091 9,768,803 8,121,829 346,435,258 16,656,468 17,262,408 193,449,341 24,788,610 20,160,785 2,929,584 11.080,836 90,424 21,164 3,412,208 194,365,106 9,475 50,908,991 2,431 40,879,531 241,602,277 1,470,071 501,460 26,621,962 5,008 72,647 15,040,699 396,428 116,559 4,617,442 19,553,725 144,677,285 31,764,708 332,858,874 8,169,208 9,217,445 264,780,371 1,680,782 36 116 92,021,599 19,444,701 10,346,789 380,285,564 6,332,573 11,562,047 9,787,373 203,508,154 22,939,657 26,777,561 417,748,614 852,340 2,644,056 145,089.102 6,817,155 19,559,669 636,283,545 26,331,294 26,481,111 170,503,663 58,620,011 60,936,779 357,180,987 256,223,244 272,554,221 1,892,240,528 27,897,585 29,804,411 192,568,510 745,041| 238,413| 464,388,749 728,991 233,277 485,233,614 8,358,875 2,674,836 7,645,530,896 A 38 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 H < Q O H ►J < Q Z < t- o\ Q Z < VO o\ CO Z o HH CO > Q o z z ix « o z N Q Z < m\ Ph mi Pi M Oa o U pf w i> j-j o" ►J o O w § mi o z o HH H O B o P. ca r- w HH « < H eo©coh»©©«*H : t- cn cm in : ro CNi-HCO MM m r*©©ot--*0J*©inin©©*rH 00 CI tr- © tr- ©r* © ih Ir-tr-CJ© ; t-T-in t- : •a-tNCrCOMt-ro© ; hClrth»1<NHKiOHONOHflfHNh05 c GO CD © © WW :*tjit-^© : UJ © no ^ © rH ro *tf : t-OMeoo*ooco©cviio©r>«'*inooo-Nhio c 13 © tf no no n :t-©eo© : »tf CO00 © CO© tf CO • CDCJMrocOrHC0rHrH(0Q0lr-00©'*CDt-lr-tf© "w wtDOrt CO © : •* co o co : «©©«•*©int-« : 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1- OHr OrHI- Odr OHr OHr OHr OHr OHr O H H fl Eh Eh Eh Eh Eh H Eh ©o -2 CD fc--. rt ffl©'0 Hr ,o EH o C C aS ( c ' a m* c 1/ 7 > a mt C i a E et a u M c 0 CJ c i M ~> u I i-i u > fl o CJ S rt > c c c c a > c 'Z c t > : ■ •6 tu fl M 'tn rt o z c h < A 44 mines and petroleum resources report, 1970 Table 7d—Production of Industrial Minerals by Period Asbestos Barite Diatomite Fluxes (Quartz and Limestone) Granules (Quartz, Limestone, and Granite) Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Alberni 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date Tons $ Tons $ Tons $ Tons $ Tons $ Atlin — Cariboo 1,276 8,718 26,567 201,892 48 168 Clinton 8 30,624 45,320 373,646 80 248,818 382,508 Golden 3,914,483 3,259 12,612 Greenwood 200 4,000 1,790,502 1,540,319 200 357 18 625 4,000 Kamloops 6,590 383 12,230 Liard 80,388 86,730 925,207 14,871,334 16,013,827 179,412,045 Lillooet Nanaimo — 22,328 31,598 879,152 81,777 106,243 1,262,921 3,226 2,400 16,009 14,540 15,000 53,298 3,500 3,706 102,753 61,578 46,690 242,899 Nelson 407,141 435,000 7,601 8,174 1,461,756 77,000 65,039 1,479,295 Nicola Omineca Osoyoos 12,923 3,574 179,737 98,392 65,590 802,611 3,699,031 2,319,302 601,019 1,050,722 29,692 418,606 500 500 9,500 9,500 14 28 140 290 187 2.125 9,605 157,080 Not assigned 1 Totals 1969 1970 To date 80,388 86,730 925,207 14,871,334 16,013,827 179,412,045 30,624 45,320 373,654 248,818 382,508 3,914,563 22,342 31,626 4,084,331 81,917 106,533 7,575,904 34,746 25,198 392,467 654,701 1,276 26,567 8,718 201,892 622,202 6,104,836 Other: See notes of individual minerals listed alphabetically on pages A 15 to A 25. i Arsenious oxide. 2 Bentonite. 3 Fluorspar. 4 Hydromagnesite. 5 Iron oxide and ochre. 6 Magnesium sulphate. statistics Mining Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date A 45 Gypsum and Gypsite Jade Mica Sulphur Other, Value Division Total Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Tons $ Lb. $ Lb. $ Tons $ $ $ 9,3987 9,398 20,3254 20,325 26,567 10,013,800 143,012 30012 345,372 873 6,236 156,1914 6 10 162,427 64,775 55,538 986,798 622,488 685,894 17,876,883 622,488 685,894 112,878 298,824 764,032 736,635 7,785,916 16,8949 18,192,681 280,894 1,012,850 1,119,143 270,266 2,721,965 1,2765 11 11,714,287 4,000 783,5783 2,327,897 6,590 1,246,918 6,323,178 424,700 2,075 203,0556 10 6,540,538 5,825 5,322 38,370 6,060 14,280 293,267 11,960 44,903 48,028 696,540 900,987 403,728 15,172,873 15,784,281 9,099 53,546 5,237 27,583 215,066 16,426,654 194,638,464 5,237 27,583 5,12911 220,195 143,355 152,933 1,505,820 407,141 435,000 55,9015 1,525,831 77,000 65,039 1,479,295 2,407 10,050 10,050 14,447 243,000 264,757 25,438 213,574 263,058 25,438 11,4601 8 274,518 98,392 65,590 1,588,800 25,938 306,5331 3 6 6,350,804 250 1,700 [ 16,8582 18,558 1 634,250 10,815 41,624 17,544 6,653 687,596 178,678 168.659 82,138 6,550,969 1,240,215 168 659 1 82,138 97,3895 7,066,964 1 9,500 160,500 3,978 13,478 140 290 30,22611 4,913 189,431 221,900 226,440 4,883,141 2,132,459 2,796,534 55,764,668 2,137,372 2,796,534 4,913 55,769,581 280,894 270,266 764,032 736,635 14,425,904 26,332 262,602 596,394 42,635 250,256 531,670 349,122 336,659 7,295,699 3,824,593 3,968,294 95,544,071 4,913 20,492,943 22,106,822 4,085,291 12,822,050 185,818 1,719,426 309,616,129 1 Natro-alunite. 8 Perlite. o Phosphate rock, io Sodium carbonate. ii Talc. 12 Volcanic ash. A 46 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Table 7e—Production of Structural Materials by Mining Divisions, 1969 and 1970, and Total to Date Division Period Cement Lime and Limestone Building- stone Rubble, Riprap, and Crushed Rock Sand and Gravel Clay Products Unclassified Material Division Total 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date 1969 1970 To date $ $ $ $ 29,700 4,078 329,329 $ 690,569 359,005 3,273,879 $ $ $ 720,329 363,083 3,603,208 3,975 102,453 206,882 420,042 2,182,728 218,772 393,091 1,252,183 241,000 244,720 2,303,632 1,800 69,000 196,989 1,845 3,975 334,866 1,108 139,485 194,500 495,541 231,305 2,810,698 1,449,182 14,180,697 82,518 168,888 1,279,407 223,845 410,051 5,539,289 200,801 228,435 2,798,451 135,411 92,154 1,189,336 1,032,535 1,120,668 10,103,909 1,309,858 988,491 8,256,121 167,995 47,292 2,077,013 531,072 812,755 7,095,171 346,702 571,074 4,881,366 6,426,303 6,011,305 65,577,769 184,099 225,493 1,179,294 926,312 529,882 8,567,067 210,169 226,370 2,343,416 55,671 78,860 2,096,372 387,778 103,719 3,317,575 1,482,490 975,049 8,604,337 195,999 87,049 1,586,247 238,551 200,469 2,839,005 2,377,515 1,881,350 41,581,033 667,031 563,811 5,322,000 1,814,118 1,447,344 22,211,935 4,055,659 3,100,691 27,283,612 6,000 34,500 190,287 3,163,065 2,098,224 17,049,253 301,290 561,979 2,531,590 464,845 654,771 7,974,653 206,873 303,785 3,154,467 175,256 92,154 1,760,629 1,846,785 2,096,988 Fort Steele 43,873 71,941 15,918 4,272 6,350 107,187 1,000 50,840 38,000 42,560 315 12,752 25,067 134,136 750 273,314 813,185 377,915 8,124,822 392,719 52,442 842,551 153,640 28,293 943,447 379.662 123,679 1,811,380 615 121,283 585,653 585,653 19,800 72,379 18,931,630 1,702,577 1,040,933 9,098,672 321,635 75,585 3,022,560 3,734,777 3,567,021 60,146,530 407,632 632,674 6,246,442 12,144,104 11,395,323 145,982,522 184,099 236,443 1,354,940 1,066,556 592,819 10,566,511 221,974 235,445 2,651,736 72,647 109,910 2,559,795 393,486 116,559 4,028,598 100 2,824,043 2,630,587 46,610,252 59,713 61,600 399,859 196,728 250,190 2,975,267 2,000 3,450,735 602 1,178,992 423,187 520,056 1,521,911 971,659 14,378,058 21,974 3,999,162 4,162,169 63,030,454 20,974 10,950 167,646 138,709 60,701 1,987,322 11,805 9,075 231,528 16,976 31,050 456,848 5,708 12,840 651,597 215,639 63,876 2,988,883 7,114 4,335 129,983 712 525 228,903 64,348 8,000 1,535 2,236 6,848 5,274 43,774 33,018 1,000 5,575 10,500 11,571 24,000 13,355 1,698,129 1,038,925 13,395,769 203,113 1,645,300 144,000 13,249 1.000 115,143 1,832,373 239,263 32,500 85,520 3,185,928 9,869,281 6,981,639 113,639,232 7,427,418 5,100,289 58,729,401 40,885 4,012,560 8,186,761 3,750 1,088,592 563,811 46,499 15,213 17,800 932,397 97,852 286,974 14,194 10,983 497,807 15,465 125,013 836,108 161,254 541,112 511,349 8,490,557 5,914,579 11,561,907 Victoria 9,177,270 7,799,607 154,482,759 9,787,083 55 186,615,510 4 071,124 3,225,704 315,498 505,018 Totals 1969 1970 To date 16,604,688 13,485,549 213,808,313 3,237,032 3,169,665 53,671,899 39,352 4,456,211 3,018,242 49,911,302 26,553,699 21,679,387 253,415,606 4,550,546 4,714,368 77.691,583 55,441,528 46,067,211 663.675.228 I 9,204,354 5,972,171 statistics Table 8a—Production of Coal, 1836-1970 A 47 Year Quantityi (Short Tons) Value Year Quantity1 (Short Tons) Value 1836-59. 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872- 1873.. 1874- 1875- 1876- 1877- 1878.. 1879- 1880- 1881- 1882- 1883- 1884- 1885- 1886- 1887- 1888- 1889- 1890- 1891_ 1892- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1896- 1897- 1898- 1899- 1900- 1901- 1902- 1903- 1904- 1905- 1906- 1907- 1908- 1909- 1910. 1911- 1912- 1913- 1914„ 1915- 41,871 15,956 15,427 20,292 23,906 32,068 36,757 28,129 34,988 49,286 40,098 33,424 55,458 55,458 55,459 91,334 123,362 155,895 172,540 191,348 270,257 299,708 255,760 315,997 238,895 441,358 409,468 365,832 462,964 548,017 649,411 759,518 ,152,590 925,495 ,095,690 ,134,509 ,052,412 ,002,268 999,372 ,263,272 ,435,314 ,781,000 ,894,544 ,838,621 ,624,742 ,887,981 ,044,931 ,126,965 ,485,961 1,362,514 ,688,672 ,314,749 ,541,698 ,211,907 713,535 ,237,042 ,076,601 $149,548 56,988 55,096 72,472 85,380 115,528 131,276 100,460 124,956 176,020 143,208 119,372 164,612 164,612 164,612 244,641 330,435 417,576 462,156 522,538 723,903 802,785 685,171 846,417 639,897 1,182,210 1,096,788 979,908 1,240,080 1,467,903 1,739,490 2,034,420 3,087,291 2,479,005 2,934,882 3,038,859 2,824,687 2,693,961 2,734,522 3,582,595 4,126,803 4,744,530 5,016,398 4,832,257 4,332,297 4,953,024 5,511,861 5,548,044 7,637,713 7,356,866 8,574,884 11,108,335 8,071,747 10,786,812 9,197,460 7,745,847 7,114,178 1916- 1917- 1918- 1919- 1920- 1921- 1922- 1923- 1924- 1925- 1926- 1927- 1928- 1929- 1930- 1931- 1932_ 1933- 1934- 1935- 1936- 1937- 1938- 1939- 1940- 1941- 1942- 1943- 1944- 1945- 1946- 1947- 1948.. 1949-. 1950- 1951... 1952- 1953_ 1954- 1955- 1956.- 1957-. 1958- 1959- 1960- 1961_ 1962- 1963.- 1964- 1965- 1966... 1967-- 1968- 1969- 1970- 583,469 ,436,101 ,575,275 ;,433,540 ,852,535 ,670,314 726,793 ,636,740 ,027,843 ,541,212 ,406,094 ,553,416 ,680,608 ,375,060 ,994,493 ,765,471 ,614,629 ,377,177 ,430,042 ,278,380 352,301 ,446,243 ,388,507 ,561,084 ,662,027 ,844,745 ,996,000 ,854,749 ,931,950 ,523,021 ,439,092 ,696,350 ,604,480 ,621,268 ,574,006 ,573,572 ,402,313 ,384,138 ,308,284 ,332,874 ,417,209 ,085,657 796,413 690,011 788,658 919,142 825,339 850,541 911,326 950,763 850,821 908,790 959,214 852,340 ,644,056 $8,900,675 8,484,343 12,833,994 11,975,671 13,450,169 12,836,013 12,880,060 12,678,548 9,911,935 12,168,905 11,650,180 12,269,135 12,633,510 11,256,260 9,435,650 7,684,155 6,523,644 5,375,171 5,725,133 5,048,864 5,722,502 6,139,920 5,565,069 6,280,956 7,088,265 7,660,000 8,237,172 7,742,030 8,217,966 6,454,360 6,732,470 8,680,440 9,765,395 10,549,924 10,119,303 10,169,617 9,729,739 9,528,279 9,154,544 8,986,501 9,346,518 7,340,339 5,937,860 5,472,064 5,242,223 6,802,134 6,133,986 6,237,997 6,327,678 6,713,590 6,196,219 7,045,341 7,588,989 6,817,155 19,559,669 Totals- 145,089,102 |$636,2«3,545 l Quantity from 1836 to 1909 is gross mine output and includes material lost in picking and washing. 1910 and subsequent years the quantity is that sold and used. For A 48 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 *o tn -rt OS 4> o ■© 8 sS 3 00 -r-T oC ■a |3 » K H «n «n 03 > CJ\ Os ■o o 1/1 "is <*-» in i-i VC o G o H a w rg rn 3 C \o --j- C3 o r> O S H TJ* Sa Os O rH t-H t/T 38 ci co WO VO z o O r- rA 1—i v-h CO m CO ts" cf CO > 09 m ! m -rt oo 00 Q -T. fl r- H CN 00 0 s (N z »n i ,. »n [ | *> in tn 00^ CJ H g oo >-> C- >• T-T ' ^ « Q Z < 60 jjjj CO Is f*. ! « oo 3 3 ! m 00 p CO &« 1—1 W 5 ca © ! o w -J « r- C oo & m\ m ' 1> 00 o a, U rt •a rt fl ■ >. r- n oo « Z rt cj t« 0 CO m U •S'-3 ■SB fl m~> -tf O oo o ™a3 *"" ** 05 o H U 3 a 2 H 00 fl © tn l g CO hH Q -a a> ■53 o G oo H § CS * 00 i Q Z < 5 "3 o 8 - rs u tu n m ■ «. rs CO Z o -a rt <u o C €*1 in ►Jg« o m H rn ' CO O u Q fl •^ w •n O tt. o c n ^ On rA Os CO Pi H mV ■*o ►J ht. Oh m CO < 0 u c o 23 O - m tn 8. CQ 00 O © M H 1 CO TT H ro CO w Ph h-l = 1 1 i <u < ■13 g mi <3 „ S t-t ■a o • at a) *" N »H c, U -Cc9 S bo <-> I 9 B u . t ti? a a & a a 3 a £ o s « <*> Sr1-. a > S §, Oi a-. S 3 E». a. 111 t-ri 0 STATISTICS A 49 Table 9—Principal Items of Expenditure, Reported for Operations of All Classes Class Salaries and Wages Fuel and Electricity Process Supplies Metal-mining- Bxploration and development- CoaL Petroleum and natural gas (exploration and production). Industrial minerals.. Structural-materials industry- Totals, 1970 Totals, 1969... 1968- 1967- 1966- 1965- 1964.. 1963- 1962. 1961- 1960. 1959- 1958- 1957.. 1956. 1955- 1954- 1953.. 1952. 1951.. 1950. 1949- 1948- 1947.. 1946. 1945- 1944.. 1943- 1942.. 1941.. 1940- 1939— 1938— 1937 1936 1935 $94,363,110 48,512,581 12,070,551 4,425,662 6,292,420 7,293,958 $172,958,282 123. 113 94, 93, 74, 63, 57, 55, 50, 52, 49, 48, 56, 57, 51, 48, 55, 62. 52, 42, 41, 38 32. 26. 22. 23, 26, 26, 26, 23, 22. 22. 21. 17. 