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Geoscience BC's Mountain Pine Beetle Initiative is dedicated to helping these affected communities diversify and strengthen their economies. Providing new, high quality, up-to-date geoscience information has been shown to attract exploration industry interest and investment. Geoscience BC's MPB Initiative projects are designed to increase exploration interest and investment through providing industry with the information they need to focus their activities and investments in the prospective areas. Their activities will in turn have a positive economic impact on nearby communities as the industry looks for supplies and services in the region. Follow-up exploration by industry is required to make new discoveries and identify economic deposits that can be developed into mines and provide long-term benefits to the region. Geoscience BC is working hard to provide information to the people of central BC about the area's resource potential and what communities and governments can do in partnership to increase exploration activities in their region. Geoscience BC's MPB Initiative is building a strong foundation of partnerships as it seeks to enhance the sustainability of the province's MPB-impacted communities.  The Mountain Pine Beetle Salvage Area, which represents the extent of BC affected by the Mountain Pine Beetle. Eligible individuals, corporations and partnerships conducting grassroots mining exploration in this area of BC are eligible for a 30% tax credit on eligible exploration expenditures. Geoscience BC's Projects in the MPB Area: QUEST: Quesnellia Exploration Strategy QUEST-West Project Nechako Seismic |
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