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CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED
Report on Coal Licences
PROJECT KOOTENAY CblOT=T
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To: Alec Hathcson Geological Division Ministry of Energy, Hines and Petroleum Resources
Date: October 25, 1979 Our File:
Be: Shell Canada Resources Limited Report of Work, Cabin Creek Prospect Coal Licences 595-601
Two copies of the report entitled Report on Exploration of the Cabin Creek Project are enclosed. This report is supplemental to the recently approved report entitled Report on Two Mits Driven in the Cabin Creek Coal Property: Geodetic Crowd Control Survey, PhotoRrPlnvtric Mapping and Location Survey - Cabin Creek Coal Property.
As the subject licences have the marimum of 10 years work credit already applied, no further work credits from this report can be added. In this regard this report is submitted for your information only.
Enclos&X& PH/df
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REPORT ON EXPLORATION OF THE CABIN CREEK PROJECT
COAL LICENSES 595 to 601 INCLUSIVE
49' 08' NORTHERN LATITUDE 114' 43' WESTERN LONGITUDE
CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED
SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED
CALGARY, ALBERTA
AUTHORS: J. Horachek, P. Eng. EXPLORATION PERIOD: Sept&ber 6 October, 1978
REPORT DATE: June; 1979
PROFESSIONAL VERIFICATION OF REPORT
Entitled: Cabin Creek Report On Exploration of the Cabin
Creek Project Coal Licenses 595 to 601
SOUTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA, 1979
Mr. Jam Horachek planned and carried out the geological field
program of Shell Canada Resources Ltd. and Crows Nest Resources Ltd. -
Cabin Creek Project 1978, and prepared this report under the general
supervision of the undersigned.
Jam Horachek, M.Sc., graduated in Geological Engineering from
the Mining University of Ostrava, Czechoslovakia in 1969. Mr.
Horachek is a member, as a Professional Engineer, of the Association
of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta.
v His experience in Western Canadian coal exploration since 1970 includes
positions with:
- Scurry Rainbow Oil Ltd., Calgary, Alberta - Energy Resources Conservation Board, Calgary, Alberta
- Shell Canada Resources Ltd., Calgary, Alberta - Crows Nest Resources Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
He currently holds the position of Senior Geologist for Crows
Nest Resources Ltd.
I consider Jaro Horachek to be well qualified to undertake the
responsibilities he was assigned on this project. I am satisfied that
the attached report dated August, 1979 has been competently prepared
and justly represents from this project.
J. Crabb, P. Eng.
August, 1979
TABLE OF CONTENTS
‘c, LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF APPENDICES
LIST OF ENCLOSURES
SUMMARY
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 LICENSES 1.2 PREVIOUS WORK 1.3 ACCOMPLISHMENTS : 1978
2 REGIONAL SETTING
2.1 LOCATION 2.2 ACCESS 2.3 RAILWAYS 2.4 PROJECT AND OTHER COAL LICENSE BLOCKS
3 EXPLORATION 1978 w
3.1 GENERAL STATEMENT 3.2 RESPONSIBILITY 3.3 MANPOWER 3.4 PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND SURVEY 3.5 CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ACCESS 3.6 ADITS 3.7 SAMPLING. 3.8 SEAM DESCRIPTION AND DETAILED SAMPLING
4 EXPENDITURES
4.1 SUMMARY STATEMENT 4.2 COST BREAKDOWN
5 PROJECT GEOLOGY
5.1 COAL SEAMS AND OTHER KEY STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS 5.2 SEAM DESCRIPTION AND DETAIL SAMPLING 5.3 MAIN PARTING 5.4 STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS 5.5 GEOLOGICAL MAP
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7 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 7-l
APPENDICES
ENCLOSURES
LIST OF FIGURES
FIGURE 1 Index Map To Coal Licenses; 1:50 000
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 3
Access Map, 1:250 000
Flathead River Valley : Coal Land Holdings : Shell
Canada Resources Limited, 1:250 000
FIGURE 4 FSI In Relation To The Distance From Portal Adit No. 1
FIGURE 5 FSI In Relation To The Distance From Portal Adit No. 2
FIGURE 6 Flathead River Valley : Composite Stratigraphic Sections :
Kootenay Formation : Coal Measures
FIGURE 7 Cross - Section A-A, 1" = 200'
APPENDIX ONE Coal Licenses Held By Shell Canada Resources
APPENDIX TWO
LIST OF APPENDICES
Limited in the Cabin Creek Project Area.
Stratigraphic Section of Lower Coal Seam
Measured On Cross-Cut Face of Adit No. 1.
APPEhTDIX THREE Stratigraphic Section of Upper Coal Seam
Measured on Cross-Cut Face of Adit No. 2.
APPENDIX FOUR Detail Sampling of the Lower and Upper Seams - *
Results of Analyses
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APPENDIX FIVE Report on Geodetic Survey
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LIST OF ENCLOSURES
ENCLOSURE ONE I/ Adit No. 1 - Location Plant And Coal Seam Stratigraphy
ENCLOSURE TWO Adit No. 2 - Location Plan And Coal Seam Stratigraphy
ENCLOSURE THREE J Stratigraphic Section - Adit No. 1
ENCLOSURE FOURJStratigraphic Section - Adit No. 2 Upper Bench
Stratigraphic Section - Adit No. 2 Lower Bench
ENCLOSURE FIVE J' Cabin Creek Project - Geological Map
ENCLOSURE SIX ~1 Stratigraphic Section - CC-SWS 1975 - Lower Seam
Stratigraphic Section - CC-SWS 1975 - Upper Seam
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SUMMARY
The Cabin Creek Project, in parts covering some 1296 hectares,
encompasses coal licenses 595 to 601 inclusive. The property is located
between the watersheds of Cabin and Storm Creeks in the western part of
Flathead River Basin.
The licenses were first issued to The Crows Nest Industries
Ltd. (CNI) on June 3, 1969 and later assigned to The Crows Nest Pass
Oil and Gas Company Limited in January 1976. In February 1978, Shell
Canada Resources Limited (Shell) acquired CNI and the licenses were
transferred to Shell on February 19, 1979.
In September and October, 1978, Shell's subsidiary, Crows Nest
Resources Limited, executed an exploration program consisting of photo-
grammetric survey, driving of two adits and bulk sampling each of the
two seams on the property.
'cr' The total 1978 expenditure was $221,144.
Two seams are present in the area. They are part of the 140 m
thick remainder of the Kootenay Formation controlled by the licenses. The
lower seam is 4.4 m thick, the upper seam is subdivided into two benches
by 1.8-3.8 m thick shale parting; the lower bench is 3.8 m thick and
the upper bench is 6.5 m thick. The coal bearing strata form a north
easterly tilted block which dips from nearly flat to 18'. There are
no significant structural complications.
The resources in place are 8.2 million tonnes of medium volatile
bituminous coal. Detail seam description and subsequent analys& of
samples taken reveal taht the coalis rather dirty: lower seam ash = 40%,
upper seam ash = 26%. Float and sink analyses nevertheless indicate that
when washed to an ash level of around 10% the coal produces F.S.I. from L
5 l/2 to 6 l/2..
Cabin Creek is a small coal deposit suitable for an open pit
mining operation. L
Assuming 90% recovery in an open pit and 55% yield in pre-
paration plant, the recoverable clean coal reserves are 4 million tonnes
at stripping ratio df rock to 1 tonne of clean coal.
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1 INTRODUCTION
w 1.1 LICENSES (Figure 1)
During June of 1969, coal licenses, numbered 595 to 601
inclusive, were issued to Crows Nest Industries Limited (CNI) of
Fernie, British Columbia. In January, 1976, these licenses were
assigned to CNI's wholly owned subsidiary, The Crows Nest Pass
Oil and Gas Company Limited.
Shell Canada Resources Limited (SCRL), in February of
1978, acquired CNI. The noted licenses have since been trans-
ferred to Shell Canada Resources Limited.
SCRL also applied for additional, adjoining coal lands.
Coal license No. 4742 was issued in April 14, 1979;* This license
is not dealt with in this report. L The original licenses, located in the western part of Flat-
head River Basin, encompassed an approximate area of 1296 ha. With
the addition of license 4742 the total is now about 1426 ha. (Appendix
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1.2 PREVIOUS WORK
Initial prospecting, consisting of hand trenching and pot-
holding was conducted by CNI in the sumer of 1975. Two thick seams
were identified on the south-westernblock of licenses. Results of
the 1975 exploration program were reported in the "Preliminary Report -
Coal Licenses Nos. 588 to 601 Inclusive", May 28, 1976.
* exploration expenditures incurred during 1978 can be credited only to w the 1296 ha. of coal licenses Nos. 595 to 601, inclusive; coal license
No. 4742 was issued after the completion of the 1978 Cabin Creek explor- ation program.