16. ,450,327 ,459,219 ,523,495 409,528 938,736 624,559 939,294 522,171 887,275 694,818 961,996 933,560 409,056 266,026 ,890,246 702,746 543,490 256,631 ,607,171 738,035 ,023,786 ,813,506 ,160,338 ,190,200 620,975 ,131,874 ,051,467 ,913,160 ,050,491 391,330 ,357,035 ,765,711 ,349,690 ,887,619 ,753,367 $12,885,062 1,806,160 " 1,161,501 3,263,949 $19,116,672 14,554,123 13,818,326 13490,759 12,283,477 11,504,343 10,205,861 10,546,806 9,505,559 8,907,034 7,834,728 7,677,321 8,080,989 8,937,567 9,762,777 9,144,034 7,128,669 8,668,099 8,557,845 7,283,051 6,775,998 7,206,637 6,139,470 5,319,470 5,427,458 7,239,726 5,788,671 7,432,585 7,066,109 3,776,747 3,474,721 3,266,000 3,396,106 3,066,311 2,724,144 2,619,639 $52,474,644 2,288,279 1^6^,553 3,119,894 $59,846,370 43,089,559 38,760,203 34,368,856 28,120,179 30,590,631 27,629,953 12,923,325 14,024,799 17,787,127 21,496,912 17,371,638 15,053,036 24,257,177 22,036,839 21,131,572 19,654,724 20,979,411 27,024,500 24,724,101 17,500,663 17,884,408 11,532,121 13,068,948 8,367,705 5,756,628 6,138,084 6,572,317 6,863,398 7,260,441 6,962,162 6,714,347 6,544,500 6,845,330 4,434,501 4,552,730 Note—This table has changed somewhat through the years, so that the items are not everywhere directly comparable. Prior to 1962 lode-mining referred only to gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc. Prior to 1964 some expenditures for fuel and electricity were included with process supplies. Process supplies (except fuel) were broadened in 1964 to include " process, operating, maintenance, and repair supplies . . . used in the mine/mill operations; that is, explosives, chemicals, drill steel, bits, lubricants, electrical, etc. . . . not charged to Fixed Assets Account . . . provisions and supplies sold in any company operated cafeteria or commissary." Exploration and development other than in the field of petroleum and natural gas is given, starting in 1966. A 50 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Table 10—Employment in the Mineral Industry, 1901-70 Year Metals Mines c .2 a QJ § c Ih D.-T w a CJ Q Coal Mines Structural Materials oi is OH ►SS fl S3 9«! B 2 -o o a jg-J JJ ra c P. toe. 1901.. 1902.. 1903.. 1904- 1905- 1906.. 1907- 1908.. 1909.. 1910- 1911- 1912.. 1913- 1914.. 1915.. 1916- 1917.. 1918.. 1919.. 1920- 1921- 1922- 1923- 1924.. 1925- 1926.. 1927.. 1928.. 1929- 1930.. 1931.. 1932.. 1933.. 1934- 1935- 1936- 1937.. 1938- 1939- 1940- 1941- 1942- 1943- 1944.. 1945.. 1946.. 1947- 1948- 1949- 1950.. 1951.. 1952- 1953- 1954- 1955... 1956... 1957... 1958... 1959... 1960... 1961... 1962... 1963... 1964... 1965... 1966... 1967... 1968... 1969... 1970... ,736 ,219 662 ,143 ,470 680 .704 ,567 ,184 472 ,435 ,472 773 ,741 709 357 1,212 1,126 1,088 1,163 1.240 1.303 1,239 1,127 1,070 1.23T 1,159 1,364 1.505 1,433 1,435 2,036 8, 3.290 2,198 ,626 513 074 ,355 510 ,102 353 1,764 1,746 1,605 975 1,239 1,616 1,680 299 415 355 841 425 688 874 1,134 1,122 1.291 1,124 1,371 1,303 1,25 1.004 939 489 212 255 209 347 3G0t 348 303 327 205 230 132 199 103 105 67 75 99 86 74 35 43 1 5 2 212, 1 [1 711 2, I 2, 2,298 2,840 606 ,671 707 ,926 316 463 ,355 786 796 ,740 959 603 ,849 905 ,923 .901 920 ,394 ,896 ,933 918 024 1,735 1,916 2,469 2,052 1,260 834 900 1,335 1,729 1,497 1,840 1,818 2,266 2,050 2,104 1,823 1.504| 1,609 1,825 1.750 1,817 238 143|2,429 .034J2.724 ,309J2,415 785|3.695 171J3.923 ,145|2,589 ,64412,520 ,564|2,553 ,637|2,827 ,393|2,447 919|1,809 93711,761 78211,959 785|1,582 67711,97*6 713J2.012 839|1,967 752|2,019 270 450 772 786 006I2.296I1.R94 928|2,532 823|2,369 794 2,470 160|3,167 I 1,264 3,990 4,270 4,964 808 854 911 966 832 581 S42 531 631 907 720 1.168 919 996 1,048 1,025 3 960 3 891 2 849 2 822 2 672 2 960 3 1,126 3 1,203 3 1,259 3 1,307 4 1.516 4 1,371 3 1,129 3 1,091 3 1.043 3 838|3 625|3 618|3 64813 62613 949|3 85013 82213 96513 1,01413, 992|3 1.072|3, 1.09913 1,38l|3 - 1 461 ,842 ,748 948 ,197 .157 ,036 ,436 ,890 771 ,678 ,027 158 187 ,944 .072 555 835 ,981 834 ,813 461 ,884 763 759 ,044 ,120 ,901 119 304 ,339 ,328 081 008 034 118 350 239 ,281| 8 ,529| 9 654110. ,435|10 283|12, 468113 738 15 948 .345 ,750 306 ,710 983 ,943 ,694 254 709 ,594 ,836 278 ,174 144 .393 ,488 390 259 679 ,330 ,749 ,618 ,033 ,138 610 ,283 ,835 892 605 035 833 088 ,046 ,915 .197 616 192 138 .019 ,821 .939 819 ,651 339 220 68.'! 582 724 832 ,831 730 .006 412 .512 .846 ,006 484 324 ,483 ,111 ,2SS 64 ,681 061 864 151 537 101 360 3,041 3,101 3,137 3,278 3.127 3,415 2,862 4,432 4,713 5.903 5,212 5,275 4,950 4,267 3,708 3,694 3,760 3,658 4,145 4.191 4,722 4.712 4,342 3,894 3,828 3,757 3,646 3,814 3,675 3,389|1 2.957|1 2,628| 2,241| 2,050 2,145 2,015 2,286 2,088 2,167 2,175 2,229 1,892 2,240 2,160 1,927 1,773 1.694 1,594 1,761 1,745 1,462 1.280 1,154 1,076 1,100 968 1,020 826 765 894 705 548 501 446 405 3471 260 195 245 242(1 933 910 127 ,176 ,280 ,390 907 641 ,705 ,855 ,661 ,855 721 465 .283 ,366 410 769 821 158 163 932 807 ,524j5 ,615|5 565J5 579|5 52015 35315 256|4 125|4 980|3 85313 843 2 826 799 867 3 874 2 809 009 494 468 611 689 503 532 731 872 545 516 463 401 396 358 378 398 360 260 291 28Sil 237 228 247 267 244 267f 197| 358 4551 3,974 ,011 ,264 .453 .407 ,805 ,769 ,073 ,418 ,758 ,873 ,130 ,671 ,732 ,991 ,060 ,170 ,427 ,966 ,349 ,885 ,644 ,149 ,418 ,443 ,822 ,225 .834 .028 .645 ,082 ,608 ,094 ,893 .971 ,814 ,153 ,962 ,976 ,874 ,723 ,360 .851 .839 .430 ,305 ,425 ,466 .306 .261 ,926 ,681 ,550 ,434 ,478 ,36f> .380 ,0«« ,0»r) ,1« ' 942 776 748 713 649 614 457 553 700 493 647 412 492 843 460 536 376 377 536 931 724 900 652 827 766 842 673 690 921 827 977 1.591 2,120 1,916 1,783 1,530 1.909 1,861 1,646 1,598 1,705 1,483 1,357 1,704 1,828 1,523 909 1,293 1,079 1,269 1,309 1,207 1,097 740 138 368 544 344 526 329 269 187 270 288 327 295 811 334 413 378 326 351 335 555 585 656 542 616 628 557 559 638 641 770 625 677 484 557 50S- 481 460 444 422 393 372 380 549 647 124 122 120 268 170 380 344 408 360 754 825 938 369 561 647 422 262 567 628 586 679 869 754 626 660 491 629 634 584 722 854| 474 446 459 589 671 517 528 509 639 441 582 478 584| 507 582| 400 567| 416 827 437 7,922 7,366 7,014 7.769 8,117 8,788 7,712 9.767 9,672 11.467 10,467 10.966 10,949 9,906 9.135 10,453 10,658 9,617 10,225 10,028 9,215 9,393 9,767 9,451 10,581 14,172 14,830 15,424 15,565 14,032 12,171 10.524 11.369 12.985 13.737 14.179 16,129 16,021 15.890 15,705 15,084 13,270 12,448 12,314 11,820 11.933 14,899 16.397 16,621 16,612 17,863 18,257 15,790 14,128 14,102 14,539 13,257 11,201 10,779 11,541 11,034 11,560 10,952 11,645 12,283 14,202 13,380 16,212 16,437 19,086 1 Commencing with 1967, does not include employment in by-product plants. Note—These figures refer only to company employees and do not include the many employees of contracting firms. STATISTICS A 51 COCO'-'COISCSt-.-i-.t iinifth i m Q\ i )0\ococor--o\inci-^0t->,»ocoo>ninc.oo\or--,oin'-t-*t XSNiHHHrt O. 00 (S rt m -=-f CO rtrtrt m COCO |00©(ScocoO.t--co ir^cor^^OTj-i-icN : co co oo n as N 00 H \C O (3\ (N t t(* :r-coo»*comcor^ f- <N (N Os ft hcnmsorArACmc—n u w P3 w Hi « < oocsrscocor-rmcoc WriMOO\(<.ft-X)»0- * ci -rr t— cs co » O cs o oo un oo ! IH rt (N IH tN . ri m CO O t tm\oc-)nsOsOrirm\Otn i-tCOCNCOCOCOClCSCOCO ■n-oov)**rir)-*(fiOO<nv)r) --*<nve-*_rv©*o^©(S CO CO i-H CO CO i~i aa ci ci m -if i-i i-H co cs OOclo\in«-H^-rco r^^t--o\oooo\0'-Hrt^c>t^coOti*o\Oi-HrtM»n»n^in vp **■ n i cs r- oo i JVOHrt 3»NO0rt •SNdH ■" © m on m in es coinvOcocoOcSmvOr-ifSo^aNt^ **o<ncocst-c-0\ N o fs <S *h *h yj fN m r. aiO^SOcortcooOSPO^Or--ooco>ncNcocSco'TtcoclOt--C-ooin'0 riinrmrAOsOsriCmos-^-n cnOMH*HOvoosOT-nncf)rtr»0,trtit-co co-rj- rnomNrtdN-H i> rt cs *-i do co ts tS n tn csco rAOsmmtcooosort-mirmos&oo-rrz (hoccoifiOinNf.O'i-'J •^^r^r--csvo-^coTrt(^csococor^<^»ncocsinspinr^vo^-rti^a\c* Tf^N^Nrti-rtrtai^ coo\o<s<sooo"nc3\Ortcoincoofi~(S'^* hOlOOrOHO«)0(NOO\mti»iinO\0|T*OCOOOIN' • i—i r— co os as s- i^OO\->*C4cOOvOrtOr-006T 1 CS rt CS tN rt CO Ob CS rt OO Tj- 00 ) co o r- o ts i s J S —" +3 C ** C u o I 1«| ca 2 n ■ ■ o (0 — (_, flU h S. w Is § aUdJ 9*3 S O QJ M S 0) H U m_ •""Tig, ■S « "U U 01' fl T3 w CJ n O CO —^ w TQ r-i +/ 1-1 3 Vi tfl c "J CJ C c asm ^O aa (4 a O •g-S 5 aJ e 1 P. K. a. W w.2-o •d rt O C ta-O *- ia 0 5 a 0,0 9 s 9 o CI1 a. W 2 a = c. S oioo ouou a o ■ SO S 0 aC .£? 0 _at<sl £2-dW •jf^S-d "T||. u T3 c o O 6 Hafl '2 OMiS S o. 3-0 o o S c OOUW S Ta, -a JC >><PS t< 3 05 x ■~g ..S6 aUP? Cm S*0 c o a.---1 -5* .3 a Si gi afl CO ,3 a> .g Sa-S-Kg a,T)A" § c a § 0 o iS o o 1 r 1 y, y w w T3 W *i ■*-> > fl B^hh m* ^ • & #> ■IS 3 a S dw |si. .2 o.S C M O MMtS ana ■3DQ a S cd iss ««s tfl « r< JJ CJ "O l) a) 000 . C*o -o *"• T3 1-1 hJ *. K M § «.9 | „ CS »=i O aa C SH Ci a> aC cfl O o 5? »3 aQ Q3 *D O S *d ^3 2 ■» 3 -a *^ a, Cfl U §i i SEffS C3 Q s?> 9 St; u p o *o u » " m* ..9 2 a'" Z C Vi J3 ° tn O H fcWQ H ^ M M & 3 a A 52 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 ** *H 00 mt — c*. C*. \D CO OO o 55 o o Q O .-, Ph ►J <: H w tN .—i W ►J « Sj « •^- CO '« "-D CO OO vr> r-. — Sl! CSC J) o o a-a a ■h- N S § C» i c 9 c a S O O 3 O *J a. a CJ a M § S'c J O ._, a-j aa 2 aO O C a& °S9 11° •ScsfiS OhhS -a C ■o 8 Oj ..O-rt con s; zin ton tons of tin s y fl c o o o Q _ fl O CO . fl mi 13 fl 2 '^ hJ e e S * t- rt O Os m\*& SO tS £ <S N ..£ ».§ rS-Jd trate ntra rate ntra ncen §1818 c c S y ° R O fl O l- fl) O m* O (X « *o 13 c oo o« a R fl « n :S £■ O S Im fl> w ■"* O ° *^ Uh4 OU O >n i-t « th tM co m CO © "O aS Oh°U J3 a. 8 H s O S*|§ out. § -* « CO ? Ci O -H < •d i-J -d <3 ri fl cfl rt ** S.9 .32 CaB (U U BO.** . a o o Um 2 SQ " ~ a. •a -2.2 § gg 0C,*h WO I 99, **H tu H-§ •H 2 ojdS rt U aC s > > rt a 6© •5 g .s X -a q .9 If E •5 a .5 i I I S§ Sg i« I Ug S 9 C cu "tt r* o -5 u5 0 .= 15 o.2> Pffi os o 2 cj a B o£ SB 1-4 JJ STATISTICS A 53 ! r- o rs O in 1 Os ! -tf ! "^ co" | 00 i © in VO in m 00 CO o 12,058,224 9,441 1,684 186 10,672,948 831 11,764 989 9,432,733 13,008 6,027 265 14,850 7,523 5 in »n 1,294,158 7,938 1,273 310 4,893,834 541 18,380 715 2,674,042 9,948 4,249 398 2,005 10,233 8,737,350 O Os --tf j SB es^ *tf oo" oo" oC O CO O CO i i •tf ts »n 8" rf O co ts ov cO'—itsov''-0'*>tocooo©r-t--r-vo m rt oo o oo ts "tf m d r- it co -tf m t--vo •<t- aa oo t-4 ts_ ** c» o © so «n_ ts to vo oo" tn oo" ooi-Tort -tf m ov i-h cs O Ov "tf © c- vo co ts ■>--)• Ov" t-^ rt" CO OV ■ ■«*■ *H VO •tf m o 00 rt i-h OO CO Os Os •tf CO CO "tf VO •n co_ -tf 3 "3 H a mt o fl O a Ih C U C u a c c 1 (0 Copper concentrates, 21,410 tons; iron concentrates, 78,- 465 tons Iron concentrates, 497,639 tons; copper concentrates, 9,011 tons Lead concentrates, 1,244 tons; zinc concentrates, 11,821 tons c V 5 C 4 ir i c ! ■ * ^ § fl IS |S !>" . ca* « (U a ~ « Jrl SI'S S 8 t a§ = 8" u 9 ■alJ g Bg |J w <L U C 1 •a c c ci= • •> Cfl (fl [3 gl «S oo p. 3.5 es cfl 0J 0 ca SS C O tL S ° u* 0 0 K °o £ "3*9 £ | i 1 1 ! 1 0 l 0 c 1 1 0 a l c c 1 t c <L c cr a a K 0 a-, U a u-J. "a« a 0 o'a 0 >a jfl"aO « a *h ft *-* ^ O aa C7V ?Scf ■., o, r- iz 170,581 6 76,817 290,911 1,347,225 70,565 1,472 281 31 213,026 198 1,103 357 107,312 3,024 429 66 604 1,934 213,228 aJ c c U L. c D P O u aC t, = aB u .2 ! c 0 £ 4 pa -o* Cfl fi G P (-4 i- ft. w 9 S U a- B U o ts 1 t *c Z a. ._= S A t a 4 f- *c m 4 c ii •B n g 1 a 4 4 4 it 1 c g > ° PS U < *- > p o u E Cf > c ft tj < a-! c E "5 CO tt O c j: c c c 33 c aC c Hi •c H c .2 £ D X W c s » U Cfl u o rt •o C rt Cfl I-1 O <Q PiZx a. > B O U B ca > a C & u Reeves MacDonald Mines Ltd Ronald Endersby and associate, Fruitvale D. H. Norcross, Nelson....- F. R. Rotter, Salmo O E 0 fi ft, •a cu fl a 0 0 rt C rt 5 -S. | Ih U o fl B G t- 0 a o CL C c *cc ■S i-i a c c Ci ca •a 3 C3 >, -a ca o * | i c E •« CO 1 o.9 || ill .2a WaV! o 8 c JijS CS CC Vi afl > n S c 1 cfl 0 0 g 0 ca d co cfl »- 9 c | cu O O S3 c s 00 •S a. •s 1 s 1 i* fl tt c 3 I 2 s ti 2 c 60 I a. 11 5 0 a. O C| oo 1 « ■S .9 IS 9 < o 1 s rt a X CU H c •S •S3 00 •5 c H 1 X 1 B 3 a a. u c s X V. E c 0 #c s M p oj aS W. t-H 1— a-rj "S u a«T a u Ci cd X c s > o m 01 CL u o 4J 0) -fl ^ et rt s c c 0 C a. 9< rt > og .2 « aj tH u 0 cu i c a a O 4 C 1 *tj C c 0 c. a Is us Ci t u 0 a a £ v. 0 B a P-i c, B .-. 0 an 17 u > 5 0 CJ a aB V. a B C ■ e >- ft 9 cd O a mJt "9 >< u 1-H c 4> 4. X V, 1 1 c ■5 5 ! .1 5* *! E ^.s : R a & cS c Oi fe. •" 9 s ° u > 1 * P. A 54 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 "a S § o o t- 55 O 1-H H (J o Q O ft frt ►4 < H w CM T—* w HH sa < c a> § u 1 O 0 "9 Lb. 1,432 t- <s u fl Lb. 117,382 22,014 3,942 CO © © ts 2 Lb. 111,351 14,332 2,404 CO VO 00 •tf" cs u OJ ft ft 0 0 VO CO Xi d ri mZ •tf" CO 00 Os c\ rA ts i § 25,896,705 o fN OO CO ■at O as IH OJ ifl Oz. 11,800 ■tf r- ts in" © 8,456 522 201,549 •tf r- ts o" CO : Ov i m ! o^ ! Ov" : -tf : ^ i *o o 0 CN N i O j to r- 2,931 320 ! tS ; t^ •a cu a, .2* CO CJ P •a o I-. Pi Copper concentrates, 60,522 tons; iron concentrates, 18,- 565 tons Lead concentrates, 87 tons; zinc concentrates, 104 tons Molybdenite concentrates, 8,225 tons; molybdenum tri- oxide, 5,857 tons; ferro- molybdenum, 214 tons. Total content, 15,565,807 lb. of molybdenum. Copper concentrates, 33,862 tons Hand-sorted stibnite containing 13,893 lb. of antimony Lead concentrates, 21 tons; zinc concentrates, 21 tons Copper concentrates, 61,125 tons; molybdenite concentrates, 5,660 tons containing 6,394,520 lb. of molybdenum V C C CC VC r- i c p a c C C C t- a t7 Molybdenite concentrates, 548 tons containing 637,104 lb. of molybdenum Molybdenite concentrates, 4,894 tons containing 5,867,377 lb. of molybdenum Iron concentrates, 1,093,893 tons; copper concentrates, 48,407 tons Ore Shipped or Treated Tons 1,797,213 1,746 10,118,000 2,393,161 (!) 21 486 24 7,326,559 (2) 18,790 54,305 2,693,228 105,230 2,275,294 fl o < Irt o Irt u c ■S O Craigmont Mines Ltd V 1 ii C m* ffl J H fc I c a. i 1 a. m s c *E c 0 I -c: 1 a < Northwestern Midland Development Co. Ltd. •c c ii ffl X, e & •rf <U +- U r- 3 9. 