GBCR 2017-14

Drone-Mounted NASA/JPL Optical Technology Maps Canadian Greenhouse Gas Emissions

-Launch of GHGMap BC-based environmental innovation Sept. 28th at Vancouver Convention Centre- Images are in a special Flickr folder Vancouver, BC — September 28th, 2017 — Geoscience BC is launching its groundbreaking greenhouse gas (GHGMap) project which uses a miniature, cutting-edge optical instrument developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) mounted on a drone to […]

How fast, reliable water samples can help mineral exploration

Nazko, BC – September 13, 2017 – New project results from Geoscience BC today show how using portable devices for testing streams can provide fast and accurate water analyses and define an area’s mineral exploration potential. Project lead Ron Yehia said: “It’s much easier to conduct research and analysis when you are getting same or […]

New minerals information for Central BC: Latest TREK maps and interactive workshop

Vancouver, BC – August 17, 2017 – New maps from Geoscience BC’s Targeting Resources for Exploration and Knowledge (TREK) projects have been released, providing the latest geological and geophysical information for decision-makers involved with resource development in Central British Columbia. A day-long technical workshop, also available online, will explore the new products at UBC Robson […]

Are you an expert? Geoscience BC committee nominations

Vancouver, BC – August 16, 2017 – Geoscience BC is seeking volunteers for an expanded Minerals and Mining Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The organization is growing from its roots in supporting the discovery of mineral deposits to including mine development and reclamation: the full lifecycle of a mine cycle. Geoscience BC’s TACs are a valued […]

Research results show how snow, soil and trees can detect mineral deposits under ground

Vancouver, BC – August 9, 2017 – A research project funded by Geoscience BC has developed new techniques that use snow, soil and trees to identify buried mineral deposits and has resulted in new laboratory techniques. The new made-in-BC analytical methods measure the concentration of the halogen elements fluorine, bromine, chlorine and iodine in samples […]

New Geoscience BC research suggests more recent formation of gold deposits at BC’s most productive gold camp

Gold Bridge, BC – July 26, 2017 – New research released today shows that gold deposits in the Bridge River area west of Lillooet formed later than previously thought. A new report entitled Constraints on the Metallogeny and Geochronology of the Bridge River Gold District and Associated Intrusions, Southwestern British Columbia, describes how the project […]

New project results provide expert knowledge about Kootenay-Boundary mineral potential

New geological mapping available for Penticton map sheet New paper interprets low-angle faulting near the world-class Sullivan zinc, lead and silver deposit. Kootenay-Boundary Region, BC – July 14, 2017 – New results of projects funded by Geoscience BC provide valuable information on potential precious and base mineral deposits in an area between Penticton and the […]