Ministry of Energy and Mines
Geoscience Links
British Columbia Topics:
Geology of the Canadian Cordillera
Burgess Shales - world's most significant fossil site!
Geology of Vancouver Island & Strathcona Park
Coalbed Methane in British Columbia (brochure)
Coalbed Gas in British Columbia (website)
Karst and Caves in British Columbia
Earthquakes in British Columbia
Landslides in British Columbia
Mineral Exploration in BC - 1996 to 1999
(pdf documents require Adobe Acrobat viewer)
Geoscape, Victoria, Vancouver & Fort Fraser
BC Mining Information Sources (.pdf document)
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
BC Aggregate Producers Association
BC Mining Association
BC Stats - Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
BC Ready Mixed Concrete Association
Education Resources:
Kurt's tour of an underground mine
The Canadian Geoscience Education Network
Canada's SchoolNet
Junior Rockhound
International Year of the Planet Earth (IYPE)
Rocks & Minerals
Identification of Common Rocks and Minerals
BC Rockhounding Booklet (pdf document)
Mineralogy Database
Athena: Mineralogy
The Essential Guide to Rocks
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County:
Gem & Mineral Hall
Mineral Collections
Smithsonian Gem & Mineral Collection
Western Canadian Gemstone Newsletter
Rob's Granite Page
Geological Time, Geology Glossaries & Publications
Geologic Time Scale - 2003
Illustrated Glossary of Geological Terms
The Northern Miner - Geology 101 Topics
American Geological Institute
Interactive Animation of Geologic Time by the BBC
Minerals and Mining in BC
British Columbia Mineral Deposit Models
BC Mining Exploration Expenditures Estimate  -  by year
British Columbia Mining & Exploration Statistics
Ore Deposits - reference lists for economic geology topics
Mining & Exploration - Australia & New Guinea
Info-Mine, Vancouver BC
Volcanoes

Volcano World

Geology and Geologic Time
Kilauea Virtual Field Trips
U. S. Geological Survey Ask-a-Geologist
NASA EOS Volcanology Educational Outreach
Paleomap Project
Michigan Technological University Volcanoes Page
Dinosaurs and other Fossils
Burgess Shales - world's most significant fossil site!
The Dinosauria
Dinosaurs in Cyberspace: Dinolinks
Earthquakes
Earthquakes in British Columbia
Earthquake Information for British Columbia and Western Canada
Plate Tectonics
Learning about Maps
USGS Mapping Information: Educational Resources
British Columbia MapPlace
- interactive map with geoscience databases
Geological Surveys & Geoscience Organizations
Geological Survey of Canada - Educational Material
Geological Association of Canada Links
Geological Society of London: teaching resources & links
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia - Educational Links
United States Geological Survey
The Learning Web at the U.S. Geological Survey
Mining Association of BC Education Program
University of Calgary: GeoScience K-12 Resources
Nova Scotia Dept Natural Resources
Australian Geological Survey Organization
Alberta Geological Survey
Coal Association of Canada
General Geoscience Resources & Links:
Canadian Rockhound Magazine
Our Changing Earth

GEOSCAPE Canada

GSC - Atlantic
Caving Canada
National Atlas of Canada
Yahoo! Earth Sciences: Geology and Geophysics
Mindat.org
Minerals & Metals Sector (NR CAN)

Comments and suggestions will be gratefully accepted, please contact: Brian.Grant@gov.bc.ca

For questions/information on geology and minerals in British Columbia please contact
BC Geological Survey Mailbox or use the toll free number (BC residents only).

Last updated September 05, 2007.