1 1 9 8 c m a 0 a. S C « I u i British Columbia Molybdenum Ltd. Granduc Operating Co . _ -H o §§ o 1-1 Merritt - , c ■i. ct 1 « z •9 f ■s 1 CO 0. cn C i. 2 5 1 s 1 w PC c c "a c a •la! CC T C 5 C 0 c £ i | E i. < c < 1 s i o •a rt " & g s « i f OJ 3 E M 0 >-. ill % Nicola Mining Division Craigmont mine Omineca Mining Division 1 i -a c [I 1 a aj a c '£ a. C. rt. i a s 'ii •a tu CC *d c cc: -5= w. X. ta c -: tfl ■S Q to C *S •§ .£ o c « C C m 0 E a E c n Revelstoke Mining Division Similkameen Mining Division Nil •5 1 O X 'S z at C <w £ 2 E § 1 S " 5 T to C 9 E 9 <■ 8 ^ OJ S ■a £ C E £ r STATISTICS A 55 VO < j OV r- ri | j SO VO ri © CO O «-• 0"rt VO VO" vo in -tf vo 00 © © rt t- oo rj- in 1 o ; o i °» i tn CO rt rt m rt c-4 O r- ts co m ts 00 f- vo r- Os oo -tf fS c- l> rt as vo Os O. in rt ••tf 2 (N ta fl 55 « 2 3 O o fl fl rt .9 3 !_ M U N Irt UUvJ u rt rt O 6 O to U © 0 o o o o o u u u o u u fl "O *o *o *fl *o tj fl fl fl 3 fl Bio C n _ fl o 2 o o ■*-' -«-. +5 _^ m •tf -tf © CS 00 CO OO © CO __*• n Ci 'ri Uj cu en <U 2 s -a 1 O O CD Caj a3 g | -3 cj cj O U •fl o o o O iD fl *fl C *fl TJ £ o ?? Vi Si i) A C .s. O o £ •-J O (O rt.S"S cu c -a fl .tj o -° * G U >»-0 U ~n & "fl CO 2 ^ 2 S £ ?> UUUUU hJ --J UU ,-3 U © 00 to ts Os „ - a) i* 2 rt fl «J jj o °*9 , on £ L, .. c a o o ; o « - i U U CN ro CT\ CN aO O *£) c*. -4- u-t cN -h -H CN CN — W*d »-i3 .2 9 9 9 Sg3 CO -3 .__■ otj rt fl 111 ui tu o <QO -2 a •So m* « <S 2 Sn IS5 a- a 5.9 •8.B £■ * ci 3w ? PaOT 6<° £5 =a n •h a CO u'pda£ S a •a 3 ■B ts " « 5 «< c°, « G-a <-> nH ^ a >> c >* ra £ « M.9 g ,* c -y > •a E S o a - 33ot !-§$ l>m^OT-S W PS W BS 0-c C < <! C3 S3 >• «OhJ> o ° 2s BH«tS < B5 OJ) a. an OT OT K CO t- S 9 o H IS I <•-> Irt I- OJ U >s: ^ « 5 '•MM rt *fl *fl tn in cn fc^ tn % < •§ j >,M b J u cu o 9 S rt tu rt fe O =2 I-i rt C Trt *fl irt r^ <cn r-\ Pi ■^ •S e I to c-9 9 lis <bb m 9 Et. o JJ UK 9 Ml III" OT > SS B -2 ,<2 .SJ 5 Q «? c •5 Sq ts ^ •a u Departmental Work CHAPTER 3 CONTENTS Page Retirements A 57 Organization A 57 Administration Branch A 59 Mining Titles A 59 Staff A 59 Central Records Offices (Victoria and Vancouver) A 59 List of Gold Commissioners and Mining Recorders A 60 Maps Showing Mineral Claims, Placer Claims, Placer-mining Leases, and Map Indexes A 60 CoaL A 60 Gold Commissioners' and Mining Recorders' Office Statistics, 1970 A 61 Petroleum and Natural Gas Titles A 62 Staff. A 62 Title Transaction Statistics, 1970 A 63 Petroleum and Natural Gas Revenue, 1970 A 63 Analytical and Assay Branch A 63 Staff A 63 Analytical and Assay Work A 63 X-Ray Powder Diffraction Analyses A 65 Examinations for Assayers A 65 Inspection Branch A 65 Organization and Staff A 65 Inspectors and Resident Engineers A 65 Instructors, Mine-rescue Stations A 66 Staff Changes A 66 Fig. 1—Index map showing inspectoral districts A 67 Board of Examiners A 66 Mining Roads and Trails A 68 Grub-staking Prospectors A 69 Mineralogical Branch A 7 8 Staff A 78 Staff Changes A 79 Field Work, 1970 Season A 79 Publications A 79 Airborne Magnetometer Mapping A 80 Rock and Mineral Sets A 80 Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch A 80 Administration A 81 Staff A 81 Headquarters, Victoria A 81 Field Office, Charlie Lake A 82 Staff Changes A 82 Board of Arbitration A 82 Conservation Committee A 82 Publications A 82 A 56 RETIREMENTS Mathew S. Hedley retired as Chief of the Mineralogical Branch on May 31, 1970. He was born on May 2, 1905, in Nelson where his father, the late R. R. Hedley, was manager of the Hall Mine smelter. His primary education was at private schools in Vancouver and Victoria and in 1923 he matriculated from Vancouver Technical High School. He attended the University of British Columbia from 1923 to 1925 and 1927 to 1930 graduating with a B.A.Sc. in geological engineering. In 1930 and 1931 he worked as engineer and geologist at the Bell (now the Mastodon-Highland Bell) mine at Beaverdell. In the autumn of 1931 he went to the University of Wisconsin for postgraduate work in geology and mining and was awarded a M.S. in 1932 and a Ph.D. in geology and mining in 1934. Immediately on graduation he went to work as geologist at the Bralorne mine leaving there in 1935 to work for a year for the Geological Survey of Canada in Ottawa before joining the Department of Mines on May 13, 1936 as Resident Mining Engineer for the South Central District, with headquarters in Penticton. His was the last appointment made under the Mineral Survey and Development Act ol 1917. He was transferred from Penticton to Victoria in 1940, and was appointed Geologist in 1950, Senior Geologist in 1954, and Deputy Chief of the Mineralogical Branch in 1964. Upon the retirement of Hartley Sargent in November 1966 he succeeded him as Chief of the Mineralogical Branch. He worked principally in South Central British Columbia, from Princeton eastward to the Kootenays, making studies of numerous gold and base-metal properties as well as of the Camp McKinney, Whitewater and Lucky Jim, and Sandon mining areas. For the 15 years from 1951 to 1966 he was in charge of the technical editing of the Annual Reports of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources as well as of the Bulletins published by the Mineralogical Branch of the Department. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia. He is married and has one son. Dewi R. Morgan retired as Senior Inspector of Mines on June 30, 1970. Mr. Morgan was born and educated in Wales, graduating as a Mining Engineer from Tre- forest School of Mines. He was employed at coal mines in Wales where he obtained his first-class certificate of competency in coal mining. He held various managerial posts in Wales and was mine manager of Ocean Coal Company in Cwmpark when he came to Canada in 1947 to the Crows Nest Pass Coal Company's Blairmore mine in Alberta. He was appointed Inspector of Mines and Resident Engineer at Fernie in 1949. He was transferred to Victoria in 1967 as Senior Inspector, Coal, and in charge of administering the Department's road and trail programme and the grubstaking of prospectors. He is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of British Columbia. ORGANIZATION The organization of the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources is displayed in the diagram on page A 58. A 57 A 58 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 s §5 o >• X o i s ~9 8 z < 5 UJ ■* T 5 CD u o: z as < a S g| 0 I 3 -£| -J _i = Leg < 5 a tr 5 z => 5 1 I 5 — § n < i * z s a UJ u i-J ^ I i 3| -u ° 2 £ Hi Sd 3 «- I UJ vi _J - £ o 5 5 X QC £ s ° tr Z UJ a. >- o ° < CC S •= u tt- 5 « DEVELt ENGINI USSAY 5T and AS and ASSA' ■a < K g | 3 < u O 1 HIEF SSIONEF Y CHIE ISSIONE 1 G. TITL 1- 5 < z ua £= * < i 5.3 , X o O Q <J D cr. z UJ < K £2 a: CO UJ z z r- — o P Z r- i? > < ° o s 5 ft r- s 0. tf> UJ Q Z 2 a < IF ■IISSIONER CHIEF ftlSSIONER TITLES Is ti • 1 o " O 3 O E ° > 3 ° 5 * z z § go o 1— s ?. B 3 3 i 1 s § a si i s * z 8 a < 5 J .j CD 5 < -J 3 ? -i 3 1 5 . S 1 1 i 1 ORS. MECH ELECTRICA :RAL0GI( EF. MIHERALI rY CHIEF, Mil * X 5 a, z 5 S 1 0 SS 2 S Z o < _ u 0. o £ m k w z « S il 1 3 2 i? x ;S ; •—r» i- «. ° — p I u - >- HE = 1 uj 5 t o! 5 " o (LO w 5 _i * -11 J > u UJ z z z 0) O g (rt (T «,£.. uj •—_ s K fe i II DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 59 ADMINISTRATION BRANCH The Administration Branch, consisting of three divisions, Mining Titles, Petroleum and Natural Gas Titles, and Accounts, is responsible for the administration of the Provincial laws regarding the acquisition of rights to minerals, coal, petroleum, and natural gas, and deals with other departments of the Provincial service for the Department or for any branch. Mining Titles Staff R. H. McCrimmon Chief Gold Commissioner E. J. Bowles Deputy Chief Gold Commissioner J. G. B. Egdell Gold Commissioner, Vancouver Gold Commisioners, Mining Recorders, and Sub-Mining Recorders, whose duties are laid down in the Mineral Act and Placer-mining Act, administer these Acts and other Acts relating to mining. Mining Recorders, in addition to their own functions, may also exercise the powers conferred upon Gold Commissioners with regard to mineral claims within the mining division for which they have been appointed. Similar duties may be performed by Mining Recorders with regard to placer claims, but not in respect of placer-mining leases. Recording of location and of work upon a mineral claim as required by the Mineral Act and upon a placer claim or a placer-mining lease as required by the Placer-mining Act must be made at the office of the Mining Recorder for the mining division in which the claim or lease is located. Information concerning claims and leases and concerning the ownership and standing of claims and leases in any mining division may be obtained from the Mining Recorder for the mining division in which the property is situated or from the Department's offices at Victoria, and Room 320, 890 West Pender Street, Vancouver 1. Officials in the offices of the Gold Commissioner at Victoria and the Gold Commissioner at Vancouver act as Sub-Mining Recorders for all mining divisions. Sub-Mining Recorders, who act as forwarding agents, are appointed at various places throughout the Province. They are authorized to accept documents and fees, and forward them to the office of the Mining Recorder for the correct mining division. Officials and their offices in various parts of the Province are listed on page A 60. Central Records Offices (Victoria and Vancouver) Transcripts of all recordings in Mining Recorders' offices throughout the Province and also the names of lessees of reverted surveyed mineral claims are sent to the office of the Chief Gold Commissioner in Victoria twice each month. The records and maps showing the approximate positions of mineral claims held by record and of placer-mining leases may be consulted by the public during office hours at Victoria and at the office of the Gold Commissioner at Vancouver, Room 320, 890 West Pender Street. The approximate position of mineral claims held by record and of placer-mining leases is plotted from details supplied by locators. During 1970, fourteen investigations were carried out pursuant to section 80 of the Mineral Act. Six investigations with regard to certificates of work being wrongfully or improperly obtained resulted in 165 certificates of work being cancelled. Eight investigations with regard to mineral claims having been located or recorded otherwise than in accordance with the Mineral Act resulted in 300 mineral claims being cancelled. A 60 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 List of Gold Commissioners and Mining Recorders Mining Division Location of Office Gold Commissioner Mining Recorder T. S. Dobson D. P. Lancaster — " D. V. Drew _. I. Williams - B. J. H. Ryley W. G. Mundell G. A. Broomfield F. J. Sell _ E. J. Bowles K T Wfii- T. S. Dobson. Atlin. _ Atlin - - Cariboo Clinton Fort Steele Quesnel Clinton. - D. V. Drew. I. Williams. B. J. H. Ryley. Golden Grand Forks — Kamloops Victoria W. G. Mundell. Greenwood - ... Kamloops Liard G. A. Broomfield. F. J. Sell. E. A. H. Mitchell. K. J. Weir. Nanaimn Nanaimo - — Nelson - E. B. Offin _ G. L. Brodie E. B. Offin. G. L. Brodie. F. E. Hughes L. P. Lean. Smithers Penticton Revelstoke - Princeton.- — A. W. Milton T. S. Dalby T. S. Dalby. Revelstoke D. G. B. Roberts W. L. Marshall ._ T. H. W. Harding , T. P. McKinnon D. G. B. Roberts. W. L. Marshall. T. H. W. Harding. T. P. McKinnon. Rossland-. W. L. Draper. J. Egdell N. A. Nelson E. J. Bowles E. A. H. Mitchell. Maps Showing Mineral Claims, Placer Claims, Placer-mining Leases, and Map Indexes From the details supplied by the locators, the approximate positions of mineral claims held by record and of placer-mining leases are shown on mineral reference maps which may be inspected in the central records offices of the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources in Victoria and Vancouver. Copies of these maps may be obtained on request made to the Chief Gold Commissioner, Victoria (price, $1.25 per print). The boundaries of surveyed claims and leases are shown on the reference maps and other maps of the British Columbia Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources. Indexes to their published maps, reference maps, and manuscript maps as well as indexes to air photographic cover are available through the Director, Surveys and Mapping Branch, British Columbia Lands Service, Victoria. Coal Information concerning the ownership and standing of coal licences and coal leases may be obtained upon application to the Chief Gold Commissioner, Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria. Maps showing location of coal licences and coal leases are also available upon application and payment of the required fee. Coal Revenue, 1970 Licences— Fees $39,264.00 Rental 55,679.00 Total $94,943.00 During 1970, 846 coal licences were issued, totalling 509,566 acres. As of December 31, 1970, a total of 1,442 coal licences, amounting to 685,875 acres, were held in good standing. DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 61 IBlox S)draoa>i 3unnp^ OcnOinOOOcninmOf-mmmOOinOmo-'-i-OO m 6 N ri od in" d -^ M' O nV' ^ "X m d •*' co n •* in •© O oo oC n m" rl r^ oo r~^* r-* O* N <n «3 rT *J\* h tn m" m" >n" r-" ^" t)C oo" oo" v*tnm^m*c^unriminooc4\insoooinricm-rt-mf co th ci n nM c-4 th *.