5:00 pm to 6:30 pm, September 11, 2019, Campbell River Community Centre Vancouver, BC – August 26, 2019 – A project to understand geology and to help target mineral exploration on northern Vancouver Island will be discussed at a Campbell River open house on September 11th. Geoscience BC is hosting the open house to discuss […]
Vancouver, BC – July 29, 2019 – A new minerals research project that is expected to bring new mineral exploration interest to northern Vancouver Island is set to begin this week. Geoscience BC’s Vancouver Island North project is a survey using a helicopter to identify areas with potential for mineral deposits, and follows on from […]
Vancouver, BC – July 23, 2019 – Rocks in British Columbia could be used to naturally capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) thanks to new mineral research led by the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Bradshaw Research Initiative for Minerals and Mining (BRIMM) and Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU), and supported by Geoscience BC, the […]
Vancouver, BC – July 18, 2019 – A new Geoscience BC project will examine how a group of important metals used in personal electronics, renewable energy generation and defense technologies, known as Rare Earth Elements (REE), could be extracted from British Columbia’s coal deposits and coal tailings facilities. Coal deposits have been identified and studied […]
Vancouver, BC – July 4, 2019 – This new look quarterly update from Geoscience BC covers April to June 2019 and features research updates organized by our minerals, energy and water strategic focus areas. View Quarterly Newsletter About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC generates independent, public geoscience research and data about British Columbia’s minerals, energy […]
Vancouver, BC – July 2, 2019 – A partnership between the British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS), Geoscience BC and the University of British Columbia’s MDRU-Mineral Deposit Research Unit has resulted in new information about bedrock geology and potential mineral deposits in northwestern British Columbia. The information is shown in new maps from the project Extracting […]
Vancouver, BC – June 28, 2019 – As part of the Budget 2020 process, Geoscience BC has provided a submission to the Province of British Columbia’s Select Standing Committee on Finance & Government Services. The submission includes a recommendation to support a commitment to a ‘made-in-BC’ coordinated and adequately resourced provincial approach to public geoscience through […]
Vancouver, BC – June 27, 2019 – Geoscience BC has updated its water research goals to meet recommendations and advice from its Strategic Task Force on Water. The Geoscience BC Board of Directors considered the advice and recommendations of the Task Force and has added four new water-related research goals to Geoscience BC’s Strategic Plan […]
Vancouver, BC – June 26, 2019 – Geoscience BC has selected ten post-graduate geoscience students to receive a prestigious scholarship award. The students will each receive a $5,000 scholarship for their applied geoscience research related to either minerals, energy or water resources in British Columbia. Applications were reviewed and evaluated by a panel of experienced […]
Vancouver, BC – June 18, 2019 – Four new Geoscience BC minerals research projects will advance the innovative technologies and geoscience knowledge needed to identify new natural resource development opportunities in British Columbia. The projects will help locate and characterize new deposits of the metals and minerals required for a cleaner and greener future economy […]