Vancouver, BC – July 20, 2022 – Research results published by Geoscience BC provide a new understanding of the distribution and nature of hydrogen sulphide ‘sour gas’ and location of natural gas liquids in British Columbia’s Northeast Region. The multi-year, multi-partner study sought to understand why sour gas only affects some wells in the region’s […]

Vancouver, BC – July 19, 2022 – Geoscience BC announces the 2022 recipients of the scholarship program that provides a financial boost to ten post-graduate geoscience students working on projects to advance earth science research in British Columbia. Each student receives a $5,000 scholarship to support them as they conduct their applied geoscience research. The […]

Vancouver, BC – July 12, 2022 – A newly published report sheds light on the potential for undiscovered minerals deposits in the Skeena Arch in British Columbia’s Northwest Region. Although the Skeena Arch – an area roughly between Terrace and Houston – is home to several past and current mines, the geological processes that caused […]

Vancouver – July, 11, 2022 – This quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers the April to June quarter and provides updates on Geoscience BC membership, research updates, the 2022 Geoscience BC Scholarship Program and more. View Quarterly Newsletter About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC generates independent, relevant, public earth science research and data about British Columbia’s […]

  If you have an interest in critical minerals and metals, carbon capture and storage or cleaner energy (including geothermal, hydrogen and low carbon intensity natural gas) – and the public geoscience required to inform their development in BC – this webinar is for you. Geoscience BC is evolving fast to meet the changing and […]

Vancouver, BC – July 5, 2022 – Geoscience BC is seeking up to four volunteers to join our Minerals Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), a group of experts that advises on our independent, relevant and public minerals related earth science research in British Columbia. Geoscience BC’s TACs are an essential part of our collaborative and innovative […]

  If you have an interest in critical minerals and metals, carbon capture and storage or cleaner energy (including geothermal, hydrogen and low carbon intensity natural gas) – and the public geoscience required to inform their development in BC – this webinar is for you. Geoscience BC is evolving fast to meet the changing and […]

Vancouver, BC – June 28, 2022 – Data for hundreds more mineral exploration and development reports in British Columbia can now be searched by location for the first time, thanks to a new Geoscience BC minerals project. National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) technical reports contain comprehensive geoscience information on prospective mineral properties and are available […]

By: Stephanie Killam, Chair of the Board and Gavin C. Dirom, President and CEO   This Digging Deep blog is an adaptation of the Chair and CEO Message in Geoscience BC’s Annual Report 2021-2022, which was published in May 2022. The Annual Report 2021-22 is available online or in limited print quantities upon request. View […]

Vancouver, BC – June 21, 2022 – A new report published by Geoscience BC outlines a new process to treat saline wastewater from natural gas production that can be used to reduce wastewater volumes, emissions and transport. The final report from the Saltworks Airbreather Pilot project assesses a process that uses heat generated during natural […]