(no\0\r-iomin©.o\*' OQrisOriinsounriOsC2iCitnint--soritnrA'rt-'' &mnc^-rt-rtcAunrir^unmOrArtsormunritm.-rt* n cn fN CN CmOsQOCmOSOsOeOCm ~> OS mf «_© l> "\o in SS OOOO iflinhar^OHOHinoiN-n'onmv.u-t-iifiir oot^-^TH--**<tin-^r^Ca>i\D^Oi^^in»n*^c»i^'ocS'£'ooO Om*nm-*t^-HinO_^o^r^c>OrHi4Bint^t~--ninHO h-hvo r-f th cl \o th th c-i c-f \e .--h ■••-* r-i t-T cn" th oo cf cn •se- •** t-i a. •—I CO •£, "S O e "aS 8 <3 •a is o <3 •Dig 'ait's 1° sma Oit.MfiG\H inn o>l IS nan °I tISBD goo O O OOO jo mom 1 un n un rA i r- 1 oo o o s o o 2 P © m S j O io o t- o o tn o in O d in th r-i oo o un c4 1 tH m ** 3[joav jo lOoomcnfimOvooTH ! oo ■>■$■ im ! co <n cn : ! in r- \o :cnr-CNcc.O\THTH(r.(S |T* [ O I Os ca S3SE37 suircio jaoEij ,8 S3SB3T •oia ^i«s j° snm 0\0^vOooin**'^cS'^r^ON-*!-l-oscov*Ovoc>THej\cnt--0\0 i/.Hp.ftOtsnnr.r,lOH(f)--l,Tio.c».Oir»'H*Hr*h(ii TH(S tH HVO(NH«)H*Htl.\OH ri Ci SHiauiSAO-iduii jo sajBogtuao nan uj HSBQ oooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooOOOOOO ddddddsoriddddddso'soddoddcA'ddd — OOOc-Ot-* 0-*OOOOcoc<iOOOOthOOO ih \o in m ^t oC r* m" tN » rn •* oo" >" in" «;" in rfiHH OOOO OOO- os o "-a- sajBDijiwa^ ooi^i^^OMr^"ocnO'^*o^^Dt--cnrnri(Sr--,,*inTj,cs MO>0'ncN*m(S(^ooo'no,**HfsO(*.o\rttNt^in"n OOVO'^OOtri^^fOOrft^^O'VM^OO^VOOON^moO mcn>o,Nm-Hmifio\-itoo h cn cn c-l -h tj- i iONOcoOinMNO\h-n50m\Oo>«i suirejo |bj3uijv oo m in »£> un os t 0\C\<Nts(Nf.Vi;'aji"w - cnsosommfso-rt-so r-iinr**0«t; Hrfin^H cn c* co" th" cs" cn" en ri ** I'flT-'tNHl cn cS O : \o o. \o © m'sOooor-oo'OTHcn XaBduioo SS t^nprAipai .S a s O CQ o a S ° J> a ligN S5S8- o 2 o o H H S 5 o o S <« .5 3 tfu 5 III >>> a 62 mines and petroleum resources report, 1970 Petroleum and Natural Gas Titles Staff R. E. Moss Chief Commissioner W. W. Ross Deputy Chief Commissioner This Division of the Administration Branch is responsible for the administration of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and the collecting of revenue from fees, rents, dispositions, and royalties. Regulations governing geophysical operations and petroleum-development roads are also administered by this Division. Information concerning all forms of tide issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act may be obtained upon application to the office of the Chief Commissioner, Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria. Maps showing the locations of all forms of title issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act are available, and copies may be obtained upon application to the office of the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria. Monthly land reports and monthly reports listing additions and revisions to permit-location maps and listing changes in tide to permits, licences, and leases, and related matters are available from the office of the Chief Commissioner upon application and payment of the required fee. During the year, there were four dispositions of Crown reserve petroleum and natural gas rights resulting in tender bonus bids of $16,339,801.19, a decrease of $5,306,650.35 from the record high of the previous year. A total of 413 parcels were offered and bids were accepted on 224 parcels covering 1,990,070 acres. The average price per acre was $8.21 which is an increase of 20 cents per acre over the previous year. Average bonus price per acre was respectively: Permits, $5.51; leases, $52.11; drilling reservations, $10.84. During the year, 29 geophysical licences were renewed or issued. During the year, five petroleum-development road applications were received and processed for approval. A total of 132 notices of commencement of exploratory work were recorded during the year. These notices are required prior to the commencement of any geological or geophysical exploration for petroleum or natural gas. During the year, three unit agreements and two royalty agreements were approved. As of December 31, 1970, 29,910,495 acres or approximately 46,735 square miles, a decrease of 11,646,725 acres over the 1969 total, of Crown petroleum and natural gas rights, issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, were held in good standing by operators ranging from small independent companies to major international ones. The form of title held, total number issued, and acreage in each case were as follows: Form of Title Number Acreage Permits 426 21,379,461 Natural gas licences Drilling reservations 26 292,402 Leases (all types) 3,680 8,238,632 Total 29,910,495 DEPARTMENTAL WORK Title Transaction Statistics, 1970 A 63 Permits Leases Drilling Reservations Natural Gas Licences No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres No. Acres 57 156 369 81 11 38 2,169,837 12,030,080 219 429 3,458 767 51 167 225,454 1,260,649 100,770 96,107 19 24 1 4 19 168,437 236,491 654,266 1,725,526 168,437 Petroleum and Natural Gas Revenue, 1970 Rentals and fees— Permits $ 1,426,447.58 Drilling reservations 48,156.20 Natural gas licences Petroleum, natural gas, and petroleum and natural gas leases 7,699,844.21 Total rentals and fees Disposal of Crown reserves— Permits $9,174,447.99 $9,506,074.09 Drilling reservations,. 1,825,403.90 Leases 5,008,323.20 Total Crown reserves disposal Royalties— Gas $3,948,355.34 OU 9,483,937.25 Processed products 42,314.03 16,339,801.19 Total royalties Miscellaneous fees 13,474,606.62 21,843.23 Total petroleum and natural gas revenues $39,010,699.03 ANALYTICAL AND ASSAY BRANCH Staff S. W. Metcalfe N. G. Colvin R. J. Hibberson____ Mrs. E. A. Juhasz.. F. F. Karpik R. S. Young Chief Analyst and Assayer Laboratory Scientist Laboratory Scientist Laboratory Technician Assayer Laboratory Scientist Analytical and Assay Work Samples from Prospectors Between May 1 and September 30 five samples will be assayed without charge for any prospector who makes application for free assays and who satisfies the A 64 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Chief Analyst that prospecting is his principal occupation. A form for use in applying for free assays may be obtained from any Mining Recorder. During 1970 the analytical laboratory in Victoria issued reports on 874 samples received from prospectors, 860 spectrographic analyses, and 2,164 assay determinations were made. A laboratory examination of a sample may consist of the following: (1) A spectrographic analysis to determine if any base metals are present in interesting percentages, (2) assays for precious metals and for base metals shown by the spectrographic analysis to be present in interesting percentages, and (3) measurement of the degree of radioactivity. The radiometric assays are not listed in the table below. The laboratory reports were distributed between general prospectors and prospectors who were grantees under the Prospectors' Grub-stake Act, as follows: Samples Spectrographic Analyses Assays 790 84 776 84 1,950 214 Totals 874 860 2,164 In addition 14 spectrographic analyses whose results were not reported were made on prospectors' samples. Samples From the Mineralogical Branch Reports of analyses and assays made on 309 samples received from geologists of the Mineralogical Branch are as follows: Complete silicate analyses as well as a few trace element determinations were made on 48 samples; The potassium content was determined in 21 samples; Assays for gold and silver and some base metals were made on 132 samples; Twenty-eight samples of limestone were analysed; Specific trace elements were determined in six sulphide minerals; Analyses for both ferrous and ferric iron were made on seven glass beads obtained by arc fusion; Sixty-seven samples of a miscellaneous nature were analysed. A total of 85 spectrographic analyses and 2,216 analytical and assay determinations were made. In addition, 256 spectrographic analyses, whose results were not reported, were made on samples submitted by geologists of the Mineralogical Branch. Other Departmental Samples Reports on three samples submitted by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch are as follows: Two were tested for oil and the third was a drill-bit cutting found to consist of lead. A report was made on the black coating on pebbles in a sample submitted by the Inspection Branch. A sample of ore was assayed for the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources. DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 65 Miscellaneous Samples Reports were issued on 168 miscellaneous samples: For the Department of Agriculture, Field Crops Branch, one sample of sand was assayed, and copper was determined in three samples of hay. For the Department of Finance, Purchasing Commission, reports were issued on 26 samples of coal submitted for proximate analysis and calorific value. Two samples of detergents were examined for their phosphorous pentoxide content, and three samples of soap were identified by measurement of the refractive index of the fatty acids extracted from them. For the Department of Highways, Materials Testing Branch, two water samples were examined, and the purity of eleven samples of sodium chloride was determined. For the Water Resources Service, Water Rights Branch, two water samples were examined for iron, and two for arsenic and cyanide, and for the Pollution Control Branch, 13 samples of water were examined for their trace metal contents. For the Forest Service, Forest Protection Branch, hardness and pH were determined on water samples from seven British Columbia lakes, and only hardness was determined on water samples from 18 other lakes; in addition the ammonium sulphate content of a fire-control agent was determined. For the Department of Public Works, a smoke-stack condensate was examined. For the Department of Recreation and Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Branch, 19 water samples were examined for their trace metal contents. For the City of Victoria, Smoke Inspection, determination was made of the weights of residue and soluble salts collected in 82 bottles of water placed in various locations in the city. For a citizen of the Province a sample of water was analysed. X-ray Powder Diffraction Analyses Dining 1970 the X-ray laboratory made 228 X-ray powder diffraction identifications on samples submitted by geologists of the Mineralogical Branch. Examinations for Assayers Provincial Government examinations for certificates of efficiency were held in May and December. In the May examination, 12 candidates were examined, of whom eight passed, three failed, and one was granted a supplemental. In the December examination, 12 candidates were examined, of whom two passed, nine failed, and one was granted a supplemental. INSPECTION BRANCH Organization and Staff Inspectors and Resident Engineers J. W. Peck, Chief Inspector- Victoria J. E. Merrett, Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines . Victoria L. Wardman, Senior Inspector, Electrical-Mechanical Victoria A. R. C. James, Senior Inspector, Coal; Aid to Securities -Victoria Harry Bapty, Senior Inspector, Mining Roads Victoria V. E. Dawson, Inspector, Mechanical Victoria 3 A 66 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 W. B. Montgomery, Inspector, Reclamation Victoria S. Elias, Senior Inspector, Environmental Control Vancouver W. C. Robinson, Inspector and Resident Engineer Vancouver J. W. Robinson, Inspector and Resident Engineer Vancouver R. W. Lewis, Inspector and Resident Engineer Cranbrook David Smith, Inspector and Resident Engineer Kamloops E. Sadar, Inspector and Resident Engineer Kamloops B. M. Dudas, Inspector and Resident Engineer Prince Rupert P. E. Olson, Inspector and Resident Engineer. Nelson W. G. Clarke, Inspector and Resident Engineer Prince George A. D. Tidsbury, Inspector and Resident Engineer Prince George W. H. Childress, Technician, Noise Surveys Vancouver Inspectors are stationed at the places listed above and inspect coal mines, metal mines, and quarries in the districts shown on the accompanying figure {see p. A 67). They also may examine prospects, mining properties, roads and trails, and carry out special investigations under the Mineral Act. The Environmental Control Inspectors conduct dust, ventilation, and noise surveys at all mines and quarries, and where necessary, make recommendations to improve environmental conditions. H. Bapty supervises the roads and trails programme and prospectors' grub-stakes. W. B. Montgomery administers the reclamation sections of the Coal Mines Regulation Act and Mines Regulation Act. A. R. C. James is Senior Inspector, Coal, and has additional duties as mining adviser to the Securities Commission. Instructors, Mine-rescue Stations A. Littler, Instructor, Mine Rescue and First Aid Fernie T. H. Robertson, Inspector, Mine Rescue and First Aid Nanaimo J. A. Thomson, Instructor, Mine Rescue and First Aid Kamloops G. J. Lee, Instructor, Mine Rescue and First Aid Nelson Staff Changes In May 1970, D. R. Morgan retired as Senior Inspector, Mining Roads, and was succeeded in July by H. Bapty, Inspector of Mines, Prince Rupert. B. M. Dudas transferred in August from Environmental Control inspection to Inspector of Mines, Prince Rupert. Board of Examiners Board of Examiners (Coal Mines Regulation Act) J. W. Peck, Chairman —_ A. R. C. James, member. R. W. Lewis, member -Victoria .Victoria —.Fernie The Board conducts written and practical examinations for the various certificates of competency under the provisions of sections 25 and 26 of the Coal Mines Regulation Act, and advises the Minister on the granting of interchange certificates under this Act. Under the new Act the Board is no longer responsible for issuing coal miners' certificates; these are now issued after examination by the District Inspector. DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 67 CO r - CO CO o > CO CO QJ 0) l- o ni < ,,■ 3 Z3 c o o o O) QJ -<ci m "g CQ E e „ ^o i= Q_ o ^ o ^-om Q. <d m - co V QJ , < r- CO CO O ^ SCO C <d GO -9 ro a) CO rs ^ v. — cn ,_ *- tn Olso rnon B.C. j 01 . sS - "S5 - -S i P Ft 2 ^ a us a. . o cc O — a) . r— (j o ■o o 3 « -5 Q. E to S CL 5 C\J o -1. xm 18* •S.1 co « i » CO *x CO <-i-8 m>S 5 o - >CO 3 OCX) b -**g lu r- ■= QM "-. m « Mr.R P.O. Fern iol 5o§ <*<!