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1.3 ACCOMPLISHMENTS : 1978
Field operations were initiated by Crows Nest Resources
Limited (CNRL), a SCRL subsidiary. Exploration was conducted during
September and October and entailed::
o driving of two adits
o bulk sampling of the two seams
o photogrammetric and geodetic surveying
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2 REGIONAL SETTING
2.1 LOCATION (Figure 2)
The Cabin Creek Project area is located some 50 air-km
(30 + miles) southeast of Fernie, B.C. Geographically, the Cabin
Creek coal licenses are centered on:
l 49' 08' of northern latitude
l 114' 43' of western longitude
Locally the licenses are situated in the western part of
the Flathead River Basin, and are located northeast of Cabin Pass.
The license blocks encompass the northeast and southwest sides (.
of the headwaters of Storm Creek.
The nearest settlement, Polebridge, Montana, is located some
65 road km (40 road miles) to the south. The nearest town, Fernie,
w B.C., is located 75 road km (46 + road miles) to the northwest.
2.2 ACCESS (Figure 2)
Via Provincial Highway No. 3, the Cabin Creek Project area
is accessable from 2 "turnoff - locations"
. Morrissey Station+
. via the Lodgepole, Ram Creek, Cabin and Storm Creek
Forestry access roads, the distance to the Project area
is some 60 la (38 miles).
. via the Lodgepole, Flathead, Cabin and Storm Creek For-
estry access roads, the distance to the Project area is
some 85 km (52 miles).
+ located 13 km (8 miles) south of Fernie, B.C.
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. Corbin turnoff*
. via the Corbin, North-fork Flathead, Flathead, Cabin
w , and Storm Creek Forestry access roads, the distance
to the Project area is some 95 km (60 miles).
The Storm Creek Forestry road, 7.2 km (4.5 miles) in length
was upgraded; in addition, 1.9 + km (1.3 miles) of new road was cut.
2.3 RAILWAYS
The CPR, Crows Nest Line parallels Provincial Highway No. 3,
(Figure 2). From Morrissey Station the road distance to the license
area is some 60 km.
2.4 PROJECT AND OTHER COAL LICENSE BLOCKS (Figure 3)
Because of its structural nature the Cabin Creek group of
w' coal licenses is an isolated coal deposit. The situation is typical
to other deposits in the Flathead Basin. Shell Canada Resources
Limited holds the following additional coal license blocks in the-
Flathead River area:
- Harvey Creek Area -------------- located 16 air-kilometers (10 miles to the N.E.,of Cabin Creek Project.
-Lillyburt sea-------------;--- located 26 air-kilometers (16 miles to the N.N.E.
- Lodgepole Area ----------------- located 17 air-kilometers (11 miles to the North.
- Corbin Area -------------;------ located 37 air-kilometers (23 miles
to the North.
* located 10 km (6+ miles) east of Sparwood, B.C.
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Major coal deposit of the basin, Rio Tinto and Pan Ocean's
'r Sage Creek Project, is located only 6.5 Ion (4 miles) to the East of
the Cabin Creek Project.
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3 EXPLORATION 1978
‘c, 3.1 GENERAL STATEMENT
The principal objectives of Cabin Creek Project 1978 - to
obtain, for coking tests, a bulk sample of unoxidized coal from each
of the two seams and a new photogrammetric map of the property were
accomplished:
- two adits were driven
- each seam was cross-cut, described, and bulk samples
as well as channel samples were taken
- bulk samples were forwarded to Energy Research Laboratories,
CANMET, Department of Energy, Mines and Resources, Ottawa.
- geodetic ground control, location survey and photogrammetric
mapping was done.
3.2 RESPONSIBILITY
J. J. Crabb, Manager of Exploration for CNRL was responsible
for all exploration activities conducted in 1978. Frank Martonhegyi,
Staff Geologist, reported to J. J. Crabb and directed all exploration
projects in south-eastern B.C.
For the Cabin Creek Project, Jaro Horachek, P. Eng., Senior
Geologist was designated an overall authority. During his absence in
the field, Pat Gilmar, Geologist, carried out duties of a Project Geo-
logist. Management of the camp was assigned to Mr. Barry Kaser, a
Shell Canada Resources Limited employee.
Drafting services were provided by Shell Canada Resources
Limited, more specifically by Gerald Babiuk. Bette Olsen and Linda
Anderson assumed typing responsibilities.
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3.3 MANPOWER
The geological field staff, assigned to the Cabin Creek Pro-
ject, included the followtng personnel:
- Jaro Horachek, P. Eng., Project Geologist
- Pat Gilmar, Geologist
- Brent Nolan, Geological Technologist
- Jim Loader, Field Assistant
Tunneling work was contracted to A & B Contractors of Calgary.
The mining crew was supervised by Mr. Alan Menzies.
Dozer works (access and adit sites) were contracted to Drain
Brothers of Blairmore.
Camp was supplied by Crown Caterers of Edmonton.
3.4 PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND SURVEY
North West Survey Corp. (Yukon) Ltd. from Edmonton, Alberta,
was contracted to produce a new series of air photographs and topo-
graphic maps, in 1:5000 scale, of the project area.
High altitude air photographs (1:40000) are now available for
the Cabin Creek Project. The applicable photographs are identified as
NW55678, Line 9-E, 28-0678 (1:40000).
The photographs, combined with ground survey control (axe-
cuted by Survey department of Shell Canada Resources Limited), were
used to produce new 1:5000 topographic maps. The new map, due to its
late arrival, was not incorporated into the contents of this report.
Both adits were surveyed and their location in U.T.M. grid
along with the plans and cross-sections are shown on Enclosures One
and Two.
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Cost of location survey, ground control and photogram-
metric mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,444. V
3.5 CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ACCESS
In addition to upgrading old logging roads 1.9 la of new
access to the adit sites was cut. In total 7.2 km of access was
subject to bulldozing works.
Due to local geological conditions, in particular where
dozer had to cut through the massive Basal Kootenay Sandstone, access
construction was time consuming and difficult. The same applies to
construction of adit site on the upper coal seam which in spite of its
considerable thickness took longer to expose due to unusual depth of
overburden cover.
Cost of road construction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $44,020.
3.6 ADITS
Two adits of the following dimensions were driven:
- in the lower seam - Adit No. 1: 82.51~ long with 2m rise ;
- in the upper seam - Adit No. 2: 34.Om long with 15~1 rise
The adits were 1.8~1 high and 1.8~1 wide, these dimensions
somewhat decrease towards the end of the adits. Surveyed locations
along with plans and longitudial cross-sections, showing gradual rise
of the tunnels, are presented on Enclosures & and Two. Excavated
material was dumped in front of the adits. At the end of the project
the dumps were semi-recontoured, any available top soil spread over
the coal and seeded.
Cost of adits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $121,420
Cost of reclamation (includes adits and roads) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000
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3.7 SAMPLING
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In order to de&mine when unoxidized coal was reached, coal
was sampled at six metre intervals while tunnelilig was in progress.
The samples were delivered to the company lab in Fernie where F.S.I.
tests were done on raw and clean coal; See pages 6-2 & 6-3.
In Adit No. 1 behaviour of F.S.I. was very unusual, Figure:4.
The gradual decrease of initially quite high F.S.I. values was not satis-
factorily explained and coal seam was cross-cut and bulk sampled at 72.51~.
At that point the seam is covered by some 4Om of shales, sandstones and
eluvium. The seam in Adit No. 1 is 4.4 m thick.
In Adit No. 2 the F.S.I. behaved quite typically, Figure 5.
The graph indicates that the oxidation zone near seam floor is about 1Om
wide along the seam's subcrop. The Adit No. 2 was terminated at 34~1.
Teh seam was cross-cut by driving a steep rise to the roof of the lower
bf' 5.9m coal bench, through 2.3~1 thick parting and 5.9m upper coal bench.
Separate bulk, channel and detail samples were taken from each
coal bench.
In total,3 &lk samples, each approximately 2;tonnes of coal,
one from Adit No. 1 and two from Adit No. 2, were taken and shipped in
heavy duty plastic bags, to the CNI lab in Fernie. There the samples
were washed to ashllevel of 10% and forwarded in 45 gallon drums to the
E.M.R.'s Energy Research laboratories in Ottawa for an investigation of
the coking and caking properties.
Corresponding to ,bulk samples 3 channel samples were taken.
