Vancouver, BC – January 21, 2025 – Geoscience BC and the Mineral Deposit Research Unit (UBC) are pleased to announce the release of a new report which interprets the deep geology of central British Columbia based on existing geophysical data. The report, Interpreted undercover and deep geology of the central Quesnel terrane, British Columbia, from […]

Vancouver, BC – January 20, 2025 – Research papers highlighting recent Geoscience BC minerals and energy research project and scholarship student activities are now available in the Summary of Activities 2024 volume. Summary of Activities 2024 (Geoscience BC Report 2025-01) contains ten technical papers from the Geoscience BC Scholarship Program 2024 recipients and an ongoing Geoscience […]

Vancouver, BC – January 20, 2025 – A new Geoscience BC-driven collaboration has produced a digital compilation of Mine Tailings and Waste Rock for British Columbia. The Critical Minerals and Metals in BC Mine Tailings and Waste Rock research project has gathered existing publicly available data to produce a searchable digital product that uses Canada’s […]

Vancouver, BC – May 9, 2024 – Expert volunteers, a research partner and initial industry collaboration are now in place to support new independent research into identifying economic opportunities to recover critical minerals and metals at current and historical mine sites in British Columbia. Geoscience BC has today confirmed further details and next steps for […]

Vancouver, BC – March 12, 2024 – Applications for Geoscience BC’s 2024 Scholarship Program are now open, and additional sponsorship opportunities are still available. Teck Resources Limited (“Teck”) is once again our Gold Sponsor for the Geoscience BC Scholarship Program, which awards $5,000 scholarships to up to ten students who have registered and started in […]

Vancouver, BC – January 22, 2024 – A new Geoscience BC collaborative program is supporting innovation in mineral exploration and development with a province-wide study to highlight where potential concentrations of critical metals and minerals may be found in mine tailings and waste rock. Critical minerals and metals are essential for technologies – such as […]

Vancouver, BC – January 22, 2024 – Research papers summarizing Geoscience BC minerals and energy research projects and scholarships are now available in the Summary of Activities 2023 volume.   The Summary of Activities 2023 (Geoscience BC Report 2024-01) contains eleven technical papers from ongoing Geoscience BC projects and the Geoscience BC Scholarship Program 2023 recipients. Nine […]

GOING FULL CIRCLE: THE CRITICAL MINERALS AND METALS OPPORTUNITIES IN BC’S MINE TAILINGS AND WASTE ROCK  Critical minerals and metals are essential to Canada’s economic security and essential for the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. Canada’s critical minerals list includes 31 minerals and metals, 21 of which are produced in Canada, with potential for […]

Geoscience BC is building a sustainable model to attract investment, deliver on economic development and tackle environmental and social challenges. With your help it can succeed.   By: President and CEO Gavin C. Dirom Our society needs more critical minerals and metals; more clean energy; and more proven opportunities to geologically capture and store carbon […]