- « 5 O Q_ 5 ro a. 2 ro ° 2 ro.g •- C\J 0) 5inz S^ s{85 5 roo- Figure 1. Index map showing inspectoral districts. A 68 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Board of Examiners (Mines Regulation Act) J. E. Merrett, Chairman Victoria A. R. C. James, member. Victoria W. C. Robinson, member. -Vancouver The Board conducts written examinations in various mining centres for applicants for underground and surface shiftboss certificates. The Board is also empowered to grant provisional certificates without examination and under such conditions as the Board considers necessary. Mining Roads and Trails Provision is made in the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources Act whereby the Minister may, with the approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council, authorize the expenditure of public funds for the construction or repair of roads and trails into mining areas. Assistance on a half-cost basis may also be provided on roads and trails to individual properties. Requests for road and trail assistance must be made to the Department before the commencement of work. The type of access upon which assistance may be given depends upon the value of the property, the stage of development, and the amount of work to be done. A trail is sometimes sufficient for initial exploration, and a tractor-road may be adequate for preliminary work. Subsequent development might warrant assistance on the construction of a truck-road. A carefully drawn sketch or plan of the location of the road is required to be submitted and, where warranted by the amount of assistance requested, a report on the property by a professional geological or mining engineer may be required. An engineer from the Department may be required to report on the property before a grant is made and to inspect the road after the work has been done. The total mileages and expenditures under "Grants in Aid of Mining Roads and Trails" during the 1970/71 fiscal year were as follows: Roads Miles Cost Construction 153.1 $275,513.66 Maintenance 251.6 46,002.74 Trails— Construction 9 6,000.00 Maintenance 2 3,000.00 Bridges— Construction 50,000.00 Maintenance 8,800.00 Total $389,316.40 In addition to the above, work continued on the Stewart-Cassiar road. The construction is done by contract, and is supervised by the Department of Highways on behalf of the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources. Road construction was done under Projects 1391 and 1702. Project 1391, covering 29.08 miles of road between Burrage River and Bob Quinn Lake was completed. This contract let to Ben Ginter Construction Company was started in 1966. Project 1702 covers the construction of 38.10 miles of road between the south and north Bell-Irving River. Work by Peter Kiewit Sons Co. of Canada Ltd. began in 1968 and was completed in 1970. Contracts for two new projects, 2233 and 2234, DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 69 will be let to close the last gap of 27.81 miles of road. Project 2233 is for 16.33 miles between the north crossing of the Bell-Irving River and Beaverpond Creek and Project 2234 is for 11.48 miles between Beaverpond Creek and Bob Quinn Lake. A major bridge, a 600-foot crossing of the north Bell-Irving River, was begun. Two concrete abutments were poured and two river piers were constructed. Total expenditure on the road to date is $22,675,358.68. The Federal Government's commitment of $7,500,000 was expended by the end of September 1967, and since that time the whole cost of construction has been borne by the Provincial Government. Grub-staking Prospectors Under the authority of the Prospectors' Grub-stake Act the Department has provided grub-stakes each year since 1943 to a limited number of applicants able to qualify. Grub-stakes up to $500 for food, shelter, and clothing, plus a reasonable travelling allowance, are available to a limited number of qualified prospectors who undertake to prospect in British Columbia in areas considered favourable by the Department in accordance with a long-range plan for the development of the Province. Experienced prospectors may be granted a maximum of $300 for travelling expenses if prospecting is to be done in remote areas where air transportation is necessary. Application forms and terms and conditions under which grub-stakes are granted may be obtained from H. Bapty, Senior Inspector, Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Victoria. Samples received from grub-staked prospectors are assayed free of charge and mineralogical identifications may be made on request. Grub-stake Statistics Field Season Approximate Expenditure Men Grub-staked Samples and Specimens Received at Department Laboratory Mineral Claims Recorded 1943.. 1944- 1945- 1946- 1947- 1948- 1949- 1950- 1951- 1952- 1953- 1954- 1955.. 1956- 1957- 1958- 1959- 1960- 1961- 1962- 1963- 1964- 1965- 1966- 1967- 1968- 1969- 1970- $18,500 27,215 27,310 35,200 36,230 35,975 31,175 26,800 19,385 19,083 17,850 19,989 21,169 20,270 22,000 24,850 21,575 28,115 29,175 26,730 29,000 31,751 24,717 26,787 29,891 31,224 21,758 30,614 90 105 84 95 91 92 98 78 63 50 41 48 47 47 46 47 38 50 47 52 50 53 42 43 47 47 27 39 773 606 448 419 469 443 567 226 255 251 201 336 288 163 174 287 195 358 309 233 150 213 241 224 148 234 151 84 87 135 181 162 142 138 103 95 137 95 141 123 183 217 101 211 202 241 325 189 843 351 219 239 432 402 221 423 A 70 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Fifty-two applications were received in 1970, and 39 grub-stakes were authorized. One grantee was unable to go out, and his initial payment was returned. Grantees who were unable to complete the terms and conditions of the grant received only partial payment. Eighteen prospectors were given grants for the first time. Four grantees proved to be unsatisfactory. D. H. Rae interviewed applicants in Vancouver, contacted 25 grantees in the field, and gave advice and direction to those who needed it. The following notes comprise Mr. Rae's summaries of the prospecting activities and results. They are based on observations made by him in the field and from information contained in the diaries of the grantees. Alberni Mining Division—Considerable prospecting was done near Kennedy Lake where a large logged-off area gave easy access for a prospecting party. Some diamond drilling was done to check the downward continuation of a strong mineralized zone exposed on the surface close to a contact between limestone and granite. The drill core showed some chalcopyrite. The area appears to be largely underlain by graphitic schist, limestone, and volcanics. Some mineralization of copper carbonates along a minor fault zone was investigated in the Canoe Creek valley and a short distance south of the Brynnor mine. Two mineral claims staked to cover these showings were sold at the end of the season. Along the Kennedy River, halfway between Port Alberni and Ucluelet, some work was done on a rock exposure mineralized with copper sulphides and molybdenite. Heavy pyritization occurred in several places in the same area. Atlin Mining Division—A fly camp was established about 2 miles east of Mile 88 on the Haines road, and some prospecting was done in the area. Spotty copper mineralization was reported. In the Datlasaka Creek valley, and near the Datlasaka Range the geology was reported to be interesting, and some minor occurrences of copper were investigated. A short distance west of Mile 77 on the Haines road some sulphide mineralization was noted in a small barite vein. A short time was spent in an area south of Atlin, east of the Indian reserve, but nothing of interest was reported. Cariboo Mining Division—A well-equipped base camp was established at the southeast end of Cariboo Lake. A boat was used and fly camps were set up at vari- out locations along the lakeshore. A large area was prospected and the following information was submitted. Some soil sampling was done at the southeast end of Cariboo Lake—rubianic acid tests were negative; outcrops of pyritized quartzite were examined. On a high ridge north of the base camp, outcrops of granite, pegmatite, schist, and quartzite were examined. Some signs of copper were found at Goose Creek. At the south end of the lake some copper stain was investigated, and a few barren quartz veins were examined. Near Ladies Creek, pyritized quartzite outcrops occur; soil sampling gave negative results. At Four Creek, green andesite showed minor malachite and some pyritization, but soil samples were negative. From Ladies Creek to Roaring Creek heavy brush was encountered, and some exposures of granite were observed. At Browntop Mountain a large open area of exposed granite was prospected; nothing of interest was found. The east bank of Roaring Creek is very steep, but outcrops of pyritized schist, quartzite, and barren pegmatite dykes were examined. West of N'gger Creek more pyritized quartzite was found, and north of Nigger Creek minor amounts of copper stain were observed in quartzite. The underlying rock in the Levine Creek area is mainly granite. Sin- bee Creek flows along the edge of an area in which the main outcrops are limestone; some minor pegmatite dykes were seen but much of the surface is heavily covered with debris. Up Cunningham Creek considerable soil sampling was done and a DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 71 shear zone and narrow quartz veins were examined. Some prospecting was done up Nolaka Creek but nothing of interest was reported. In the Brodman Creek area and extending 1 mile west of Fraser River sedimentary rocks were encountered near a mapped aeromagnetic anomaly. Some prospecting was done west of Beaverdyke Creek, but nothing was reported. In the Hixon Creek valley some outcrops of granite were observed, but most of the terrain is covered with deep overburden. In the vicinity of Lightning and Cottonwood Creeks heavy debris was found. Some prospecting was done between Stanley and Wells where pyritized quartz veins were examined. In the vicinity of the old Cariboo Hudson mine mineralized quartz veins were sampled but the assays were very low. Clinton Mining Division—A few miles north of Clinton, a shear zone along a granite contact was examined. At Leon Creek west of Clinton, malachite stain was found in both limestone and andesite. Near Jesmond, a mixed assemblage of rock exposures was reported—limestone, diorite, quartz diorite, granite, and volcanics showing minor copper mineralization. At Mud Lake, in the Lytton area, gossan exposures were sampled but no values were found. Near Dome Creek, outcrops of limestone, granite, and slate mineralized with iron pyrites and small garnets were reported. Some prospecting was done in the limestone area near Pavilion Range but nothing of interest was reported. Greenwood Mining Division — Some work was done southwest and west of Conkle Lake where the exposed rock is mainly coarse granite. Some schist, gneiss, and greenstone were also seen, and rusty stain along a granite-volcanics contact was examined. Minor mineralization of molybdenite was seen along several fractures in the granite. Nothing of importance was reported. An old molybdenite prospect in the Mud Creek area was examined. Kamloops Mining Division — Extensive line-cutting and soil sampling were done on a group of claims directly across Adams Lake from Skwaam Bay. No information on this work is available. The area is underlain by schist, and high up above the lake a tunnel had been driven on a vein carrying values in gold and silver. On the west side, near the south end of Adams Lake, pyritized schist was prospected and outcrops of slate, quartzite, and limestone were examined. Some work was done from a new logging-road leading up to and beyond Thuya Lake—pyritized granite was sampled; sericite schist, breccia, and serpentine outcrops were examined. Minor mineralization was reported where granodiorite intruded light-coloured volcanics. Outcrops of limestone were reported in the Salmon River area, and on the Salmon River flats, north of the river, serpentinized magnetic ultramafics showed some faulting; farther up the river valley shale and limestone outcrops occur, and some serpentinization