Investing now in science and technology will attract investment, create jobs, promote collaborative innovation, reduce emissions and support Indigenous reconciliation throughout the province By: Gavin C. Dirom, President & CEO After a long and difficult 2020, the new year started with a sense of optimism and indicators of better times ahead as COVID-19 vaccinations […]
Vancouver and Fort St. John, BC – February 23, 2021 – A new water research program will gather Western science and Indigenous Knowledge data to increase understanding of water quality and water quantity in the Peace region. The Pilot Collaborative Water Monitoring Program, Northeast BC will install co-located surface water monitoring stations, groundwater wells and […]
By: Christa Pellett, Vice President, Minerals Geoscience BC recently released the Summary of Activities 2020: Minerals which contains 15 papers from Geoscience BC-funded projects or scholarship recipients. The papers contribute to meeting two strategic objectives from the Geoscience BC Strategic Plan 2018-2022: identifying new natural resource opportunities; and advancing science and innovative geoscience technologies. […]
Vancouver, BC – January 28, 2021 – Geoscience BC and the Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources (CSUR) will jointly host a technical webinar to highlight the research of six Geoscience BC research projects featured in Geoscience BC’s Summary of Activities 2020: Energy and Water on February 23. The energy and water research projects cover three […]
Vancouver, BC – January 18, 2021 – Papers summarizing 31 Geoscience BC minerals, energy and water research projects and scholarships in 2020 are now available in Geoscience BC’s Minerals and Energy & Water Summary of Activities 2020 volumes. Summary of Activities 2020: Minerals (Geoscience BC Report 2021-01) contains 15 technical papers that introduce or report […]
Vancouver, BC – January 18, 2021 – A Geoscience BC project has extracted important public geoscience and mineral deposit data from technical reports and made it more readily accessible, searchable, and locatable. Although freely available to the public, the geoscience information recorded by mineral exploration and mining companies in National Instrument 43-101 (NI 43-101) technical […]
Vancouver, BC – January 18, 2021 – A new Geoscience BC report describes an improved bulk stream-sediment sampling and analysis strategy that extends British Columbia’s public regional geochemical data coverage to encourage mineral exploration and investment in the province. The Geochemical and Indicator Mineral Data from a Regional Bulk Stream-Sediment Survey, Boundary District, South-Central British […]
Smithers, BC – January 18, 2021 – A Geoscience BC project has restored, digitized and amplified the value of the Smithers Exploration Group (SEG) Rock Room, a curated 2,000+ piece mineral and rock collection used by prospectors, geologists, students and the public to understand the geology of British Columbia. SEG will be at the online […]
Vancouver, BC – January 13, 2021 – Geoscience BC will be at the AME Remote Roundup 2021 conference from January 18 to 22 with new minerals research, project updates, research posters and opportunities to connect with our team online. Sign up for Geoscience BC email updates to make sure you receive news as soon as […]
Vancouver, BC – January 8, 2021 – This quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers the October to December quarter and provides updates on Geoscience BC at Remote Roundup, minerals and energy research and the latest editions of the Digging Deep blog. View Quarterly Newsletter About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC generates independent, public geoscience research and […]