Vancouver, BC – March 12, 2020 – Geoscience BC minerals research has delivered a new earth science model to boost understanding of the rocks and minerals that host several world-class mineral deposits in BC’s Southeast Region. The study examined the contact between two important tectonic domains, the Purcell Anticlinorium and the Kootenay Arc. Using mineral […]

Vancouver, BC – March 10, 2020 – Geoscience BC opened its annual graduate research scholarship program today and is now seeking applications for up to ten awards of $5,000 each for students working on projects in BC exploring each of our three research focus areas: Minerals, Energy and Water. In 2019, Geoscience BC funded 10 […]

Vancouver, BC – February 4, 2020 – Geoscience BC has announced two open house meetings to discuss the results from the Vancouver Island North Regional Project that were published at the AME Roundup 2020 conference on January 21, 2020. The survey collected information about the magnetic properties of the rocks below the ground and the […]

Vancouver, BC – January 31, 2020 – A new Geoscience BC research project will help natural gas operators in British Columbia’s Northeast Region to continue safe disposal of wastewater by identifying suitable zones in underground rock formations. Called Wastewater Disposal in the Maturing Montney Play Fairway of NEBC, the project is identifying and characterizing disposal […]

New data published 9:00 am; ‘Additions to the Geoscience Toolbox’ talk at AME Roundup conference today (1:15 pm. Innovation Stage) will describe project results Vancouver, BC – January 21, 2020 – Renewed mineral exploration interest and investment are expected on northern Vancouver Island thanks to new high-resolution data from a recent Geoscience BC geophysical survey […]

Vancouver, BC – January 20, 2020 – Geoscience BC has published its Minerals and Energy & Water Summary of Activities 2019 volumes and Annual Report 2019. The Summary of Activities volumes include technical papers from Geoscience BC-supported research projects and Scholarship winners in 2019. The Annual Report is an overview and ‘report card’ for 2019. […]

Vancouver, BC – January 15, 2020 – This quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers the October to December 2019 quarter and provides updates on Geoscience BC at AME Roundup and minerals and energy project updates.   View Quarterly Newsletter   About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC generates independent, public geoscience research and data about British Columbia’s […]