was noticed. Up the North Thompson River, in the Mann Creek area, shale and volcanics showing traces of copper mineralization were investigated, and outcrops of vesicular basalt and skarn were examined. On the north side of Barriere River, exposures of chert, diorite, and volcanic breccia were found. Five miles east of Barriere, in the Mount Borthwick area, a large number of rock types were reported. These included chert, pyritized limestone, jasper showing copper carbonate stain, greenstone, and minor amounts of hematite and amphibole. Some work was done near both McTaggart and Dunn Lakes but nothing of interest was reported. Liard Mining Division—A prospector chartered a float plane at Fort Nelson and established a base camp on Chesterfield Lake, 120 air miles southwesterly from A 72 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Fort Nelson. Some prospecting was done in that area, and later near another small lake a short distance to the northeast. Unfortunately no report has been submitted on this work. A party of three prospectors was flown from near Sawmill Point on Dease Lake to a small lake (now known as May Lake) lying about 80 air miles due east from Dease Lake, and about 5 miles northwest of the centre of Cry Lake. A base camp was established there and a large area of fairly open rugged territory was prospected. An occurrence of molybdenite disseminated in coarse granite received considerable attention. The mineralization occurs over a wide area, and sampling indicates commercial values across good widths. This mineral zone warrants further work. The area within a 5-mile radius of May Lake shows a wide range of rock occurrences. Granite is predominant but outcrops of schist, gneiss, white limestone, andesite, and light-coloured dykes also occur. Scattered minor mineralization of arsenopyrite and molybdenite was noted. A base camp was set up on the southeast side of Cry Lake about half-way up the lake. Prospecting was done up to 9 miles back from the lakeshore over a fairly wide area. No specific topographical locations were given for the following reported rock exposures—granodiorite, limestone, schist, gneiss, pyritized slate, and pyritized volcanics. Some pyrrhotite was found associated with several of the outcroppings. Some prospecting was done a short distance east of Dease Lake, working from camps along the Cassiar-Stewart road. The following brief information was submitted. In the Laketon area there are schist outcrops with narrow barren stringers of quartz; at Serpentine Creek the rocks are talcose schist, shale, and serpentine; at Hotel Creek the rock is schist with much surface debris; at Half moon Creek, schist and heavy overburden; Half moon Lake, quartz stringers in schist, gabbro, and argillite; along the upper Dease River, outcrops of basaltic rock; up Packer Tom Creek, granite and basalt; in Beady Creek valley, a mixture of rhyolite, gneiss, quartzite with minor amounts of magnetite and pyrite, and some basalt; at Porter Landing Mountain area, a few outcrops of basalt. A few miles east of Dease Lake the Eagle River area shows many granite outcrops. At the Cottonwood River crossing, outcrops of basalt occur occasionally throughout the heavy overburden. On Boulder Creek on the west side of Dease Lake, outcrops of rusty granite and serpentine were examined. In the Thibert Creek valley, and close to Berry Creek, exposures of serpentine, slate, shale, vesicular basalt, and schist showing copper stain were reported. A base camp was established at Meek Lake and a short time was spent prospecting the surrounding area. Basalt, shale with narrow quartz stringers, and some heavy pyritization were reported. Eight miles east of Telegraph Creek small garnets and minor copper stain were observed in volcanic rock, and many outcrops of sedimentary rocks were reported. Nanaimo Mining Division—Some prospecting was done at the west end of Buttle Lake on a shear zone showing minor amounts of copper carbonates. Basalt outcrops occur in the area and have associated with them quartz stringers and scattered specks of native copper. Some work was done in the Nimpkish Lake area where an unsuccessful attempt was made to trace down the source of molybdenite float found in a creek. A short time was spent in the vicinity of Muchalat Lake where a claim was staked on a pyritized zone, but nothing of interest was reported. Near Mount Alston, mineralized float was picked up but the source of this was not located. A base camp was established just west of Hushamu Creek which flows into Holberg Inlet 8 miles west of Coal Harbour. Geochemical sampling and geological mapping were done on a group of 18 mineral claims. Later similar work was done DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 73 on another group of 10 claims in the same general area. All the information from this work was incorporated on maps of the claims. Several interesting anomalous areas are indicated and further work should be done. A new area on the south side of Holberg Inlet also received some attention, but nothing of interest was reported here. Nelson Mining Division—Some prospecting was done in the Bayonne mine area, close to both Blazed and Next Creeks, but nothing of interest was reported. In the Burnette Mountain area much overburden was encountered and outcrops of granite, diorite, and schist were examined. Along Cultus Creek talus slides showed much granite and diorite plus some dark-coloured shale and schist. Near Porcupine Creek, outcrops of quartzite and schist were common, and up Active Creek an old mine diggings was examined where some mineralization occurs in limestone and quartzite. New Westminster Mining Division—Some field work was done near Mount Agassiz where sheared granite shows some mineralization of molybdenite, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite; outcrops of diorite and quartz diorite were also examined. In the Harrison Lake area outcrops of pyritized limestone were prospected, and in the Slollicum Creek valley sheared schist and andesite showed some signs of copper mineralization; outcrops of quartz porphyry were also examined. About 16 miles east of Hope, close to Ross Lake, an attempt was made to uncover a vein of high-grade galena, but no progress was possible. At the south end of Chilliwack Lake heavy overburden interfered with the work that was scheduled. Some time was spent in the Boise Creek area (Boise Creek flows into the Pitt River about 9 miles north of Pitt Lake). Considerable soil sampling was done and rock chip samples were collected for further study. Results of this work are encouraging and more work will be done in the area at a later date. Nicola Mining Division—Near Barton Hill, exposures of serpentine and soap- stone were examined close to a medium-grained granitic intrusive. Near the headwaters of Nicola River, outcrops of serpentine showed some short fibre asbestos, and outcrops of coarse-grained granite were prospected. Omineca Mining Division—Black Mountain, at the headwaters of the west fork of Byman Creek 8 miles northwest of Perow, was examined from a prospector's cabin about 1 mile northwest of Perow, and the following brief information was submitted. On the north slope of Black Mountain, outcrops of red andesite and dark-coloured basalt showing minor amounts of chalcopyrite and some copper carbonates were found; in a swampy area on the north side of Black Mountain outcrops of grey andesite were examined. On the west side of Black Mountain the area indicated on the aeromagnetic map as anomalous was prospected; minor mineralization of arsenopyrite and hematite was reported but nothing of importance was found where outcrops of andesite and dark-coloured basalt occurred. On the southwest side of Black Mountain commercial exposures of chalcopyrite occur in grey andesite. On the south slope, interesting dissemination of chalcopyrite and minor amounts of hematite were found along fractures in the volcanic rocks. The southeast slopes are covered with heavy undergrowth. The east slopes of Black Mountain are heavily forested; a few outcrops of red and black andesite showing minor amounts of chalcopyrite were examined and a few outcrops of greenstone and basalt were recorded. The slopes of the valley of Byman Creek close to the west fork show a variety of rocks—porphyritic gabbro, narrow lamprophyre dykes, and some mixed sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. At the top of Black Mountain, outcrops of altered volcanics occur. A 74 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 North of the west end of Chuchi Lake some trail cutting was done, and silt and soil sampling was completed covering a wide area. Partly as a result of this work a strong mineralized zone was located. Trenching exposed strong mineralization of bornite with minor molybdenite in a diorite intrusive, further work found feldspar dykes and quartz stringers with minor chalcopyrite mineralization; the diorite is heavily pyritized. This discovery, in part made in 1969, is now under development by a mining company. A short distance westerly from Witch Lake a group of mineral claims has been staked covering a wide area of disseminated copper mineralization. Several gossans were opened up, and both stream and soil sampling has been done. (An aeromagnetic anomaly is shown in this area.) Chalcopyrite occurs in tuff and in fractures in dacite. No sulphides are found in fine-grained andesite. This property is now under option to a mining company. Another party staked claims on Chuchi Lake and did some prospecting at the east end of Witch Lake. No other information was submitted. Some exploratory work was done off the road leading from Smithers to Smithers Landing (on Babine Lake), and the following information was submitted. At Little Joe Creek, and along McKendrick Creek, disseminated arsenopyrite was found in highly altered volcanics, and some pyritized slate was examined. On the southwest slope of Mount McKendrick outcrops of volcanics, basalt, andesite, and argillaceous rocks are exposed. From the east slope of Mount Hyland as far as Cronin Creek the rocks are basic volcanics and pyroclastics; near the top of Mount Hyland, outcrops of lightly pyritized volcanics and pyritized felsite were examined, and close to Doris Lake andesitic volcanics and quartz monzonite outcrops were found. Southeast of Smithers Landing much overburden was encountered and a few outcrops of basic volcanics and porphyry dykes were reported. Northwest of Smithers Landing outcrops of porphyritic rhyolite occur. On the west shore of Babine Lake, opposite Newman Peninsula, and as far south as Bear Island, the rocks are conglomerate, basic volcanics cut by felsite dykes, shale, and sandstone. Some prospecting was done on the east side of Babine Lake from just north of Newman Peninsula up to the north end of the lake and including country adjacent to the Babine River where passable logging roads were utilized for access. The information submitted is quoted very briefly from prospectors' diaries. On McKendrick Island, pyritized hornfels and diorite dykes outcrop; south of McKendrick Island much heavy overburden, outcrops mainly sedimentary with some volcanics; opposite Newman Peninsula, basic volcanics; farther north, outcrops of dacite porphyry, volcanics, and felsite all gave negative geochemical tests. Some Granisle-type porphyry and pinkish-coloured volcanics were noted. East of Morrison Creek there were no rock outcrops and geochemical tests were negative. At the north end of the lake along the Fort Babine road, exposures of vuggy carbonate rocks, quartz porphyry, and a few medium-sized gossans were examined. North of French Peak, pyritized porphyry, east flank of French Peak, granite, porphyritic andesite, and quartz monzonite porphyry were found. Geochemical results were poor. On the southwest flank of Old Fort Mountain, unaltered shale, sandstone, and conglomerate were seen with some basic carbonaceous volcanics. Near Nilkitkwa Lake, there were granite, quartz porphyry, some breccia and pyritized hornfels, on which some geochemical work was done. The results were not reported. The east shoreline of Babine Lake at this point shows felsite porphyry, conglomerate, shale, amygdaloidal basalt, and 2 miles south of Fort Babine, hornfels porphyry with some quartzose dykes. The hills between Nilkitkwa and Clota Lakes show outcrops of sandstone; geochemical results were negative. North and northeast of Fort DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 75 Babine mostly sedimentary rocks were observed with much overburden. Three miles west of Nilkitkwa Lake, the outcrops are of granite and pyritized hornfels. Hills on the west side of Nilkitkwa Lake are all sedimentary rocks, limestone, and greywacke cut by syenite porphyry dykes. South of Tsezakwa Creek, outcrops are of gabbro, limestone, greywacke, shale, and volcanics and a few intruding monzonite porphyry dykes. On the east side of Babine Lake just north of Smithers Landing there are outcrops of volcanics, agglomerate, felsite porphyry, some sedimentary rocks, and quartz monzonite porphyry. Some brief exploratory work was done west of Teikwa and the following information was submitted. In Teikwa River valley