A Mineral Resource Assessment of the Chilko Lake Planning Area

The Chilko Lake planning area encompasses a portion of the transition zone between the mountains of the Coast Ranges and the rolling terrain of the interior plateau in south-central B.C. It comprises an area of high wildlife and recreational resource values that have long been studied as a candidate for a provincial park with a region of high mineral potential. This mineral resource assessment was undertaken to determine the mineral potential of the planning area in detail. A program of 1:50,000 scale geological mapping, detailed stream-sediment sampling, and prospecting with extensive rock chip sampling was conducted to identify the mineral potential.