Vancouver, BC – March 7, 2018 -The BC Oil and Gas Commission (Commission), Geoscience BC, the University of British Columbia (UBC), Simon Fraser University and the University of Calgary are collaborating on a research project to install 30 new groundwater monitoring wells within the Peace Region in northeast B.C. “The Commission oversees the safe development […]
Vancouver, BC – March 1, 2018 -Geoscience BC’s latest quarterly update includes details on new mineral data, an update on mapping greenhouse gas emissions and a series of project updates. Click here to view the latest edition Click here to subscribe for news updates About Geoscience BC Geoscience BC is an […]
Vancouver, BC – February 23, 2018 -Data from two new Geoscience BC-funded projects provides new insights on how sediment left by glaciers at the surface in central BC can show what may lie deep underground. Geochemists Pim van Geffen and Britt Bluemel analyzed the chemistry of till (glacial gravels and clays) found at the surface […]
Vancouver, BC – February 7, 2018 -New research from Geoscience BC and the Canadian Carbonization Research Association (CCRA) is showing how replacing organic chemicals with water, a pail and some shaking could reduce risk and provide more accurate assessments when testing coal used in steelmaking. The first phase of new research into the ‘Roben Jig’ […]
Vancouver, BC – January 23, 2018 -Geoscience BC revealed new project data at the AME Roundup conference today that will spark investment in mineral exploration and guide land planning in northern BC. The Search Phase III project data highlights where mineral deposits may be with more accuracy than ever before. This will help the exploration […]
January 19, 2018 – Geoscience BC has today published its 2017 Annual Report and Summary of Activities reports, providing a summary and technical detail covering every active Geoscience BC project in 2017. For the first time, Summary of Activities reports have been split into separate Minerals & Mining and Energy volumes: Report 2018-01: Geoscience BC […]
December 21, 2017 – Geoscience BC today released new data and maps of groundwater resources in the Peace region of northeast British Columbia, an area of active oil and gas development. The three new reports are the latest results from Geoscience BC’s ongoing Peace Project, a multi-year program to generate baseline information about groundwater resources […]
December 19, 2017 – Geoscience BC is asking for ideas and guidance from all groups to guide a strategic planning process. It has today launched a process including surveys, interviews and focus groups. Input will be used to guide a strategic plan, which will be published in April. For more information on the strategic plan, […]
December 12, 2017 – Six new maps released yesterday by Geoscience BC and the British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) will help locate mineralization buried under thick layers of glacial till in BC’s Interior Plateau. Covering an area north and east of Anahim Lake the new surficial geology maps were created by interpreting features visible in […]
Vancouver, BC – November 23, 2017 – Valuable new data for the central interior was presented at the Geoscience BC and MDRU-hosted ‘TREKing through BC’s Central Interior’ workshop on October 17th. It was the first time many of the experts involved in four years of Targeting Resources for Exploration and Knowledge (TREK) projects have been […]