From Adit No. 1 about 130 lbs. df coal and from Adit No. 2 two samples,
each about 150 lbs. of coal. Processing of these samples was done by
the company lab in Fernie. Both types of sample were taken continuously
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FSI, “ALLIES OF CON ANALYZED BY CNI LAB
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DISTANCE FROM PORTAL
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5 10 IS 20 25 30 35
DISTANCE FROM PORTAL /meters)
LEGEND
CABIN CREEK PRO$CT FSI IN RELATION TO THE
DISTANCE FROM j/PORTAL
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from roof to floor, including all partings (except the Main Parting in
the Upper seam). In addition to bulk and channel samples detailed
sampling was done in conjunction with stratigraphic description of sean~..
Enclosures Three and Four show the locations of samples in relation to
vertical changes within the seams.
12 samples were taken from the lower seam and 38 samples
from upper and lower benches of the lower seam. The detail samples
were processed by Loring Laboratories Limited in Calgary. The results
are included in this Report as Appendix Four.
The cost of sampling and testing
excluding C-T's Investigation
of coking and caking properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $26,260.
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4 EXPENDITURES
4.1 SUMMARY STATEMENT
The 1978 expenditure totalled $221,394.
The majority of expenses were affiliated with:
l contractors 60%
l accomodation 17%
4.2 COST BREAKDOWN
See the following page.
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COST BREAKDOWN 4-2
$ SPENT
ITEM UNSPECIFIED GEODETIC ROAD TUNNELING SAMPLING TOTAL
AGES (Supervision) D 89 man-days
@ $125/day 1925 1500 4000 3700 11,125
CCOMODATION 38,080 o 112 man-days 3808
@ $34/W o 70 man-days 2380
@ $34/day o 200 man-days 6800
@ $34/W o 30 man-days 1020
@ $34/W o 708 man-days
@ $34/day 24072
UEL 4000 4,000
RANSPORTATION 16,575 6 truck-months 7200
@ $1200/month 300 truck-hours 7500
@ $25/hr. 5 helicopter-hours 1875
@ 375/hr
3NTP.ACTORS dozer works adit driving consulting trucking photogrammetry, ground control & location survey
?UIPMENT generator and trailers rental
ECLAMATION
ITERIALS
VALYSES
?FICE WORK LO man-days
@ $125/day
134,504 30000 12500
52760 3200 8600
27444
6,600
6600
1000 1000 2,000
3060 3,060
4200 4,200
1250 1,250
TOTAL 73090 27444 34880 77060 8920 221,394
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5 PROJECT GEOLOGY
w 5.1 COAL SEAMS AND OTHER KEY STRATIGRAPHIC UNITS
The two investigated seams are presented in the 8Om thick
remnant of coal bearing strata above the basal sandstone of the Kootenay .
Formation (Moose Mountain Member - MMM). The seams are designated as:
. the Lower Seam - 4.4m thick
l the Upper Seam - consisting of Upper Bench 6.5m thick*
Main Parting 3.Om thick
Lower Bench 3.8m thick
Figure 6 shows the correlation of the two seams with Cabin
Creek Section measured by J.D. MacKenzie in 1916 on location now con-
trolled by Sage Creek Coal Limited and with Harvey Creek section from
core hole HC-DlOl of Harvey Creek Project 1978, CNRL. One of the thin
L seams present in the HC-DlOl at 69.5m and 74.l.m above the top of MMM,
has also been noticed above the sandstone overlying the Upper Seam in
the Cabin Creek Project area. It is quite thin and so far it has not
been incorporated in any stratigraphic section of the area.
The Upper Seam is overlain by a 2Om thick layer of heavy
sandstone. This sandstone forms a cliff which is very prominent on the
south-east side of the coal reserves block. There it stands as a nearly
vertical wall above the site of Adit No. 2.
Another sandstone layer is present in the lower half of the
38m thick Interval between the Upper and Lower Seams. This sandstone
is fairly easy to follow in any area with fairly steep slope. Sil-UXZ
the Lower Seam is about 7m under its base it is a useful horizon for
geological mapping. w
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COMPOSIIC STRATIGRAPHIC SECTIONS:
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Finally at the base of coal-bearing strata there is the
very thick and prominent Basal Kootenay Sandstone (Moose Mountain
Member). It is also useful for mapping the Lower Seam.
All the three sandstones are easily identifiable on an
air-photograph showing the south-west slope of the coal reserves
block.
For future reference the sandstones could be designated as:
. Top sandstone
. Middle sandstone
l Basal sandstone
5.2 SEAM DESCRIPTION AND DETAIL SAMPLING
Bulk and channel sampling was followed by detailed description
and sampling of each seam. Enclosures Three and Four show graphical pre-
sentation of the seams, along with description and detail sampling intervals.
LOWER SEAM - SIJMMARIZED DESCRIPTION
For Detail Description see Appendix Two and Enclosure Three.
Adit No. 1 Project Area Average*
Gross thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.43 m 4.40 based on 2 control
points
Net coal . . . . . . . . . . . ..'....... 3.11 m**(70.2%) 3.42 (77.7%) Net shale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.32 m (29.8%) 0.98 (22.3%)
Number of partings . . . . . . . . . . . 5 : 1 major (97cm) 4 minor (4-16cm)
including 5cm shale under the seam roof
* Adit No. 1 and CNI's strat. section on south-western slope, CC-SWS 1975, Enclosure Six.
*x assuming that the flooded 0.3m of the seam at the bottom of cross- w cut is coal.
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Nature of coal
Most of the coal has been classified as dull or dull-banded;
only 53 cm have been described as bright, including some bright-
banded coal. The dull coal is hard to very hard, it required
very strong digging with the geologic hammer (pointed end) to .
sample it. Overall this seam consists of mainly hard coal.
Nature of partings
Mainly shale, normally hard, except the 50 cm thick sheared
zone in the lower part of the thickest (97 cm) parting; this
thick parting appears tectonically thickened in the Adit No. 1.
In the trench on strat. section CC-SWS 1975 (Enclosure Six)
it is only 50 cm thick.
UPPER SEAM - SUMMARIZED DESCRIPTION
For Detail Description see Appendix Two and Enclosure Four.
Overall thickness 14.1 m
Upper bench Gross thickness .*........... 5.88 m rounded: 5.9 m Net coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.38 m Net shale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50 m Number of partings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . very thin (l-11 cm)
Main parting Gross thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.34 m rounded: 2.3 m Shale . . . . . . . . . . ..'............... 1.43 m Coal & Shale mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.41m Coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50 m
Lower bench Gross thickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.89 m rounded: 5.9 m Net coal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.31 m Net shale c...................... 0.58 m Number of partings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g-all are
quite thin (1.5-14 cm)
Nature of Coal
Slightly over two thirds of the upper bench coal has been classified
v as dull or dull-banded, usually hard coal. The remaining 31%, in total 1.66 m,
is bright to bright-banded coal, which is normally softer than the dull coal
and often friable.
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The lower bench contains 2.38 m (45%) of bright or bright-banded
coal and 2.93 m (55%) of dull to dull-banded coal. Most of the coal is
v hard, mainly the upper half of the bench. The lower half includes approx.
1.6 m section of soft, partially sheared coal.
Nature of partings
As indicated earlier all partings, except the Main parting sep-
arating the upper and lower benches, are thin to very thin ranging from
1 to 14 cm. These partings are usually brown or black shale, the thicker
ones (over 10 cm) are carbonaceous or coaly. Pyrite traces were noticed
in two partings in the top 2.4 m section of the upper bench. Some of the
partings, in particular the brown ones, are very hard.
5.3 MAIN PARTING - UPPER SEAM
This is a 2.3 m zone separating the upper and lower benches of
the Upper seam. It consists of 61% shale, 21% coal and 18% coaly shale. V
The thickest coal layer within the zone is 26 cm near top but still sep-
arated by 28 cm of shale from the upper coal bench, Enclosure Four.
Nearly the whole zone is slickensided - this being more
noticable in the shale segments.
5.4 STRUCTURAL CONDITIONS
The overall structure of the coal deposit is very simple. The
main block of reserves has an appearance of a north-westerly tilted floe,
very slightly depressed in the northern half. Figure 7 is a typical
cross-section with dip ranging from the highest 18' on the SW side to
nearly level on the NE side.
Indications of minor movement within the mass of strata have
v been noticed during description of seams. In particular the shales of
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630
61C
CABIN CREEK PROJECT CROSS-SECTION A-A’
(lOOKINGNORTHWEST)
5-7
the lower half of Main parting are slickensided and some bands of coal
within the seam are soft to powderized. While these signs indicate small
degrees of disturbance, no folds or faults of even small magnitudes have
been recognized.
5.5 GEOLOGICAL MAP
The geological map, Enclosure Five, included in this report is
a result of only two day's mapping - mainly finding the existing ex-
posures of coal seams and sandstones and locating them on an airphoto-
graph. Subsequently, this information was transferred onto the topo-
graphic base and compiled into the preliminary geological map.
