Listed on Canada’s Critical Minerals List, lithium is used widely in applications such as energy storage, consumer electronics and critical infrastructure. It will play a pivotal role in the move toward a net-zero emissions economy. The geology of Northeast British Columbia (NEBC) is comparable to Alberta or Saskatchewan, regions where several lithium extraction projects are […]

This project will inform decision-making and help attract mineral resource development investment to the West Kootenay area in BC’s Southeast Region through the compilation of geologic data from the western four 1:50,000 NTS map sheets of the Nelson mapsheet (NTS 082F). This research continued eastward from work done in the project Geological Mapping, Compilation and […]

This is the third phase of a project to advance understanding of the potential for direct-use geothermal energy (i.e., for heat) focusing on the east shore of the Kootenay Lake area in BC’s Southeast Region. It will help to inform clean energy decisions by industry, communities and Indigenous groups as they seek to develop low-carbon […]

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) has been identified as a priority emissions reduction and mitigation tool by federal and provincial governments, industry and others. Understanding the storage potential for carbon dioxide (CO2) in sedimentary rocks in British Columbia’s Northeast Region is key for supporting emissions reduction, and providing information to inform decisions about potential hydrogen […]