The Nechako Basin, which is located in the interior plateau of British Columbia between the Coast Mountains and the Rocky Mountains, has seen almost no exploration for hydrocarbons, in marked contrast to the western Canadian sedimentary basin. The structure and hydrocarbon potential of the basin is poorly understood, but its proximity to existing infrastructure implies […]

The Neogene (25– 3 Ma) Chilcotin flood basalt province, in the Interior Plateau physiographic region of central British Columbia overlies an area of nearly 36,500 km2 (NTS sheets 92O, P, and 93A, B, C, F, G, K, J). Previous studies of the CFB mainly involved reconnaissance-scale fieldwork or geochemical studies. It obscures the distribution of […]

This project is the first phase of a proposed two phase project. The overall objective of the proposal is to demonstrate the utility of passive seismic transmission tomography (PSST) to map structure and sediment thickness beneath basalt flows within the Nechako basin. Specific objectives are: 1) to map the area outlined on the location map […]

This project aims to refine local mineral deposit and regional metallogenic models (the genetic relationship between the geological history and mineral deposits) in the Bridge River gold district by constraining the ages of mineralization and the host rocks.

Airborne gamma-ray spectrometric and magnetic geophysical surveying was completed over the Bonaparte Lake area, BC, in the eastern half of NTS 92 P in the fall of 2006. The aim of the survey was to encourage new private sector investment in resource exploration, to aid in the assessment and development of targets for mineral exploration, […]

Over the last 25 years several federal and provincial geoscience programs have been undertaken in the areas of BC now experiencing the mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation. Results of this previous work have produced a large collection of publicly available multi-media regional geochemical information. Previous surveys include regional scale stream sediment and water surveys, lake […]

Within the mountain pine beetle (MPB) infestation area of central BC there remains a significant gap in regional geochemical survey (RGS) coverage in the South Nechako and Cariboo Basins. Although this 18,000 km2 region was included in previous regional geochemical survey (RGS) stream sediment programs, subdued topography and poor drainage limited the availability of appropriate […]