6-1
6 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
6.1 COAL RESOURCES
To estimate the coal resources in-place the area of each seam,
as shown on the geological map, Enclosure Five, has been measured and an h
average thickness of coal used as shown below. An overall dip of 15'
has been taken into consideration.
Upper Seam
Coal thickness (including all parting except 10.3 m the Main Parting between the Upper and Lower benches)
Area1 extent 0.3 km2
Tonnage (using s.g. = 1.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.4 M tonnes
Lower Seam
Coal thickness 4.4 m
Area1 extent 0.6 km
Tonnage (using s.g. = 1.4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.8 M tonnes
TOTAL COAL RESOURCES IN PLACE : 8.2 million tonnes.
OVERBURDEN TO COAL RATIO
The volume of overburden was calculated from roughly sketched
isolines of overburden on the geological map. The lines were classified
as 0 - 15', 50 - 100' and 100' plus the constant interval between the
Upper and Lower Seams.
Upper seam - volume of -overburden : 5.5 x 1061n3 . . . . . . . ratio 1.25
Lower Seam - volume of overburden : 14.0 x 106m3 . . . . . . . ratio 3.7
Main Parting - volume of material : 0.9 x 106m3 . . . . . . . in seam ratio 0.2
OVERALL OVERBURDEN TO RAW COAL IN ELA!ZE RATIO 2,5 m3/t.
6-2
6.2 COAL QUALITY
The,results of CANMET's Investigation of coking and caking
properties are not available at the time of writing this report.
The results of channel samples analyses by CNRL lab in Fernle
are as follows:
LOWER SEAM
Source of sample : ADIT #l
Sample identification : Channel 81, Lab. No. : 78-489
%
AIR DRY %. % 2 % % CALC . FRACTION LOSS MOISTURE ASH V.M. F.C. F.S.I. YIELD BASIS
RAW 3.57 .26 40.40 19.40 39.94 1 ADB
3.82 38.95 18.71 38.52 ARB
(L 40.50 19.45 40.05 DB
.
c
; .q?@y 3
UPPER SEAM 3:.: $4
source of eample : ADIT #2 Upper bench Sample identification : Channel A2 - Upper, Lab. No. 78-498
x AIR DRY x x % x
FRACTION LOSS MOISTURE ASH V.M. F.C. F;S.I.
.92 19.21 22.65 57.22 3 l/2
4.97 18.43 21.72 54.88
$r UPPER BENCH
Sample Identification : Channel A2 - Lower, 78-499
I AIR DRY % % % % % CALC. FRACTION LOSS MOISTURE ASH V.M. F.C. F.S.I. YIELD BASIS
RAW 5.59 .7B 22.76 22.43 54.03 5 l/2 ADB
6.33 21.49 21.18 51.00 ARB
22.94 22.61 54.45 DB
6-4
6.3 MINEABILITY
L Combination of the low overburden to coal ratio, very simple
structural conditions and thickness of the seams lead to a quite obvious
conclusion : Cabin Creek Project is an almost ideal surface mineable
coal deposit.
From the technical point of view there is nothing that would
discourage this conclusion.
7-l
V
7 CONCLUSION AND RECOhXENDATIONS
As a result of 1978 work and subsequent evaluation the ton-
nage of coal has increased slightly - from 6.6 to 8.2 million tonnes
at very attractive overburden to coal in place ratio of 2.5 : 1. On
the other hand coal from both seams is fairly dirty, especially the
lower seam. The average +a~ aah content, both seams combined is
25.8%. Float analyses at 1.6 specific gravity indicate that coking
coal of ash around 10% and F.S.I. = 5 l/2 to 6 can be obtained from the
Upper seams with yield between 65 and 70%. The lower seam, which is
much dirtier (raw Ash = 40%) produces similar coal only when washed at
specific gravity 1.5 and with only 30% yield.
Such yields, combined with open pit mining recovery of say
90%, reduce the in place resources by 50% to about 4 million tons and
double the stripping ratio to 5:l.
This evaluation places the Cabin Creek in the category of very
small coal deposits developable as an addition to any major coal re-
serves development in the vicinity. Such situation could &isa "hen
Sage Creek property (10 km to the south-east) is brought to production.
Future work on Cabin Creek Property should determine:
1. the thickness and structural position of the seam out-
crop located on SW slope of license 595.
2. the thickness of both seams on another two to three
locations on SW slope of the main reserves block*
3. more accurate position of seam's subcrop on the north
side of the main reserves block
v * the coal seams area shown on the preliminary geological map ENCLOSURE
FIVE
LICENSE NO. DESCRIPTION DATE ISSUED AREA (ha) 2
595 Lot 5926 03-06-1975 259
596 SW l/4 Lot 5923 03-06-1975 65
597 NW l/4 Lot 11930 03-06-1975 65
598 UNSURVEYED 03-06-1975 130
599 UNSURVEYED 03-06-1975 259
600 UNSURVEYED 03-06-1975 259
601 UNSURVBYED 03-06-1975 259
4742 UNSURVEYED 18-04-1979 130
8 licenses 1426 ha
APPENDIX ONE
COAL LICENSES HELD BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED IN THE CABIN CREEK
PROJECT ARBA
CABIN CREEK PROJECT APPENDIX TWO
STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION OF LOWER COAL SEAM MEASURED ON CROSS-CUT FACE OF v ADIT NO. 1.
1978-10-15
?!I!& 0.05
0.12
0.04
0.38
0.31
0.25
0.08
‘u 0.09
0.18
0.50
0.02 Shale:brown, very hard
0.04 Shale, flaky
0.03 Shale, brown, hard
0.10 Coalzshaly
0.05 Shale, brown, very hard
0.11 Shale, coaly, bone very hard, floor transitional
0.12 Coal, shaly
0.10 Coal, dull, hard
J. Horachek and P.C. Gilmar
s measured from roof to floor, stratigraphically downwards.
Lithology
Shale/Coal interbedded in thin bands
Coal:dull-banded, hard
Shale (bone), with traces of pyrite on joint veins, hard
Coal:dull-banded, very hard, 3 cm sheared in middle, very bright
Coal?, dull, very hard, bony, last .08 dull banded
Shale bone, very hard, brown
Shale coaly, carbonaceous, breaks in polygonal fragments, hard, black, bottom part breaks into al- most flaky fragments.
Shale very hard, brown, bone
Shale:black, hard, top soft and flaky, last .02 hard, very dark brown, breaking to small fragments ( .005)
Shale:carbonaceous, very flaky, shiny, (black jack), includes lenses and fragments of brown shale, this interval is a shear zone with small scale folds (3 seen), strike of upper fold nearly parallel to adit strike, obvious structural thickening of this interval
Page 2 of Cabin Creek
m 0.28
0.26
0.37
0.52
0.10 Shale, bright brown clayey, soft
0.25 Coal, bright, hard
0.30 Flooded
Lithology
Coal, bright, some bright-banded, hard but brittle, breaks to very small fragments (.OOl to .003)
Coal, dull, with thin coaly shale interlaminated
Coal, bony, very hard
Coal, dull-banded, with shaly .05 in middle, medium hard to soft
CABIN CREEK PROJECT APPENDIX THREE
STRATIGRAPHIC SECTION OF UPPER COAL SEAM MEASURED ON CROSS-CUT FACE OF ADIT NO. 2.
1978-10-15
l!2L!a .14
.05
.12
.15
.04
.04
.08
.ll
.09
.13
.04
.12
.07
.025
.18
.015
.Ol
.19
0.01
.lO
.lO
J. Horachek and P.C. Gilmar
l measured from roof to floor, stratigraphically downwards.
Lithology
Coal, bright banded, top .02 dull, soft
Shale/Coal interbedded, thickness of shale bands variable
Coal, bright, .005 - .02 Shale band (soft)
Coal, bright banded, easy crumbling to small frag- ments, bottom very soft
Shale, coaly, very soft, flaky to powdery
Shale, very hard, dark brownish grey, coal separation good top and bottom
Coal, bright, very friable
Shale, carbonaceous, traces of pyrite on joints, separation top and bottom bad
Coal, dull, hard, bony
Coal, dull banded, fairly hard
Coal, bright
Coal, dull banded
Coal, dull
Coal, bright
Coal, dull with few bright bands
Coal, bright
Shale
Coal, dull banded
Shale, thinning lens
Coal, dull, with minor bright bands
Coal dull, bony, minor .OOl - .003 shale bottom
Page 2 of Cabin Creek
w
w
!I!d!!l .14
.03
.11
.08
.Ol
.07
.ll
.03
.14
.02
.17
.03
.14
.16
.025
.13
.ll
.lO
.04
.26
.07
.025
.025
.17
.lO
.035
.60
Lithology
Coal, dull, banded, hard
Coal, bright, very friable
Coal, dull
Coal, bright, banded
Shale, hard
Coal, dull, with very thin bright laminae, pyrite traces near top
Coal, bright, banded
Shale, brownish grey, hard with pyrite traces
Coal, bright, grading to bright banded
Shale
Coal, dull, slightly banded, hard
Coal, bright, banded
Coal, dull, slightly banded
Coal, bright, banded
Coal, dull
Coal bright, banded to base
Coal, dull, banded, very hard
Coal, bright
Coal, dull, banded
Coal, banded
Coal, dull, top .Ol is shale
Coal, banded
Shale
Coal, dull, grading to dull-banded
Coal, bright, banded
Shale, not too hard
Coal, dull and dull banded, fairly hard
Page 3 of Cabin Creek
a Lithology
.lO Shale/Coal zone, thickness of shale variable, very hard, light brown
.13 Coal, dull with few bright lenses
o-.01 Shale, hard
.57 Coal, dull and dull banded, breaks easy along cleat hard perpendicular to cleat
.ll Coal, appearance of fusain but heavy contacts above and below gradational
.18 Coal, bright and bright banded
APPENDIX FOUR
DETAIL SAMPLING OF THE LOWER AND UPPER SEAMS - RESULTS OF ANALYSES
( r(
SAMPLE NO.
