Economic mineralization in the Terrace‐Kitimat area is concentrated along the intrusive boundary between the eastern margin of the Coast Plutonic Complex (CPC) and supracrustal rocks of Stikinia. Recent regional mapping by the British Columbia Geological Survey indicates that Paleozoic volcanogenic and marine sedimentary strata (Zymoetz Group) host potential Volcanic‐Hosted Massive Sulphide (VHMS) mineralization (Nelson et […]

Miocene and younger basalts (e.g., Chilcotin) as well as Eocene and Jurassic to Cretaceous age volcanic and sedimentary rocks (e.g., Endako Group, Ootsa Lake Group, Taylor Creek Group) underlie significant portions of the Interior Plateau and Nechako Basin of central British Columbia. There is potential for unexploited hydrocarbon and base metal resources underlying these younger […]

This project was a two-year, Quaternary geology and till geochemistry program for the northern portion of the Tahtsa Lake district, and adjacent areas (NTS 93E/15, 16, and 93L/1, 2). The area was chosen as it: 1) Had high potential to host porphyry copper, molybdenum, and gold-style mineralization (e.g. Huckleberry Mine, Berg and Lucky Ship developed […]

ZTEM (Z‐Tipper Axis Electromagnetic) surveys were conducted over the Mt‐Milligan Test Block, belonging to Terrane Metals Corp. (Vancouver, BC) and situated in the Mackenzie region of central British‐Columbia, from October 15TH to 22ND, 2008. The ZTEM survey comprised airborne Tipper AFMAG (audio frequency electromagnetics) measurements, as well as aeromagnetics using a caesium magnetometer. The survey […]

Following up on the success of the QUEST Project, Geoscience BC launched the QUEST-West Project in June 2008. The project helps to identify the mineral potential of over 40,000 square kilometers from Vanderhoof and Fort St. James to Terrace and Kitimat. The Regional Districts of Bulkley-Nechako and Kitimat-Stikine, Northern Development Initiative Trust and the BC […]

Phase 1 In 2008, Geoscience BC secured $5 million in funding from the BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, dedicated to geoscience studies supporting timely and efficient appraisal and development of the enormous shale gas resource of the Horn River Basin. In consultation with the Horn River Basin Producers Group (HRBPG), Geoscience BC […]

The Nechako Basin, which is located in the interior plateau of British Columbia between the Coast Mountains and the Rocky Mountains, has seen very little exploration for hydrocarbons, in marked contrast to the western Canadian sedimentary basin. The structure and hydrocarbon potential of the basin is poorly understood. As part of a previous Geoscience BC […]