Vancouver – April 14, 2023 – This quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers the January to March quarter and provides updates on Geoscience BC projects, research, membership, and more. View Quarterly eNews Update About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC generates independent, public geoscience research and data about British Columbia’s minerals, energy and water resources. This […]
Vancouver – April 4, 2023 – An additional suite of new geochemical reanalysis results published by Geoscience BC will help to further focus mineral exploration investment in British Columbia in an area between Williams Lake, Quesnel and Mackenzie. The new data are the final results from Geoscience BC’s Surficial Exploration Project by Noble Exploration Services […]
Vancouver, BC – March 16, 2023 – Two new Masters theses investigating soil health and arthropod biodiversity following mine reclamation have been completed with support from Geoscience BC. Two Masters of Environmental Science students, Ashley Fischer and Chantalle Gervan worked with Dr. Lauchlan Fraser of Thompson Rivers University to research factors that could support mine reclamation […]
By: Randy Hughes, Manager, Energy & Water Geoscience BC released the Summary of Activities 2022: Energy & Water report in January 2023. It contains seven papers for Geoscience BC projects and scholarship recipients. The papers contribute to meeting four strategic objectives from the Geoscience BC Strategic Plan 2018-2022: Identifying New Natural Resource Opportunities Facilitating Responsible […]
Vancouver, BC – February 21, 2023 – Research results published by Geoscience BC help to zone in on geothermal potential in the Kootenay Lake area of British Columbia’s Southeast Region. The results bring scientific back-up to previously held views that the area east of Kootenay Lake may be a potential geothermal resource. Following fieldwork in summer […]
By: Christa Pellett, Vice President, Minerals Geoscience BC recently released the Summary of Activities 2022: Minerals volume, which contains eight papers from ongoing Geoscience BC projects and 2022 Geoscience BC Scholarship Program recipients that are within Geoscience BC’s strategic focus area of minerals. The papers are divided into two sections, based on Geoscience BC’s strategic […]
Vancouver, BC – February 6, 2023 – Geoscience BC is hosting an online open house to present the results of the Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas Project on February 23 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Pacific. Published in January 2023, the Atlas identified, assessed, mapped and catalogued carbon dioxide storage potential […]
Vancouver, BC – January 23, 2023 – Research papers summarizing Geoscience BC minerals, energy and water research projects and scholarships are now available in the Summary of Activities 2022: Minerals and Energy & Water volumes. Summary of Activities 2022: Minerals (Geoscience BC Report 2023-01) contains eight technical papers from ongoing Geoscience BC projects and from […]
Meet the Researcher: Dave Sacco from the research team will discuss project at Geoscience BC’s booth, AME Roundup conference, Vancouver, 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm, January 23, 2023 (booth 111) Vancouver, BC – January 23, 2023 – New till geochemical and mineralogical results and an accompanying report published by Geoscience BC improve knowledge of central […]
Project partners are hosting an online open house about the Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas project on 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Pacfic on February 23, 2023. Register here Vancouver, BC – January 17, 2023 – More than 66 years of British Columbia’s greenhouse gas emissions could potentially be stored in formations […]