19-264
19-264
19-264
79-265
79-265
79-265
79-266
W-266
IWbb
SAMPLE TYPE
!aaw Coal
.A.50 Float
.1.50 sink
aw Coal
1.50 Float
1.50 Sink
aw co.31
1.50 Float
1.50 Sink
LORING LABORATORIES LTD FILE NO.: 17562 CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING Page # l DATE: Au5qust 22, 1979
96 RECOVERY
SINK -
r8.51
3.93
2.86
-
UJAT -
1.49
5.07
1
r.14
-
Air Fried Dry Basis
'Air Dried TAy Basis
Air Dried i%y Basis
Air Dried thy Easis
Air Idled Dry Basis
Air Dried Dry Basis
Air Dried Dry Basis
Air Dried Dry Easis
Air Dried Dry Easis
- ECC
% H.0
% HZ0 -
0.61
0.3:
0.4!
0.61
0.41
0.41
0.65
0.41
0.46
Di
ASH
22.02 22.16
10.88 10.92
52.94 53.18
16.29 16.39
11.06 11.11
34.89 35.03
32.06 32.28
10.79 LO.83
52.96 53.20
BT” /LB.
-
3. -
52
1
29
3
1
4
73
1
-
(
LORING LABORATORIES LTD FILE NO.: 17%2 CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING
96 RECOVERY SAMPLE NO.
--
79-W
SINK IOAT
Ia!4 Coal
79-267 -1.50 Float 10.41
79-261 t1.50 Sink 89.59
W-266 5
79-268
*. ?ml Goal
-1.50 Float 22.15
79-268 cl.50 Sin!x 77.85
W-269 6
79-269
law Coal
-1.50 Float
79369 b1.50 Sink 11.68
,-.
88.32
--
(
AirDried my Basis
AirDried by Basis
Air Dried Dry Basis
Air Dried Lky Basis
Air Dried Dry Basis
AEr Wed Dry Essis
Air Dried Dly E3SiS
1EC.C %
HZ0 -
-
% t&O -
0.62
0.57
0.43
0.70
0.73
0.42
0.76
0.35
0.53
-
% “Cl.
MlTEf -
- %
59.77 50.14
55.75 ;6.04
i3.57 j3.95
s7.37 i7.65
9.58 9.65
6.45 6.47
17.80 s3.00
Page # 2 DATE: August 22, 1979 -
9b FIXED ARBOI -
- % 8 -
-
BTU /LB.
c
CRCWSNEST FtFScuRcEs LTD. ATTN: Jam florachek
SE\MPLE NO.
79-270
19-270
79-270
79-271
79-271
79-271
79-272
79-272
79272
SAMPLE TYPE
Raw cm1
-1.50 Fl.x
Cl.50 sink
IC Fmd cm1
-1.50 Floai
+1.50 sink
-1.50 Float
+1.50 Sink
( C
LORING LABORATORIES LTD FILE NO.: 17562 CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING Page # 3 DATE: Aurmst 22. 19'19
?6 RB
SINK
21.63
18.41
64.76
ERY
‘LOAT -
78.37
81.59
.~.
35.24
Air Dried Dry Easis
Air Dried Dry Basis
AirDried Dry Basis
Air b-led Dsy B2sis
Air Dried lhy Basis
Air LhGd Ihy Basis
Air Dried Dry Basis
Air Dried Dry Basis
- EC0 20 -
-
% HZ0 -
0.61
0.30
0.44
0.73
0.33
0.30
0.52
0.34
O.?O
46
ASH
14.24 14.33
8.60 8.63
12.86 12.95
7.38 7.40
39.45 39.57
33.99 34.17
Il.13 11.17
47.17 47.31
- % s -
-
BTU i LB.
-
-.s. -
43
5:
1
8
l-3
7
1
-
LTD. LORING LABORATORIES LTD A_Tlf: Jar0 “O!%Ch& CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING
SAMPLE NO.
79-273
79-273
79-273
79-274
7?-274
79~14
79475
79-275
79-275
+1.50 sirs? 56.17
.I Raw cm1
-1.50 Float
Cl.50 sink 42.10
Raw Coal
-1.50 Fbat
+I.50 Sin!x 33.49
/
fi.83
57.90
66.51
.-
Air Dried Ery Basis
Air Eried Dry Easis
Air Dried my Easia
Air Dried Ery E&is
Air Dried lhy Bm5.s
Air kied Dry Basis
Air Dried Dry Easis
Air Cried Dry Basis
Air Oried Dry Sasis
IEC.O %
H>O -
-
-
% HI0 -
0.58
0.64
0.32
0.54
04
0.29
0.55
0.31
0.31
% 9s “CL
IATTER ASH
24.43 24.57
11.02 11.09
20.19 20.30
9.51 9.55
39.62 39.14
FILE NO.: 17562 Page # 4 DATE: August 22, 1979
- % 8 -
BT” ILO.
-
‘XI -
1+
32
1
2:
6
1
5
7
1
-
LORING LABORATORIES LTD AITN: Jam Horachek CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING
SAMPLE NO.
79-276
SAMPLE TYPE
Raw coal
7946 -1.50 Flca
79-W t1.50 Sink 60.50
79-277
79277
79-277
79-279
79-278
70-278
. ?aw cm1
-1.50 Flea
t1.50 sink
laWCoal
.1.50 Flea’
.1.50 sink
57.49
2.23
FLOAl -
39.s
42.51
57.7-i
Air Cried Lhy Basis
Air Wed Ery Basis
Air Dried Dry Easis
Air Oried Dry Basis
Air Dried lhy Basis
REC.O %
Hz0 -
-
% H>O - 0.5(
0.3:
0.27
0.51
0.50
0.49
0.64
3.61
3.49
-
% “CL
WTrEF
- %
ASH
15.23 35.41
7.47 7.50
34.97 35.17
8.23 e.27
56.01 56.29
!2.66 !2.81
.0.90
.0.97
18.03 i8.22
VRESdlBCES LORING LABORATORIES LTD FILE NO.: 17562 ATPN: Jaro florachek CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING Page # 6 DATE: August 22, 1979
‘SAMPLE NO. ,DENTlFlCATlON
79-279
v-219
w-279
79-280
79-280
79-280
79-281
79-m
79-281
ampk bJ,o. 22
23
24
SAMPLE TYPE
tawCca1
-1..50 Flea 71.24
bl.50 sin!3 '8.76
<s Law cm1
4.50 Floaf !l..Ol
t1.50 Sink 78.99
3aaw Coal
-1.50 Floa 69.41
b1.50 Sink 30.59
-
% RECO”ERY - SINK Gl -
-
Air Cried DrJr Basis
Air Wed 0x-y Easis
Air Dried Lhy Basis
Rir Dried hy Basis
tir Dried cry Basis
Air Dried rky Basis
Air ErLed Dry Basis
Air Cried Dry Sasis
Air Dried Jhy Easis
Gi H?O -
-
-
% KO -
0.55
0.46
0.42
3.66
I.55
0.69
0.67
0.66
0.60
-
0% % VCL
IAlTER ASH
20.95 21.07
9.43 9.47
52.24 52.46
55.17 55.55
10.96 11.02
61.43 67.90
21.29 21.43
9.24 9.30
51.19 51.50
- %
FIXED ARBO -
-
- %
S -
BTU /LB.
( t= (
SAMPLE NO.
