To download the Economic Viability of Selected Geothermal Resources in British Columbia report, go to https://www.geosciencebc.com/s/DataReleases.asp July 17, 2015 – Geothermal exploration has occurred in British Columbia for a number of years. Currently however, no electricity is produced in British Columbia from geothermal sources. To better understand the economic viability of geothermal energy in British […]
July 16, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce that ten individuals have been selected to receive 2015 Geoscience BC Scholarship Awards. The scholarships, valued at $5,000 each, are awarded to post-graduate students working on thesis topics relevant to supporting mineral or energy exploration and development in British Columbia. Since 2007, Geoscience BC has […]
June 24, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the launch of a new multi-year minerals project in BC’s west-central region. Named “SeArch” to highlight the region’s unique geology–an area arching two of the province’s mineral-rich geological terranes–this project will gather new, high-resolution data that will help geologists and land-users alike gain a better […]
June 16, 2015 – Geoscience BC is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, and as part of this celebration we are planning to showcase the highlights of a decade of our geoscience contributions to British Columbia. A one-day workshop will cover a spectrum of topics of interest to members of the mineral and energy exploration […]
June 16, 2015 -Geoscience BC is pleased to announce that SkyTEM Canada Inc. has been selected to fly the 2015 Peace Project Phase I airborne electromagnetic survey over northeast British Columbia’s Peace Region. The Peace Project will generate new information about groundwater that will facilitate its protection, initially within an 8,000 square kilometre region that […]
June 4, 2015 – Geoscience BC today thanks the provincial government for its commitment of $5 million to support mineral, water and energy earth science in British Columbia. The Province of BC announced this new funding earlier today. “I want to thank all of my colleagues in government for supporting this investment in Geoscience BC, […]
June 3, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2015 TREK field program. TREK, short for Targeting Resources through Exploration and Knowledge, is a multidisciplinary project that includes geophysics, geochemistry, geology and geothermal research. The TREK project focuses on BC’s Interior Plateau region, and hopes to encourage mineral exploration in […]
May 28, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the release of Geoscience BC Report 2015-09, “Geochemical Reanalysis of Archived Till Samples, TREK Project, Interior Plateau, central BC (parts of NTS 093C, 093B, 093F & 093K).” Short for Targeting Resources through Exploration and Knowledge, TREK is Geoscience BC’s current regional project focused on BC’s […]
April 16, 2015 – Geoscience BC is seeking a full-time Project Manager for a 15-month contract position commencing July 2015. Reporting to the Vice President, Energy, the Project Manager is responsible for developing mineral and energy project agreements, communicating with project proponents, maintaining up-to-date project records and producing Geoscience BC’s annual Summary of Activities volume. […]
April 14, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the release of two reports during the Kamloops Exploration Group Conference. Both reports add value to publicly available data, by making some data more usable for exploration programs on Northern Vancouver Island and in west-central BC: Report 2015-04: Catchment Analysis Applied to the Interpretation of […]