Nechako NATMAP Project, Central British Columbia - 1999 Overview

The Nechako NATMAP project is a joint mapping venture between the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) and the British Columbia Geological Survey Branch (BCGSB). This was the fifth and final year of the project which encompasses more than 30 000 square kilometres in central British Columbia (Figure 1). The primary objective of the project has been to improve the quality and detail of bedrock and surficial maps to help resolve several geological problems. In particular it addresses the following questions: 1) the extent and nature of Tertiary crustal extension, 2) Mesozoic compression and the manner of accretion of exotic terranes, 3) the geological and geophysical definition of the terranes, 4) the sequence of changing Pleistocene glacial ice flow directions, and 5) the character and dispersion of glacial deposits. This final year of the Nechako NATMAP project was used to research information collected in the field and laboratory, to compile and document the study results through various publications, and to present ideas on the geology at various conferences. In addition we have enhanced our website to include more output from the project including complete published articles, viewable maps and photographic images. The website address is http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/natmap/ As this is the last year of the project and essentially no fieldwork was done, efforts have gone into producing open file and final maps, articles for refereed journals, government bulletins and conference presentations. This article reviews the upcoming products and provides a directory of new and future sources of information on project results.