79-262
79-282
79-282
79-283
79-283
7+283
7WB4
79384
79-284
26
27
Raw l&d
-1.50 F&x
+1.50 sink
‘ Dan cm1
-1.50 Floai 65.80
+1.50 sink 34.20
Raw cm1
-1.50 Floai
+1.50 Sink 12.59
87.41
-
LORING LABORATORIES LTD NE NO.: 17562 CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING Page # 7 DATE:--~ Au+pst 22. 1979
% FE< -- SlNK
k4.81
ilERY
FLOAT -
55.19
Air Dried hy Basis
.Air Dried Dly Basis
Air Drted Dry 6asis
Air Eried Cry Basis
Air, Ih-ied Lhy Easis
Air Dried Dry Basis
Air Dried Dry Easis
Air Dried 67-y 6asis
- IEC'O
% IhO -
-
% HZ0 -
0.62
0.84
0.59
0.62
0.34
0.44
0.69
0.46
O.llE
% % ?EE, >~ ASH
26.42 26.58
8.89 e.97
48.74 49.03
7.72 7.75
;;:::
7.85 7.90
5.51 5.54
22.30 22.41
- %
FIXED ARElOt' -
- % s -
ST” i LB.
-
Z.S. -
4
8
1
2-2
64
1
6&
9
13
SAMPLE NO.
79-285
79-2e5
79-287
79-287
79-287
h RECOVERY SlNK
P.aw coal
-1.50 Flcal 83.12
a.50 sink
‘ Raw ma1
lb.80
-1.50 Floai 73.24
t1.50 Sink 26.76
Ran Coal
-1.50 Float
4.1.50 sink
47.29
52.71
LORING LABORATORIES LTD FILE NO.: 17562
CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING Fage # 8 DATE: August 22, 1979
Air Dried Cry Bssis
Air Dried m-y Basis
Air Cried hy Basis
'Air Eried cry Basis
Air bied Lky Basis
Air Dried hy Msis
'Air Dried Lky Eaasis
Air Wed Cry Sasis
Air Dried nly Basis
GEi5 %
HZ0 -
-
96 % “CL
“20 MATTER
0.69
0.38
O&b
0.78
0.40
0.46
0.63
0.41
0.42
%
ASH
13.12 13.21
5.50 5.52
17.00 17.13
9.11 9.15
39.29 39.47
2b.03 26.20
8.08 8.11
$3.01 $3.19
- %
FIXED ~ARSOl
-
-
‘.S.I -
8
1
63
8:
1
3
8
1
-
C
SAAVXE NO.
79-288 3w coal.
79-288 1.50 Float 16.47
79-288
79-269
79-269
79-289
33
1.50 sin!x
1 1w coal
31.53
1.50 Float 63.28
1.50 Sink 36.72
SAMPLE TYPE
% REC
SINK -
LORING LABORA .ORIES LTD FM NO.: 17562
CERTIFICATE of COAL TESTING
Air Med h-y Basis
Air kied by Basis
Air Dried Dry Sasis
Air Dried Dry Basis
Air Eried Dry Bssis
Air Dried 02-y Basis
isi %
H>O -
-
-
% Ha0 -
0.61
0.w
0.u
0.71
D.Z!
0.41
-
9.07 9.11
9.65 9.81
7.92 8.05
9.06 6.08
7.15 7.32
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96 Fw=O ARBOh -
- % s -
-
BTU /LB.
-
.S.I. -.
L
3
1
5
7
1
-
AI< IWESTIGATIOX OF THE COKING A2D CAKING PROPERTIES Of THREE COAL SXTLES FROH C%BIBLN CREEK IN THE FLATHEAD ASW OF'&RITISI~ COLUXBIA S~BNI%X BY cRoiis NEST RESOL?P.CES LIMITED
Project 03-3-l/11-4 Job No. 3199R
J.G. JORGEXSEN. T.A. LLOYD, VI. GAFDINER, J.C. BOTIlAX COAL RESOURCE AND PROCESSING L.ABORATORY
JUNE 1979
EXERT P.ESI~RCR PROGFAM ENERGY RESEARCU LABORATOF.IES REPORT EFPP/EFL 79- (CO
Dcclnssifjcntlon Date: July 1980
An IIlVestigatiOn of the Coking and Caking Properties of Three Coal Samples from Cabin Creek in the Flnthead
Area of British Columbia Submitted by Crows Nest \ Resources Limited
Project 03-3-l/11-4 Job No. 3199R
J.G. Jorgensen*. T.A. Lloyd*, 17. Gardiner*, J.C. Botham**
IR'IKODIJCTION _ -
This inyestigation deals with the evaluation of three cleaned
adit samples from Cabin Creek in the Flathead area of British Collrmbia. The project was initiated by Robert Crisafio, Cfiief Chemist, Crows Nest
Resources Limited, Fernie, British Columbia in a letter dated October 19.
1978 which is reproduced in Appendix 1.
The cleaned bulk samples were carbonized in the‘12 inch width movable-w11 coke OWI-I located at the CANNET Bells Co~oers Complex near
ottaw3. Representative samples were taken and analyzed for complete
chemicel. physical. thermal rheological and petrographical properties. The results of the testing and analyses are listed in Tables 1 to 6.
.
*&ads. Petrology Section, Coal Treatment and Rheology Section, Cnrbonization Section, respectively, **Hanap.er. Coal Resource ad Processing Laboratory, Energy Research Laboratories, CmfET. Depart- ment of Energy, Nines and Resources, ~Ottnwa, Canada.
‘i j
fComoonent Cods TABLE 1 Chemical Analyses
,Identification
Laboratory Number . . . . . . . . . . . . Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Classification
Rank (ASl-Itl) .................. mvb I International System ..... ..; . 533
specific Volatile Index ...... 180 ) Carbon (dmmfb) .............. . ‘88.3
2702-79 Adit ttl
I
Proximate Analysis (dbl.
Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...% Volatile Matter . . . . . . . . . . ...% fixed Carbon ,...,.,....,.a.. %
Cross Calorific Value (db)
Btu per pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ultimate Analysis (dbl ,.
Carbon ......... . ............ x Hydrogen .................... . Sulphur ...................... Hitrogen .................... rx Ash ......................... Oxygen (by difference) ...... E
Ash Rlalysis (db)
~~2”& ........................ x .......................
:%g3 ....................... :
P&. ..................................................................
?.“: ....
WJ ......................... so3 ......................... :
t3O ........................ z
......................... %
9.6 1.7 9.4 25;t3 25.0 25.3 64.6 65.3 65.3
13825 13730 13855
79*0 78.4 4.7 4.6 0.58 0.49 1.1 1.1 9.6 9.7 5.0 5.1
50.9 33.1
l 1.5
2.6 .: 3 * 2
2.2 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4
2 703-79 2704-79 Adit #2 Adit #2 Lab No. Lab No. 78-501 78-503
4
mvb mvb 431 432 I78 180 87.8 88.0
78.9 4.1 0.48 1.2 9.4 5.3
52.6 35.4
::: 0.8 1.8. 0.6 1.0 0.1 0.5
51.4 30.8
6.3 1.9
1.0 1.6 0.1 0.7
-1
I
N
I
-,
‘t; TABLE 2 Physlcal Tests and litjr of Ash of Component Coals
Identification Laboratory Number ............. Description ...................
Coal Pulverization
Sieve Analysis
Total Passing ,j/S in. %
Griridability
Hardgrove Index ..,...,.,......
Fusibillty of Ash
Initial Deformation Temp. ..,'F Softening Temp. Spherical . ..'F Softening Temp. Hemispherical OF Fluid Temp. .,............,. OF
2702-79 271%79, - 2704-79 Adit.#l Adit f/2 ' hdit 1/2 '
7D-501 78-503 .
1.3 3.2 0.8 11.3 14.7 14.6 21.3 24.6 19.4 21.3 22.0 19.7 44.8 35.5 45.5
87.4 82.1 84.6
78 64 84
2700+ 27oot 2700+ 27OW
-1
!
-.
L
Ident1flcation
Laboratory Number i ............. Descrlptlon ....................
Linear Expansion
Bd. 52 lb/f? at 2% moisture...%
Gleseler Plasticfty,
Start ........................°C Fusion Temp. .................°C Max, Fluid Temp. OC Final Fluid Temp.
~~.~,~.~.~..~~ . . . . . . . . . . . . C
Solidlficatlon Temp. OC ““““‘0 Felting Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C Max. Fluidity . ..Y..........dd/m Torque:.....................g.in.
Dllatatlon
- Softening Temp. Tlr -
OC """0
Tiji Max. Contractjon Temp ,C
- Max. Dilatation Temp . C
Contractfon . . . . . . . . ...% Dllatatfon . . . . . . . . . . ...%
Free Swelllnq Index
F.S.I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2702-79 hdit 111
-17.5
426 434 437 447 459 460 485 478 483 486
59 44 * 141 ~’ ;.12.1:
40 40
395 442 472
403 459
407 454 475
26 23 25 14 nil -21
1 “7
2703-73’ ’ ‘.. 2704-79 Adit 1/2 ‘i Adit #2 78-501 78-503 *
-19.8 A15.3
436 450 463 481 487
45 ” 13 . 9, 1 ” 40
;'6A :
TABLE 4 Petrographic c ,,dlySiS Of Component Coals .
