Geoscience BC Scholarship Program 2024: Applications Open; Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Vancouver, BC – March 12, 2024 – Applications for Geoscience BC’s 2024 Scholarship Program are now open, and additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) is once again our Gold Sponsor for the Geoscience BC Scholarship Program, which awards $5,000 scholarships to up to ten students who have registered and started in […]

Digging Deep: Geoscience BC 2023 Summary of Activities and New Research in 2024

By: Christa Pellett, Vice President, Minerals and Randy Hughes, Manager, Energy Geoscience BC recently published the Summary of Activities 2023 volume. It contains eleven technical papers from ongoing Geoscience BC projects and the Geoscience BC Scholarship Program 2023 recipients.   The papers are divided into three sections: 1) Critical Minerals and Metals 2) Cleaner Energy […]

Lithium Potential in Northeast BC Mapped by New Geoscience BC Research

Vancouver, BC – February 29, 2024 – New research from Geoscience BC shows potential locations and concentrations of the critical metal lithium in British Columbia’s Northeast Region. Lithium is an essential component of the lithium-ion batteries found in many devices such as phones and electric vehicles. With the World Bank forecasting that lithium demand could […]

Geoscience BC Seeks Data Partners to Define Northeast BC Carbon Storage Potential

Vancouver, BC – February 8, 2024 – Geoscience BC is calling on Northeast BC energy industry partners to share access to their data which can be repurposed to further understand carbon storage potential in the region. The request is for Geoscience BC’s new Northeast BC Granite Wash Carbon Storage Assessment project, which aims to better […]

Critical Minerals in Mine Tailings and Waste Rock Focus of New Geoscience BC Study

Vancouver, BC – January 22, 2024 – A new Geoscience BC collaborative program is supporting innovation in mineral exploration and development with a province-wide study to highlight where potential concentrations of critical metals and minerals may be found in mine tailings and waste rock. Critical minerals and metals are essential for technologies – such as […]

Report: BC Coalfields May Become Critical Minerals Source

Vancouver, BC – January 22, 2024 – A new report released by Geoscience BC indicates the potential for coalfields in British Columbia’s East Kootenays to host elevated concentrations of rare earth elements. Rare earth elements (REEs), a group of elements with uses in technologies such as turbines and electric motors, are important to Canada’s transition […]

2023 Geoscience BC Minerals and Energy Research Summaries Now Available

Vancouver, BC – January 22, 2024 – Research papers summarizing Geoscience BC minerals and energy research projects and scholarships are now available in the Summary of Activities 2023 volume.   The Summary of Activities 2023 (Geoscience BC Report 2024-01) contains eleven technical papers from ongoing Geoscience BC projects and the Geoscience BC Scholarship Program 2023 recipients. Nine […]

Summary of Activities 2023

ISSN 2562-8623 (Print) / ISSN 2562-8631 (Online) Geoscience BC, Report 2024-01 Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2023 contains eleven papers from Geoscience BC projects and Geoscience BC Scholarship 2023 recipients that are within Geoscience BC’s strategic focus area of minerals and energy.  Limited print copies of both volumes are available from Geoscience BC. Please contact […]

New Geoscience BC Collaboration to Help Guide Carbon Storage Decisions in Central and Northern BC

Vancouver, BC – January 16, 2024 – A new Geoscience BC geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) project will assess potential for storing carbon emissions in parts of central and northern British Columbia. The project will provide essential public and foundational geological research needed to inform a transition to a net-zero emissions economy. Geoscience BC […]

Geoscience BC Quarterly eNews | Updates on Geoscience BC projects, research, membership, and more.

Vancouver – January 11, 2024 – This quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers the October to December quarter and provides the latest update on Geoscience BC research, Project Concepts, membership and more.   View Quarterly eNews Update About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC’s independent, public geoscience is a first link in the supply chain for Canada’s […]

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