as far as Howson Creek there are coal-bearing sedimentary rocks, some granodiorite float, and no sulphides. West of Winfield Creek basic volcanics and sandstone are cut by granite porphyry dykes. In Goathorn Creek valley are coal-bearing sedimentary rocks. Up the valley are basic volcanics with a few narrow copper-bearing quartz stringers. Some prospecting was also done in the Tahtsa Lake area; from Nadina Lake along the Tahtsa Lake forestry access road traces of molybdenite were seen in bleached porphyry type rock but most rock exposures are volcanic rocks inter- bedded with siltstone and sandstone. Along the south shore of Tahtsa Lake as far as Kasalka Creek some pyritized outcrops of quartz diorite were examined. All inflow creeks on the south side of Tahtsa Lake were silt sampled from Laventie Creek as far as the narrows but nothing of interest was reported. At both east and south sides of Rhine Ridge exposures of granodiorite were examined but no sign of either copper or molybdenite mineralization was found. Between Whiting and Comb Creeks many outcrops of lightly pyritized porphyritic quartz monzonite occur, and in Comb Creek valley exposures of andesitic and rhyolitic volcanics were seen. Iron pyrite is present in fractures in both rock types. Three miles north of Swing Peak outcrops of pyritized granite, quartz monzonite porphyry, and rhyolite were examined. Near Twinkle Lake exposures of volcanics, pyritized hornfels, and pyritized porphyry were prospected, and near Sibola Peak a pyritized feldspar porphyry stock and several gossans were seen. Near Tagetochlain Lake a large anomalous area was located south of a quartz monzonite stock. In the vicinity of Nadina Lake, exposures of pyritized rhyolite, quartz diorite porphyry, porphyritic basalt flows, and pyritized andesite were reported. At Hill-Tout Lake heavily pyritized volcanics and pyritized porphyry showing minor copper mineralization were carefully prospected. Between Stepp Lake and Anzac Lake minor copper mineralization was investigated in a quartz monzonite stock. North of Tableland Mountain, outcrops of rhyolitic volcanics are common. Logging access roads in the Shelford Hills area and along the north side of Whitesail Lake show some exposures of granite. Some work was done in the Morice Lake area. East of Nanika Mountain basic volcanics are intruded by coarse-grained granite; on the northwest side of Morice Lake toward Atna Bay are coarse-grained pinkish granite and some volcanics; opposite Atna Bay, a granite stock and some porphyritic basalt; on the southwest side of Atna Bay, pinkish granite and quartz monzonite; and on a high ridge above the bay, porphyritic rhyolite; at the northeast end of Morice Lake, outcrops of acidic volcanics. At Atna Lake west of Morice Lake the rocks were reported to be pyritized volcanics and heavily pyritized quartz monzonite; granodiorite intrusive into volcanics and sediments shows pyritization along fractures; nothing of economic interest was reported. Between Atna Lake and Stepp Lake, coarse-grained volcanic breccia, minor amounts of quartz latite, some fine to coarse-grained granite, L A 76 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 and quartz monzonite outcrops were reported. In the Lamprey Lake area, outcrops of sedimentary rocks and lightly pyritized volcanics were reported. A helicopter reconnaissance trip was made from Tahtsa Lake to Clore River with brief landings for rock specimens and the sampling of gossan areas; no definite information is available regarding this work. Another group of prospectors overlapped parts of the area just mentioned, and the information received from them includes the following brief items. At Shelford Hills, some soil sampling was done and a granite plug was prospected; where loose surface rock showed traces of copper mineralization some drilling and blasting were done, but the results were discouraging; samples were taken from rock exposures showing mineralization of magnetite and pyrite on the north slope of Shelford Hills but no values were found; outcrops of basalt, diorite, and andesite showing minor sulphides were examined. Near Lindquist Lake, float containing both molybdenite and copper was picked up but the source of this was not found. Up Lindquist Creek a granite outcrop snowed minor mineralization of molybdenite in narrow quartz stringers, and at Mount Bolom a gossan area showing pyrite in narrow quartz veinlets was sampled but no commercial values were found. At Core Mountain a fault zone showed sparse copper mineralization. In the Mosquito Hills area, rusty stained outcrops of basalt were examined, and near Wells Creek numerous exposures of basalt and several small gossans were noted. One prospector working from a base near Wistaria furnished the following information: In Eng Lake area (between Ootsa and Francois Lakes) pyritized basalt shows some copper stain; between Ootsa and Eng Lakes are basalt and some perlite; at Sand Creek andesite and granite show minor chalcopyrite. Along the south shore of Cheslatta Lake volcanic rocks outcrop for several miles and both agatized and opalized material is common; at the west end of the lake occurrences of perlite were prospected. A short trip was made into the Bulkley River valley and geochemical work was done on the east slope from Kwun Creek to Causqua Creek where a few outcrops of both sedimentary and volcanic rocks occur in a heavily drift-covered area. Up the Kispiox valley as far as McCully Creek, outcrops are mainly sedimentary or volcanic rocks. On the road from Hazelton to Kisgegas, along an access road to the northwest flank of Babine Range, interesting float was found in several creeks. At the end of the prospecting season certain anomalous portions of the above- mentioned areas were revisited, further sampling and prospecting were done, and some mineral claims were staked and recorded. A base camp was established on a good logging access road at the junction of Suskwa and Natlan Creeks. This road leads across the Bulkley River a few miles east of Hazelton. Up Natlan Creek there is much overburden and very few rocks outcrop. At Thoen Mountain, outcrops of greywacke, conglomerate, siltstone, and intrusive diorite were examined. Near Netalzul Mountain, greywacke, diorite, breccia, and volcanic rock outcrops were reported. On the northeast slope of Blunt Mountain, volcanics and granite porphyry outcrops were examined. In the Harold Price Creek valley, andesite, tuff, breccia, and rhyolite occur. Close to Natlan Mountain, outcrops of greywacke, argillite, diorite, and granite were prospected. Some exploratory work was done in the Terrace area and the following brief information was submitted: On Legate Creek, granite, limestone, quartzite, conglomerate, and some sparse mineralization of copper were seen; on Bornite Creek there is rich copper mineralization; on Granite Creek there is much coarse granite; on Zymoetz River there is some minor copper mineralization; on the west side of DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 77 Mount Thornhill there is pyritized granodiorite; and on Glacier Creek, granite; on St. Croix Creek there are argillite, conglomerate, and quartzite. No further information was furnished. Osoyoos Mining Division—Some prospecting was done in the Trepanier Creek valley where exposures of quartz diorite, diorite, and granite show some pyritization with minor traces of copper. Skeena Mining Division—At mile 73 on the Nass River logging-road north of Terrace, exposures of barren granite are common. Along the east side of Kitsum- gallum Lake mainly granite was found, and along the west side iron-stained granite, argillite, and quartzite were found. Some copper mineralization was observed near Onion Lake. Near Port Edward, pyritized quartz shows some signs of chalcopyrite. Just east of Prince Rupert some coarse pyritized quartz was investigated, and at Kwinitsa, barren granite is common. Slocan Mining Division—A base camp beside the Lardeau River 42 miles north of Kaslo was used as a headquarters in prospecting the reachable vicinity. The following general information was submitted: Tenderfoot Creek valley, narrow flat- dipping quartz stringers in a carbonated matrix show very little mineralization; heavily leached limonite gossans show considerable faulting and give low values in lead, zinc, and copper. At Mount Johnson, leached quartz stringers show minor amounts of molybdenite and spots of siderite and ankerite. The lower Mount Johnson area shows some limestone and quartz stringers with ankerite but no sulphides, and some oxidized zones in greenstone. Upper Mount Johnson area is underlain by limestone, and some surface outcrops of shear zones in graphitic shale were examined; at the south end of Mount Johnson are graphitic schists. East of Lardeau River close to base camp the ridges are mainly greenstone with lesser amounts of limestone and heavy overburden between outcrops. Near Lake Creek, a pyritized shear zone was prospected, and exposures of graphitic schist were examined. At Poplar Creek, granitic dykes were found in an area underlain by greenstone and flat- dipping sedimentary rocks. In the Cascade Creek area, brownish-coloured pyritized carbonaceous material was found to carry low gold values. Craig Creek (south end of Trout Lake) shows outcrops of barren altered serpentine. Trail Creek Mining Division—Near Mud Lake, 21 miles northwest of Rossland, traces of rare earth minerals were found in rusty stained surface debris. Close to Nancy Greene Lake, heavy overburden was encountered and traces of copper were found in a gossan exposed near an outcrop of granite. Vernon Mining Division — Some work was done in the Bouleau Lake area where coarse-grained volcanics are common, and where encouraging results were obtained from silt sampling. In the Salmon River valley many outcrops of volcanic rocks were seen and some signs of copper were investigated. In several side streams silt sampling was done, but the results of this work were negative. In Whiteman Creek valley outcrops of granite and granite porphyry were carefully prospected. Considerable work was done in an area within a perimeter of 5 miles around Lightning Peak, and most was done at a high elevation in an alpine environment. The underlying rocks are mainly coarse-grained granite with minor amounts of basalt; spotty mineralization of hematite was seen. Parts of this area have been burned over, and there are many rock exposures. In Rendell Creek valley, outcrops of granite, sandstone, and limestone were examined; the few quartz veins associated with the granite were barren. Heavy overburden was encountered in the valley bottoms. Close to Goatskin Creek, a few outcrops of basalt and peridotite were noticed, and some galena float was picked up, but the source of this was not found. In a deep gulch close to Rampals Creek, outcrops of granite, andesite, and basalt were examined, and more galena float was picked up but again the source was not found. A 78 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Some prospecting was done near Mabel Lake. The streams along the east side of the lake as far as Tsuius Creek were sampled and similar work was done along the road following Wap Creek from Iron Creek past Wap Lake north to South Pass Creek and on to Three Valley and Highway 1. Along Iron Creek considerable metamorphism was encountered in both gneiss and schist, and some crystalline graphite was found in these rocks. Further work is contemplated in the area if soil and stream sampling results are favourable. Victoria Mining Division—In the Jack Elliott Creek area (close to Port Renfrew) some drilling, blasting, and sampling were done along a shear zone in volcanic rocks but assays of samples taken were very low. Some soil samples were also taken where the underlying rocks were mica schist but the results were poor. Near Harris Creek copper float was found and some soil sampling was done but nothing of interest was reported. Soil sampling was also done in the Sombrio River area; results were nil. Up Fairy Creek, slate showing minor copper mineralization was investigated. Near Lizard Lake an outcrop of coarse-grained limestone was drilled and blasted and outcrops of quarzite were prospected but nothing of interest was reported. MINERALOGICAL BRANCH The function of the Mineralogical Branch is to assist in the orderly exploration, development, and use of the Province's coal and mineral resources, and to provide information to Government and industry on the quantity and distribution of the coal and mineral resources of the Province. The Branch makes a variety of geological studies, publishes data concerning mineral deposits, makes mineral potential appraisals of land, collects, stores, and disseminates geological and statistical data, and records the activities of the industry. The Branch is capable of making mineral assessments and of supplying general geological information as well as specific information regarding mineral deposits, mineral resources, and the mineral industry. It provides rock and mineral identifications, contributes lectures in courses on prospecting, participates in scientific meetings, and arranges educational exhibits. The Branch recently has