Identification
Laboratory Number .,,....I......0 Description ,,..,..I.............
2702-79 AcUt fll
Distribution of Vitrinite Types ...
K*-* .......................
- .... . ....................... V-0 ............................ v-9 ............................ ii v-10 . ..'.I. ..................... v-11 ........................... ; . V-12 ........................... v-13 ........................... ii v-14 ........................... v-15 ........................... ; V-16 v-17
...................................................... .
V-18 ........................... %
Reactive Component;
Total Vitrinite kw&.;;c Semi-fusinite (l/3)
.. ......................
.............. ..i ...
Total ............................ %,
Inert Components
Inert Semi-fusinite (2/3) ... ...% Elicrinite ..... .................. Flisinite ....................... z tlineral Matter ................. 8
Total *% ..........................
Petrographic Indices Eean Reflectance ............ ...% Balance Index ................... Strength Index ................... Ct.hilitv T~~Pu .................
1.1 26.9 29.1
56.1 11.6
0.2 '67.9
11.6 . 5,. 0
10.1 5.4
32.1
1.19 1 ‘1.19 ,* '1.23 : 1.69 1.95 2.07 4.52 4.45 4.71
.52.6 '40.4 * '50.0 i,
2703-73 2704-79 Adit fl2 hdit 1/2 78-501 78-503
.
'.2.3 0.6 24.5 . 10.5 * 18.1. 36.9 1.4 7.0
.
46.3 17.4. 0.6
.64.3 . . .
55.0 10.5
0.3 :65;8 *
17.4 10.5 4.6 4.6 8.3 13.9 5.4 5.2
35.7 34.2
diltlcatlon Number .,.............. Oata of Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laboratory Ntier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..*.......
-
689 3.. . . 690 ( -
2113179 26/3/79 -. .
2702-79 2703-79 Adit #I Adit #2
78-501
691 2713179 2704-79 Adit #2 78-503
CARLlONIZATION DATA
Net Weight of Charge (wet)....'........1 b 537.6 543.4: F'olsture in Charge .................. ...% 3.1 3.0 ASTM Bulk Density (wet)...........lb/ft 3 Oven Bulk Density (db)............lb/ft 3 49.0 49.6
CARGONIZATION RESULTS
Gross Coking Time.................hr:mi g 8:30 9:lO. 9:45 Haximum Mall Pressure.............lb/i n 0.3 0.1 0.3 Coke Yield Actual ................... ...% ; 76.0 75.7 75.8 t&n Coke size........................i n 1.86 1.96 1.91 Apparent Specific Gravity ................ 0.93 0.99 0.94
Screen Analysis of Coke (cumulative percentage retained on)
3 inch sieve ............................ . 2 inch sieve ..............................
1 l/2 inch'sieve ........................ 1 inch sieve ............................ 314 inch sieve ..........................
. l/2 inch sieve ..........................
Percentage -l/2 inch (breeze) ...........
Turrbler Test (ASTM)
Stability Factor ........................ Hardness Factor .........................
5.5 a.3 36.8 43.3 68.2 70.2 93.0 91.7 95.1 94.4 . 96.1 95.6
4.9 4.4
~'46.9 .’ .39;2 : 52.8 : 63.5 60.6 66.2
Japanese Drum Test (JIS) . (cumulative percentage retained on) *
7.8 : E9 * **
50 n sieve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.4 0.8 25 m sieve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...' 85.7 65.1 * .74.2 40.1 15’n sieve ” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ‘93.0: 79.$# ,9b.ll' 65.8
*30 revs , **150 revs
547.4 3.1
50.8
.5-g 40.7 71.9 92.6 94.3 95.3
4.7
* ** 12.5 1.2 87.5 70.9 9x2; al.5
TAqLE 6
Analyses of Coke Oven Charges and Resultant Cokes
. . . .
Identification Test Nwber .............. Date Charged ............. Description .............
689 . ,21/3/79
Adit ~111
'690 '691 26/3/79 27/3/79 Adit 112 Adit 1/2 78-501 78-503
Coke Oven Charr,e Laboratory Number.. . . . . . . .
Prosimate Analysis (db) Ash 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..I.... Volatile Ilatter,. . . . . . .%a Fixed Carbon . . . . . . . ...%
Sulphur (db) 7 .I ,,.,... ..I#.
Resultant Coke ’ Laboratory Number.........
Proximate AnaQsis (db) Ash Y ,..,......,.~.~~.~... Volatile Matter........% Fised Carbon 7 ,..,.. e,....
Sulphur (db) 7 . , . . . , . . . . . . . .
2702-79 2703-79 2704-79
‘9.6 9.7 9.4 25.8 25.0 25.3 64.6 65.3 65.3 0.58 0.49 0.48
2753-79
12.2 0.9
86.9 0.47
3009-79
12.2
816:: 0.44
3.010-79
12.3
8;:; r
0.44 . .
.
APPENDIX FIVE
REPORT ON GEODETIC SURVEY
APPENDIX FIVE
REPORT ON GEODETIC SURVEY
WORK DONE FROM JUNE 27, 1978 TO JANUARY 31, 1979
CABIN CREEK PROJECTS
KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT, B.C.
B.C. COAL LICENCES
NOS. 595 TO 601 INCLUSIVE
HELD BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED
OPERATED BY CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED
PART OF NTS 82-G-7
NORTHERN LATITUDE 49O 08' WESTERN LONGITUDE 114' 43'
BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED - SURVEYING DEPARTMENT
GENERAL SURVEY CONTRACTOR
NORTHWEST SURVEY CORPORATION (YUKON) LIMITED SUBCONTRACTOR ON PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING
1979-08-31
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LAND MAP SCALE 1:50 000
REPORTS ON GEODETIC SURVEY
SURVEY CONTROL FOR CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED FERNIE - SPARWOOD, B.C.
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING PROJECT (1978) FERNIE - SPARWOOD AREA, S.E. B.C
TITLE PAGE, TABLE OF CONTENTS, COST ALLOCATIONS AND REFERENCE ONLY
LOCATION SURVEYS CABIN CREEK BLOCK - SPARWOOD ARFiA - S.E. B.C.
L’ APPLICATION TO EXTEND TERM OF LICENCE (COST STATEMENT) B.C. COAL LICENCES 595 TO 601 INCL.
Y
REPORTS ON GEODETIC SURVEY
WORJi DONE FROM JUNE 27, 1978 TO JANUARY 31, 1979
.
SURVEY CONTROL FOR CROh'S NEST RESOURCES LIMlTED
FERNIE - SPARWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA
PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAFPING PROJECT (1978)
FERNIE - SPARNOOD AREA - S-E. BRlTlSH COLLIF5L4
COVERING ALL COAL L&ND IN S.E. BRITISH COLUPiBIA
HELD BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED
OPERATED BY CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED
MORRISSEY FREEHOLD
B.C. COAL LICENCES
264 TO 313 INCL.. 365 TO 373 INCL.. 408, 412 TO 414 INCL.
490 To 495 INCL., 588 TO 601, 1299 - 1302 INCL., 4080 TO 4009 INCL., 4090. 4092
ROOTENAY LAND DISTRICT, B.C.
NTS 826 AND 82J
LAT. 496 OS; IO 506 10' N, LONG. 114O 30' TO llS" 10' W
BY SHELL CANADA NESOURCES‘LLMITED - SURVEYING DEPARTMENT
GENERAL SURVEY CONTRACTOR
NORTtXEST SURVEY CURFORATlON (YUKON) LIMITED SlJBCONTRAC7OR ON PHOTOCRAMMETRIC HAPPING
1979-04-26
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SURVEY CONTROL FOR CROWS NEST RESOURCES LlMlTED FERNIE - SPARWOOD AREA, B.C.; SCRL 1979
PHOTOGF~LMDETRIC NAF'PING PROJECT (1978) FERh'IE - SPARk'OOD AREA, S.E. B.C.; SCRL 1979 INCLUDING ATTACHMENTS
SCHEDULE A SCRL OK BEHALF OF CXRL REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAFKY, AEROTRIANGULATION AND TOPOGRAPHIC DAFPINC IN THE CROWSNEST PASS - FERNIE AREAS
V OF BRITISH COLUMSIA INCLUDING ATTACHNENTS FIVE 1:50 000 NAPS OUTLINING AREAS OF CONCERN
SCHEDULE B GERERAL SPECIFICATION FOR AERIAL PHOTOGRAF'W
SOUTHEASTERN B.C. INDEX >lkF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS, GROUND CONTROL SURVEY, PHOTOGRAKMETRIC HAPS SC4LE 1:lOO 000
COST STATEMXT AND ALLOCATIONS To PROJECTS AND GROWS OF LICENCES
CROh'S NEST RESOURCES LIMITED - EWLORATION SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED - SURVEYING
'CI GROUND CONTROL SURVEY AND PHOTOGRAMMETRIC MAPPING SOUTHEASTERN BRI~TISH COLUMBlA
DISTRIBUTION OF AFE 24670: UNDIVIDED COSTS TO PROJECTS AND GROUPS OF LICENCES ON THE BASIS OF HOLDING ACREAGES
*HOLDINGS/PROJECTS
NORTH BLOCK-GROUP "NA"
CENTRAL BLOCKNORTH
HORESESHOE RIDGE
LINE CREEK J.V.
