Vancouver, BC – February 6, 2019 – A report and maps released by Geoscience BC today provide new information about where there is an increased potential of amplification of ground motion from earthquakes associated with hydraulic fracturing and fluid disposal in northeastern British Columbia’s Montney Play. The research can be used to better anticipate movement at […]
ISSN 2562-2757 (Print) / ISSN 2562-2765 (Online) Geoscience BC, Report 2019-02 Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2018: Energy and Water includes 13 papers from ongoing and completed Oil and Gas, Geothermal and Water geoscience projects. Authors include both Geoscience BC-supported researchers and Scholarship winners. An additional 12 papers from ongoing Minerals and Mining geoscience projects can […]
ISSN 2561-4584 (Print) / ISSN 2561-4592 (Online) Geoscience BC, Report 2019-01 Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2018: Minerals and Mining includes 12 papers from ongoing Mineral geoscience projects. Authors include both Geoscience BC-supported researchers and Scholarship winners. An additional 13 papers from ongoing and completed Energy and Water geoscience projects can be found in the companion […]
Vancouver, BC – January 28, 2019 -Geoscience BC has today published its 2018 Annual Report and two Summary of Activities volumes covering Minerals, Energy and Water earth science research. The Annual Report is an overview and ‘report card’ for 2018, while the Summary of Activities volumes provide technical details of every active Geoscience BC project […]
Meet the Researcher! Project lead Trygve Höy will be at the AME Roundup Geoscience BC booth (#217) from 3-4pm on January 28, 2019 to discuss his project work in the region. Vancouver, BC – January 28, 2019 -Geological mapping covering 8,000 km2 of historic mining areas in British Columbia’s Kootenay Boundary Regional District was released […]
Vancouver, BC – January 24, 2019- Geoscience BC’s latest quarterly update includes details on our new logo, Strategic Task Force on Water and more. Click here to view the latest edition Click here to subscribe for news updates About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC is an independent, non-profit organization that generates earth science information […]
January 17, 2019 – Geoscience BC will be at AME Mineral Exploration Roundup from January 28th to 31st, 2019 at the Vancouver Convention Centre East with new data and updates on a series of 2018 projects. Join us at Booth #217. New Mapping — Meet the Researcher! — Monday, January 28th New Mapping in Boundary […]
Vancouver, BC – December 20, 2018 -Shooting gold grains smaller than a pin head with lasers may have revealed a new efficient and low-impact method for discovering gold deposits in British Columbia, according to a Geoscience BC report released today. Called Detrital Gold as a Deposit-Specific Indicator Mineral by LA-ICP-MS Analysis, the new report details […]
Vancouver, BC – November 14, 2018 -The common minerals apatite and titanite indicate the potential for copper deposits, according to a new report from Geoscience BC. Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) found that when rocks form under conditions that are likely to create porphyry copper deposits, the apatite […]