Requirements of Geotechnical Submissions for Assessment Credit (Section 11)

A geotechnical survey relating to geological, geochemical, geophysical, airborne geophysical or regional survey work is eligible for assessment work credit if a typewritten survey report is submitted on good quality paper suitable for reproduction.

The survey report must;

• contain table of contents and a list of illustrations;
• identify the mining land on which the survey was performed;
• give the names and addresses of the holders of the land covered by the survey;
• identify location of and means of access to the land;
• contain a key map showing land surveyed in relation to identifiable topographic features and township boundaries or established survey lines, stations or markers;
• identify the author of the report;
• give the names and addresses of the persons who supervised the survey;
• give the dates during which the survey was performed;
• give a summary of the exploration and development work performed on the land;
• include all assays and analyses with appropriate certificates;
• give an interpretation of anomalous values and a recommendation for further exploration;
• provide a statement of qualifications of the person who conducted the survey and drafted the report;
• give the date of completion of the report;
• be signed by the author; and
• contain a list of references or a bibliography.

Any geotechnical report submitted for assessment work credit must be accompanied by a legible, uncoloured map or plan on durable paper or transparencies, suitable for reproduction, that uses a scale between 1:10 and 1:5,000 or, in the case of a regional survey, between 1:5,000 and 1:250,000 and shows,

• traverse lines that have been run;
• a graphic or bar scale and the north direction and indicating whether the bearing is astronomic or magnetic;
• lakes, streams and other notable topographic features, and railways, roads, trails, power lines, pipelines and buildings;
• claim posts and boundary lines, township boundary lines, lot and concession lines, base lines, picket lines, traverse lines;
• survey stations and markers in relation to topographic features;
• grid coordinate lines established for reference purposes;
• the mining claim, lease, patent or parcel numbers of all mining land covered by the survey;
• the printed name of the author of the accompanying report;
• a plan of sampling clearly identifying the location of each sample by number, letter or grid coordinate designation; and
• a descriptive list of all symbols used.

In areas where suitable base maps are not available, the key map may be plotted on aerial photographic mosaics at a scale between 1:50,000 and 1:5,000.