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    Mineral Deposit Profiles

    Mineral Deposit Profiles provide brief summaries of the types of mineral deposits found in British Columbia. They include descriptions of host rocks, mineralogy, alteration,...
    • csv
    • Record Published: 2018-05-04
    • Natural Resources

    Ice-flow indicator compilation

    Building on previous ice-flow indicator compilations for British Columbia, this map and database illustrate major ice-flow directions for the Canadian sector of the Cordilleran...
    • pdf
    • shp
    • fgdb
    • Record Published: 2017-09-20
    • Natural Resources

    MapPlace 2

    MapPlace 2 serves the diverse needs of the mineral exploration industry, resource planners, public safety agencies, communities, First Nations, government, research...
    • Record Published: 2017-09-20
    • Natural Resources

    Till Geochemistry Surveys

    Till geochemistry surveys are targeted at regions of high mineral potential where glacial sediments cover and obscure the underlying bedrock. These surveys are conducted in...
    • shp
    • kmz
    • csv
    • Record Published: 2017-09-05
    • Natural Resources

    Coal Ash Chemistry

    Ash is the inorganic residue remaining after coal combusts. It is composed of oxides of the mineral content in the coal. Coal ash chemistry can have a significant influence on...
    • csv
    • xlsx
    • Record Published: 2017-08-30
    • Natural Resources

    Surficial Geology Map Index

    Presented here is a surficial geology map index for British Columbia, which is published as BCGS Open File 2019-03. The 236 maps indexed were produced by the British Columbia...
    • pdf
    • kmz
    • zip
    • csv
    • Record Published: 2016-04-21
    • Natural Resources

    Property File Index

    Property File is a collection of over 90,000 documents associated with mineral occurrences, donated by industry or individuals, or collected by British Columbia Geological...
    • csv
    • xlsx
    • Record Published: 2016-04-20
    • Natural Resources

    Prospectors Reports

    Under the Prospectors Assistance Program (now discontinued) grants were provided to encourage grassroots prospecting in British Columbia. The Prospectors Assistance program...
    • csv
    • Record Published: 2016-04-15
    • Natural Resources

    BC Geological Survey Publications Catalogue

    Since its inception in 1895, the British Columbia Geological Survey has created, delivered, and archived geoscience data. The British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS)...
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    • csv
    • Record Published: 2016-04-15
    • Natural Resources

    BCGS Publications Search

    The British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) Publications Search application is used to search on geoscience data to help industry, government, research agencies, and the...
    • Record Published: 2016-04-15
    • Natural Resources

    Aggregate Resource Potential Maps

    An aggregate potential map typically outlines areas of aggregate resource potential as polygons on the map and qualitatively ranks the relative potential of the areas. Rankings...
    • shp
    • Record Published: 2015-09-01
    • Natural Resources

    MapPlace

    MapPlace is a web service that allows clients to browse, visualize, and analyze multidisciplinary geoscience data. Data themes and applications available on MapPlace include...
    • Record Published: 2015-08-20
    • Natural Resources

    COALFILE Database

    COALFILE is a collection of 1012 Coal Assessment Reports and data from exploration and development properties across British Columbia. The information contained in COALFILE is...
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    • csv
    • shp
    • Record Published: 2015-08-14
    • Natural Resources

    COALFILE Search

    The online COALFILE Search application is updated periodically as new reports become available. Searches include COALFILE Number, Report Year, Coal Field and NTS Map. Results...
    • Record Published: 2015-08-13
    • Natural Resources

    Aggregate Inventory 1996

    This database of private aggregate pits in British Columbia was compiled in 1996 as part of the BC Geological Survey Branch's Aggregate Inventory Project. In this compilation,...
    • other
    • csv
    • Record Published: 2014-12-16
    • Natural Resources

    Regional Geochemical Stream Water Sampling

    Stream water samples are collected as part of the Regional Geochemical Survey (RGS) program, which covers over 80% of British Columbia. An additional 4332 stream and lake water...
    • xlsx
    • Record Published: 2014-12-16
    • Natural Resources

    Regional Geochemical Lake Surveys

    In parts of British Columbia where topography is subdued, surface drainage is poor and there is an abundance of lakes, lake sediment and water surveys are a valuable exploration...
    • zip
    • Record Published: 2014-12-16
    • Natural Resources

    Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Tenures

    Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Tenures, obtained from NRCan in 2003.
    • other
    • wms
    • kml
    • Record Published: 2014-12-15
    • Natural Resources

    Federal Offshore Exploratory Wells

    Exploratory Wells - Consists of one layer, point locations of wells off coast of BC. Data is available from Natural Resource Canada.
    • other
    • wms
    • kml
    • Record Published: 2014-12-15
    • Natural Resources

    Assessment Report Index System (ARIS) Database

    The British Columbia Geological Survey Branch has over 37,300 approved mineral exploration assessment reports filed by the exploration and mining industry since 1947. About...
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    • wms
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    • xlsx
    • zip
    • shp
    • Record Published: 2014-12-15
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