Vancouver, BC – September 24, 2020 – Geoscience BC and The Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources (CSUR) have announced the details of the second of two webinars to highlight the research of four Geoscience BC scholarship recipients. The second webinar will feature presentations by two students and their research on hydrogeology and geothermal resources followed […]
Vancouver, BC – September 22, 2020 – A new Geoscience BC report describes the unique chemical and textural characteristics within zircon mineral grains that can help mineral explorers identify granitoid rocks that are formed under ‘copper-friendly’ conditions. British Columbia produced an estimated $1.8 billion of copper in 2019. Finding new copper deposits is important to […]
Vancouver, BC – September 18, 2020 – A free Geoscience BC webinar on September 29 will show how the mineral exploration sector can collaborate to create a valuable new public dataset in northwest British Columbia’s Golden Triangle, and highlight existing data available in the area. The event is part of Geoscience BC’s Golden Triangle Geophysics […]
Vancouver, BC – September 16, 2020 – Geoscience BC and The Canadian Society for Unconventional Resources (CSUR) will be jointly hosting two webinars in September and October to highlight the research of four Geoscience BC scholarship recipients. The first webinar will feature a presentation by two students and will highlight their research on induced seismicity. […]
Vancouver, BC – September 11, 2020 – This year’s online GeoConvention conference (September 21-23) will feature a series of posters and talks about Geoscience BC-funded oil and gas, geothermal and water research. Talks are available to watch live online, or you can view on demand until October 31st, 2020. You can register for the conference […]
Vancouver, BC – September 8, 2020 – Geoscience BC welcomes Randy Hughes to the position of Manager, Energy and Water. He will be responsible for implementation and technical management of Geoscience BC’s energy and water-related research projects and initiatives. Randy has 40 years of energy industry experience including oil and gas exploration, development and unconventional […]
By: Gavin C. Dirom, President & CEO We know that listening to new ideas and partnering with others improves our projects and research outcomes. Our collaborative approach at Geoscience BC is not new, but the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have put it into sharp focus this year. It has created an opportunity to renew […]
Vancouver, BC – August 27, 2020 – Innovative genomic sequencing techniques could be used as a tool to identify mineral deposits, according to a new Geoscience BC report. Tens of thousands of bacterial species live in every gram of soil. The Microbial-Community Fingerprints as Indicators for Buried Mineralization, in British Columbia report shows how analyzing […]
Vancouver, BC – August 13, 2020 – A new Geoscience BC minerals research report demonstrates an innovative and safer way of assessing the economic viability of steelmaking coal samples. Steelmaking coal from mines in British Columbia contains mineral and ash particles, which producers must remove to produce a clean sample for accurate coal and coke […]
A series of hydrogeologic projects supported by Geoscience BC and others are aiding water management decisions in northeast BC’s most active natural gas production area. By: Carlos Salas, Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer The Challenge In the mid 2000s, Canada’s energy sector turned its attention to some of the world’s largest known natural […]