March 17, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce that up to ten scholarships of $5000.00 CAD each will be awarded in June 2015. Students who have registered and started in a Masters (MSc) or Doctorate (PhD) program in earth science or geoscience and working on a British Columbia-based mineral, oil and gas, coal […]
March 4, 2015 – Responsible development of natural gas in northeast B.C.’s Montney Play requires large volumes of water to be disposed of and stored in a safe and sustainable manner. To ensure no contamination of drinking water, these produced waters must be injected into deep saline aquifers known as disposal zones. To address this […]
March 3, 2015 – With its project partners, Geoscience BC is pleased to announce its new Peace Project. The Peace Project represents a collaborative effort that will generate new information about groundwater in northeast BC’s Peace Region. Peace Project partners include the BC Oil and Gas Commission, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers through the […]
February 16, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the launch of the beta version of its new Earth Science Viewer. The Earth Science Viewer will allow everyone to view Geoscience BC data from their personal computer or mobile device without the need for extra software. The viewer is a web-based mapper that consolidates […]
February 16, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the release of Report 2015-02, “Investigation of Tree Sap as a Sample Medium for Regional Geochemical Exploration in Glacial Sediment Covered Terrains: A Case History from the Endako area, North-Central BC.” This report is now available for download at www.geosciencebc.com/s/DataReleases.asp. Geoscience BC Report 2015-02: Investigation […]
February 10, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce that Kerr Wood Leidal (KWL), with their sub-consultant GeothermEx, has been awarded the contract to carry out an assessment of the economic viability of geothermal energy for electrical power generation in British Columbia. This study will give insights as to whether or not geothermal electricity […]
January 26, 2015 – Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the release of Geoscience BC Summary of Activities 2015, Report 2016-1. This annual technical publication includes 22 papers which highlight the work of new and ongoing Geoscience BC projects and Geoscience BC’s most recent scholarship winners. The entire volume is accessible online, together with previous […]
January 26, 2015 – Geoscience BC is at AME BC’s Mineral Exploration Roundup this week, from January 26th through 29th at the Vancouver Convention Centre East. Here are a few places where you can see what we’re up to: Poster Session Monday, January 26th through Thursday, January 29th, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm daily Geoscience […]
January 21, 2015 – On behalf of the Induced Seismicity Monitoring Network Consortium (“the Consortium”), Geoscience BC is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Alireza Babaie Mahani as project seismologist for a two-year assignment. The Consortium is comprised of five project partners: Geoscience BC, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), […]