The B.c. Mineral Potential Project - New Level 2 Mineral Resource Assessment Methodology and Results

In August 2002, the Geological Survey Branch (GSB) of the Ministry of Energy and Mines was asked by the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management to undertake a Level 2 Mineral Resource Assessment (MRA) of the Coast Information Team’s (CIT) project area which encompasses approximately 11 million hectares. This was followed by a similar request in February 2003 to do the Lillooet Land Resource Management Plan (LRMP) area. The primary purpose of these assessments was to provide more detailed information on metallic and industrial mineral resource potential in support of concluding detailed land use plans. The Coastal resource assessment was carried out in early October, 2002 and final results delivered to the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management and the CIT at the end of December 2002. The Lillooet assessment was completed in April 2003. This report summarizes the methodology used in these projects and briefly reviews the results which are now posted on the MapPlace website (http://www.mapplace.ca). A review of the original Level 1 MRA methodology is also included here because the Level 2 MRA used the results from the original assessment.