(Central Block Total) (Group "CA") (Group "IX") (Group "CS")
CROW HOUNTAIN TOTAL
-(Group $31) (Group 632)
CORBIN=GROUP P6
(Coal Mountain) (Tent Mountain)
MoRRIssEY FREE3loI.D
LODGEPOLE-CROUP 6104
LILLYBURT "
HARVEY CREEK TOTAL 4851T 7,307 (Group 6105 Renewal) ' 2,992 ( :::, (Remainder) 4,315 ( 4.4)
CABIN CREEK-Group 6106 485171 5.200 3.3 12,144
IDTAL 24670 97,741 100.0 368,000
. = 39,556ha $3.77/acre *All B.C. Coal Licences except Horrissey Freehold $9.30/ha
U 1979-01-31 F. Hartonhegyi D. Poulsom B. Bofff
Exploration surveying Finance Analyst
J. J. Crabb hager - Exploration
AFE
4853A
48515
48513
48510
48512
48519
485111 . . . 4851s
485lR
ACREAGE I $ COSTS
7,840
10,264
6,532
1,854
(18,650) ( 6,088) ( 8,082) ( 4.480)
8.0 29,440
10.5 38.640
6.7 24,656
1.9 6,992
(19.4) ( 6.2) ( 8.6) ( 4.6)
6,317
( 3.117) ( 3.20’3
1,760
I 1.:;:;
43,200
3,345
6,122
6. 5
(71,392) (22,816) (.%648) (16,928) . 23,920
( 3.2) ( 3.3)
1.8'
.( 0.7) ( 1.1)
(11,776) (12,144)
44.1
3.4
6.3
6,629
( 2.578) ( 4.051)
162.288
12.512
23,184
RXFERFNCES
THESE REPORTS COYER IN ONE LJNIT ALL B.C. COAL LICENCES IN SOUTH- EASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
HELD BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED OPERATED BY CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED
TX’0 SETS WERE FILED WITH v
ADXNISTRATOR FOR COAL KLNISTRY OF ENERGY, NINES & PETROLEUM RESOURCES GOVERNNENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA VICTORIA, B.C.
ON APRIL 30, 1979, TO h’HOH FURTHER COPIES WILL BE SLJPPLIED @ON REqlEw.
CROWS NEST RESOURCES LLMITED
REPORT ON GEODETIC SURVEY
WORK DONE FROM AUGUST 15, 1978 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1978
LOCATION SURVEY
CABIN CREEK BLOCK - SPARWOOD ARFA - S.E. B.C.
CABIN CREEK
KOOTENAY LAND DISTRICT, B.C.
B.C. COAL LICENCES 595 TO 601
HELD BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LIMITED
OPERATED BY CROWS NEST RESOURCES LIMITED
PART OF NTS 82 G/7
NORTHERN LATITUDE 49' 08' WESTERN LONGITUDE 119' 43'
BY SHELL CANADA RESOURCES LTD. - SURVEYING DEPARTMENT
GENERAL SURVEYING CONTRACTOR
1979-08-31
Geodetic Location (adits) Survey for Crows Nest ReSOurCSS
Limited (CNRL - operator) was done on the Cabin Creek Project,
Kootenay Land District, Southeastern British Columbia, B.C.
Coal Licences 595 and 601 held by Shell Canada Resources Limited (SCRL)
from September 1, to September 30, 1978. This work was done under my
direction by SCRL - Surveying Department, General Surveying Contractor
for CNRL.
I verify that the Contractor is in the commercial surveying
business, have full facilities, qualified staff and carried out the
work professionally according to prevailing standards. The report
given by SCRL Surveying Department is a true account of the work done.
August 31, 1979 (f&22&L
',~,,2. J. Crabb, P. Eng.
V DATE HAY 7, 1979
TO CR@6 MST RESOURCES LIf4ITED (C.N.R.L.)
FRO11 SHELL CAiiRM RESOURCES LIMITED
SUBJECT LOCATION SURVEYS CACIN CREEK BLOCK - SPARGO AIXA - S.E. UkITIStI COLWiEIA
Two Adits were located Geographically and cross-sectioned throughout their 1en;th. Doppler-Satellite control station 78403 was established in the area by simultaneous observation with Doppler Station, SHELL-l&I on Horseshoe Ridge as the Zonitor and holding its coordinates fixed. The Standard Deviations at 7B-303 are X-1.23m: Y-O.DIJ!l, z-1.OQ.l. Conventional traverse and levelling methods were then 115132 to position and cross-section the Adits.
Tne results of the survey were reported to C.H.R.L. In plan form copies of which are attached.
The total cost attributed to the CAGIN CREEK work was $221394 including the survey costs.
DCP:cw
Attachments
.’
3. EwJlPME!4f AND lNsTR”MENTs USED: owned ..~. Rcnld ..~-.--... nl. ..m.l VP A-
--.---__ Powerplant - ,ra,,err --.K! __ - .._ ---- --L!&l!.- _--_--.-._ ---
._--_- .-..--.-.....-.. -. .~..~ ._.. ..__...._ - . .~~ ..-.. _...~
L
6-2
6.2 COAL QUALITY
The results of UNMET's InvestiBation of coking and caking
properties are not available at the time of writing this report.
The results of channel samples analyses by CNRL lab in Fernie
are as follows:
LOWER SEAM
Source of sample : ADIT #1
Sample identification : Channel #l, Lab. No. : 78-489
%
AIR DRY % % % % % CALC .
FRACTION LOSS MOISTURE ASH V.M. F.C. F.S.I. YIELD BASIS
RAW 3.57 .26 40.40 19.40 39.94 1 ADB
3.82 38.95 18.71 38.52 ARB
b+ 40.50 19.45 40.05 DB
1.4 FLOAT 1.05 7.12 28.42 63.41 7 15.84 ADB
7.19 28.72 64.09 DB
1.5 FLOAT 0.96 10.98 25.86 62.20 6 l/2 29.50 ADB
11.09 26.11 62.80 DB
1.6 FLOAT 0.94 13.49 24.96 60.61 4 l/2 38.60 ADB
13.62 25.20 61.18 DB
Rank of coal (ASTM) - medium volatile bituminous
UPPER SEAM 6-3
Source of sample : ADIT 82 Upper bench Sample Identification : Channel A2 - Upper, Lab. No. 70-498
% AIR DRY % % % % x CALC .
FRACTION LOSS MOISTURE ASH V.M. F.C. F.S.I. YIELD BASIS
RAW 4.09 .92 19.21 22.65 57.22 3 l/2 ADB
4.97 18.43 21.72 54.88 ARB
19.39 22.86 57.75 DB
1.4 FLOAT .91 5.16 28.06 65.87 6 l/2 48.39 ADB
5.21 28.32 66.47 DB
1.5 FLOAT .83 8.02 27.26 63.89 5 l/2 63.87 ADB
8.09 27.49 64.42 DB
1.6 FLOAT .80 9.90 25.12 64.18 5 l/2 70.82 ADB
9.98 25.32 64.70 DB
e UPPER BENCH
Sample Identification : Channel A2 - Lower, 78-499
% AIR DRY % % % % % CALC .
FRACTION LOSS MOISTURE ASH V.M. F.C. F.S.I. YIELD BASIS
RAW 5.59 .78 22.76 22.43 54.03 5 l/2 ADB
6.33 21.49 21.18 51.00 ARB
22.94 22.61 54.45 DB
1.4 FLOAT .75 6.12 28.07 65.06 8 44.17 ADB
6.17 28.28 65.55 DB
1.5 FLOAT .66 8.39 26.25 64.70 7 l/2 59.10 ADB
8.45 26.42 65.13 DB
1.6 FLOAT .62 11.06 24.95 63.37 6 66.19 ADB
11.13 25.11 63.76 DB L
Rank of coal (ASTM) : medium volatile bituminous