The study investigated the geochemical response, in soils and Quaternary materials, of a Au-Ag epithermal deposit (3T’s deposit) in central BC. The study comprised an integrated field and laboratory investigation focusing on comparative analytical digestions and selective extraction studies from various soil profiles across the deposit.The objective of this project was to determine and recommend […]
The Anahim Lake (NTS 93C) and Nechako River (NTS 93F) surveys provide new geochemical data covering a number of highly prospective unsurveyed areas within the region. There are over 60 base and precious metal occurrences in the Anahim Lake – Nechako River map sheets including several such as the 3T’s and Clisbako, which have extensive […]
As part of a collaborative project between the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (BCMEMPR) and the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC), kimberlite indicator minerals (KIM) were identified in glaciofluvial sediments from the Etsho Plateau region of northeast British Columbia (Simandl et al., 2005). Localized staking occurred immediately after this data was […]
The goal of this study is to determine the lithological, geochemical and structural controls for potential mineralization in the northern parts of the Westcoast Crystalline Complex, focusing primarily on the area to the southwest of Muchalat Inlet. This area may be significantly under-explored due to its poor access, and the relative lack of modern geological […]
On October 13th, 2005 twenty-five participants from industry, government, major geoscience producing agencies and the local community met in Lillooet for a one-day geoscience workshop. With an open-house scheduled for the afternoon to present the morning’s findings, the intent was to engage the local community in geoscience. The workshop was unique in that it was […]
The mid-Paleozoic Sicker Group forms the basement of Wrangellia Terrane on Vancouver Island. Volcanic strata of the Sicker Group are currently interpreted to represent an oceanic arc assemblage which is overlain by a variety of Upper Paleozoic sedimentary rock units. The arc sequence hosts the Myra Falls volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit, which is currently […]
The primary objective of this project is detailed geologic mapping (1:50,000) and economic mineral assessment of the eastern Coast Plutonic Complex and western Stikinia in the southwestern and western Whitesail Lake map-area (including parts of 93E04, 05, 06, 12). The map-area straddles the transition between the Coast and Intermontane morphogeologic belts, and contains significant exposures […]
The Bowser and Sustut basins are Interior Basins of Jurassic and Cretaceous age in north-central British Columbia. They have been under-explored in terms of hydrocarbon resources because of widespread misperceptions of their prospectivity, largely due to the reconnaissance nature of all geoscience work there until recently. This project is focussed on specific, detailed, energy resource […]
Remote sensing images have been continually added to the MapPlace since 2003. The Image Analysis Toolbox (IAT) was created to utilize this data. Making use of such image data is new for many clients of the website. This manual is provided as an introduction to ASTER imagery and to assist users in navigating the toolbox. […]
A stream sediment and water survey within map sheets 82N, 83C, 83D and 83E completes the coverage within the southeastern portion of the province. The program reported analytical data for an estimated 1,353 sites from approximately 19,600 km2. Sample coverage does not include areas that lie within a local, regional, provincial or federal park. Survey […]