been reorganized into a Mineral Resources Section, an Economic Geology Section, and a Publications and Technical Services Section. Field work by geologists of the Branch includes areal geological mapping and study of mineral deposits principally in areas of recognized mineral potential and examination of properties of current exploration interest. Geologists may also map areas of unknown potential for the specific purposes of making assessments of mineral potential prior to establishing mineral reserves for parks or ecological reserves and for land use decisions. The results of major mapping projects are published in a series of bulletins; shorter reports are published in "Geology, Exploration, and Mining in British Columbia," a new annual publication first instituted in 1969. Editing of the Annual Report of the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources and of "Geology, Exploration, and Mining in British Columbia" formerly the responsibility of Stuart S. Holland will be undertaken by J. W. McCammon. Copy for printing is prepared by and under the direction of Mrs. Rosalyn J. Moir. Staff On December 31, 1970, the professional staff included the following geologists: Stuart S. Holland Chief of the Branch A. Sutherland Brown Geologist N. C. Carter Geologist B. N. Church Geologist G. E. P. Eastwood Geologist 1 DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 79 James T. Fyles J. A. Garnett E. W. Grove E.V. Jackson J. W. McCammon W. J. McMillan __ Geologist Geologist —.Geologist Geologist Geologist Geologist K. E. Northcote Geologist V. A. G. Preto Geologist A. F. Shepherd Geologist All but three are registered professional engineers and these have applied for registration. Eight have been awarded a Ph.D. degree and two are completing work for that degree. Staff Changes M. S. Hedley, Chief of the Branch, retired on May 31 after 34 years' service with the Department. Stuart S. Holland was appointed Chief of the Branch on June 1. J. A. Garnett, geologist, a graduate of the University of New Brunswick, joined the staff on September 3, 1970. Field Work, 1970 Season A. Sutherland Brown examined copper-molybdenum properties in various parts of the Province. N. C. Carter made 22 property examinations mostly in the Terrace, Smithers, and Manson River areas. B. N. Church examined the Dusty Mac and Lexington properties in southern British Columbia and completed his study of the Owen Lake-Goosly Lake area south of Houston. James T. Fyles made a number of property examinations in the Kootenay area and supervised R. I. Thompson's work in the vicinity of the Wigwam property. G. E. P. Eastwood examined the Bon property near Bonanza Lake, Vancouver Island. J. A. Garnett, for orientation, accompanied N. C. Carter while examining mineral properties in the Manson Creek area. E. W. Grove began collecting samples for a geochemical study of the Guichon Creek Batholith and examined properties in the Stewart area. J. W. McCammon examined gravel pits and quarries on Vancouver Island and in southern British Columbia and limestone, saline, hydromagnesite, and silica deposits throughout the Province. W. J. McMillan with five assistants continued detailed geological mapping of the Guichon Creek Batholith in the Highland Valley area. K. E. Northcote, with six assistants, completed the geological mapping of the area between Rupert Inlet and Cape Scott and examined four mineral properties elsewhere on Vancouver Island. V. A. G. Preto examined mineral properties and made a geological reconnaissance in the Bonaparte Lake-Clearwater area. Sixteen geological field assistants were employed on the various projects. Publications Technical reports of the Mineralogical Branch were published in Geology, Exploration, and Mining in British Columbia, 1970. Bulletin 57, Jordan River Area by James T. Fyles was also published. A 80 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Six scientific reports and papers resulting directly from their work as staff geologists were also published by officers of the Branch. Three preliminary geological maps were released in 1970. Preliminary mineral inventory maps covering 18 N.T.S. sheets were also released during the year. Details of this material may be obtained from the Chief of the Mineralogical Branch, Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Douglas Building, Victoria. Airborne Magnetometer Mapping The programme of airborne magnetometer mapping, jointly financed by the Geological Survey of Canada and the British Columbia Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, continued in 1970. The 30 aeromagnetic maps released in 1970 are as follows: Release Date No. Scale Location February 25, 1970 20 1 inch=l mile Central British Columbia May 28, 1970. 10 1 inch=l mile Central British Columbia The maps as well as index maps showing the coverage by aeromagnetic mapping in British Columbia may be obtained from the British Columbia Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Room 411, Douglas Building, Victoria, or the Geological Survey of Canada, 100 West Pender Street, Vancouver 3. The basic data used in compiling the maps are on open file at the Geological Survey of Canada in Ottawa, where interested parties may arrange to obtain them for special processing. The Department of Energy, Mines and Resources (Earth Physics Branch) operates a magnetic observatory at Victoria. Services available to geophysical exploration companies and other interested agencies include: (a) Three-hour range indices of magnetic activity; these provide a measure of the intensity of the magnetic disturbance (on a 0-9 scale) for each three-hour period. The monthly listings of these indices are normally mailed within a few days after the end of each month. (b) Copies of magnetograms are available through a local duplicating firm at a charge of $7.50 for a monthly set. These recordings of the magnetic field can be used to control field surveys, in particular to correct for the diurnal changes and magnetic disturbances. The area over which this control is valid depends on the required accuracy; for ±5 gamma accuracy, it covers an elliptic region reaching roughly as far as longitude 118 degrees to the east and latitude 50.5 degrees to the north. Further details can be obtained by writing to the Officer-in-charge, Victoria Magnetic Observatory, RR 7, Victoria. Rock and Mineral Sets Sets of rocks and minerals are available for sale to prospectors, schools, and residents of British Columbia. Information regarding them may be obtained from the Chief of the Mineralogical Branch, Douglas Building, Victoria. PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BRANCH The Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch is responsible for the administration of Part XII of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, and the Drilling and Production Regulations made thereunder. The regulations provide for the use of efficient and safe practices in the drilling, completion, and abandonment of wells; for the orderly development of fields dis- DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 81 covered within the Province; and for the conservation and prevention of waste of oil and natural gas within the reservoir and during production operations. Every well location must be approved by the Branch before the well is drilled. All operations related to drilling and production are inspected frequently to ensure compliance with the provision of all regulations, including such features as facilities and practices used, adequate plugging of abandoned wells, surface restoration of well-sites, well-testing and measurement procedures employed, disposal of produced water, protection of installations against fire, and general conservation. Investigations are made of complaints of property damage resulting from drilling and producing operations, and from geophysical work programmes. Comprehensive records of all drilling and producing operations are maintained at Victoria and are made available for study, or are published, for the use and benefit of anyone interested in oil or gas development in British Columbia. Samples of bit cuttings, as well as all core, obtained from every well drilled in the Province, are collected and retained at the field office located at Charlie Lake, where they are available for study. Charlie Lake is adjacent to the Alaska Highway, about 5 miles northwest of Fort St. John. Detailed reservoir engineering and geological studies are conducted on the basis of technical information submitted to the Branch from operating companies, as well as information acquired through field work by Branch personnel. Estimates of the reserves of oil and natural gas are made annually, at the end of December. Crown-owned oil and natural gas rights are evaluated prior to being disposed of by public tender. Administration The Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch is subdivided for administrative purposes into four sections. These sections and their supervisors are as follows: Development Engineering, W. L. Ingram; Reservoir Engineering, A. J. Dingley; Exploration Geology, S. S. Cosburn; and Economic Geology, W. M. Young. The field office at Charlie Lake, which includes the core and sample laboratory, is supervised by the District Engineer, D. L. Johnson. Staff Headquarters, Victoria J. D. Lineham. W. L. Ingram- .Chief of Branch -Deputy Chief of Branch M. B. Hamersley.. J. F. Tomczak A. J. Dingley B. T. Barber. P. S. Attariwala- P. K. Huus W. M. Young K. A. McAdam T. B. Ramsay. J. Y. Smith S. S. Cosburn and Senior Development Engineer Development Technician Statistician Senior Reservoir Engineer Reservoir Engineer Reservoir Engineer Reservoir Technician Senior Economic Geologist Economic Geologist Economic Geologist Economic Geologist D. L. Griffin (until April 30) _ -Senior Exploration Geologist Petroleum Geologist A 82 MINES AND PETROLEUM RESOURCES REPORT, 1970 Field Office, Charlie Lake D. L. Johnson District Engineer T. B. Smith Field Engineer D. A. Selby Field Technician G. T. Mohler Field Technician W. B. Holland Field Technician L. A. Gingras Field Technician Staff Changes W. M. Young, Senior Economic Geologist, joined the staff on February 23. D. L. Griffin, Petroleum Geologist, resigned, effective May 1. K. A. McAdam, Economic Geologist, joined the staff on September 21. Board of Arbitration Chairman: A. W. Hobbs, Q.C., Department of the Attorney-General. Members: S. G. Preston, agrologist, Department of Agriculture; J. D. Line- ham, engineer, Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources. The Board of Arbitration, established under the authority of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act, 1965, grants right of entry to oil and gas companies upon alienated land and determines conditions of entry and compensation therefor. It also terminates the right of entry when a company has ceased to use the land. In 1970, 29 applications for right of entry were submitted to the Board. Of these seven were withdrawn, 20 resulted in the issuance of one or more than one right-of-entry order and two are held on file pending further action by the applicant. The Board of Arbitration plans a sitting at Fort St. John during the summer of 1971 after which compensation-award orders will be made which should bring all of the work of the Board completely up to date. Conservation Committee Chairman: K. B. Blakey, Deputy Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources. Member: M. H. A. Glover, economist, Department of Industrial Development, Trade, and Commerce. The Conservation Committee is responsible to the Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources and was established originally on October 11, 1957, under the authority of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act. Its duties are as follows: (1) To act as an advisory committee to the Minister on such questions of conservation that the Minister, in writing, shall refer to the Committee for consideration and recommendation. (2) To deal with such questions of conservation and production in the various fields of British Columbia as may arise between two or more operators in the same field or between operators and the Branch when appeals on such questions are made to the Minister and referred by him to the Committee. The Conservation Committee did not meet in 1970. PUBLICATIONS A list of the publications of the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources is available free on request to the Chief of the Mineralogical Branch or Chief of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Branch, Douglas Building, Victoria. DEPARTMENTAL WORK A 83 Publications that are in print may be obtained from the Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources, Douglas Building, Victoria, and from the Geological Survey of Canada, 100 West Pender Street, Vancouver. Current publications may also be obtained from the Gold Commissioner's Office, Room 320, 890 West Pender Street, Vancouver. Publications are available for reference use in the Departmental library, Room 430, Douglas Building, Victoria, in the reading-room of the Geological Survey of Canada, 100 West Pender Stree
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