Vancouver, BC – June 28, 2024 – The next stage of innovative Geoscience BC research to assess the potential to store carbon in sedimentary rocks in Northeast BC’s Granite Wash Formation has been made possible, thanks to a unique collaboration involving industry, government and others. The NEBC Granite Wash Geological CCS Atlas project aims to […]

Vancouver, BC – September 28, 2023 – A new Geoscience BC minerals research project will update geology maps to support exploration for the critical minerals needed to meet Canada’s net-zero economy goals in the West Kootenays. As the search for new deposits of critical minerals and metals continues in BC as a means to contribute […]

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 […]

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 14, 2022 – A new Geoscience BC report shows how a small, made-in-British-Columbia device that uses sensors typically found in breweries and greenhouses can be used to boost exploration for critical minerals, following testing at the Mount Milligan Mine located between Fort St. James and Mackenzie. The device measures oxygen and […]