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Partnership
Partnership Map
2002 Achievements
MEMPR-UVic Partnership
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British Columbia
Geoscience Partnership Program Guidelines
Project
Eligibility
Project Preferences
Publication of Information
Assessment Credits
Administrative Procedures for
Proposals
Summary - Program Admin
Financial Administration
Contact
BC
Geological Survey Staff Bios & Contacts
British Columbia Geoscience
Partnership projects may be up to three years in duration.
Partners can contribute funds, in-kind support and/or published data. To be considered, projects must meet the following criteria:
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within the mandate of the BCGS.
The BCGS is charged with providing the geological inventory
required to discover and develop British Columbia's mineral
resources and to improve government's stewardship of our mineral
endowment. |
| Support
current priorities in the joint federal-provincial Geoscience Plan
for British Columbia |
| Focus
on British Columbia |
| Complement,
not compete with those of the geoscience consulting industry |
Preference
will be given to projects that:
| Provide
benefits to multiple clients |
| Address
more regional aspects of geology, geochemistry and mineral deposit
studies (examples would be bedrock or surficial mapping of areas at
1:50 000 scale, RGS surveys, mining camp scale studies) |
| Encompass significant areas of Crown land
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| Develop
exploration concepts and models |
| Are
not limited to one company's mineral claim holdings |
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| Generally,
no period of confidentiality is available for data collected by
Branch staff during a partnership project.
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Information
from unstaked ground will be published in the normal manner. |
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Information
from a Partner's mineral claims may be shared with the claim
holder at any time prior to public release. |
| The
Ministry will not share interpretations with Partners, which
would give a competitive advantage with respect to unstaked
areas or ground held by others. |
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| Results
of studies and related data will be published in reports, articles
and/or maps, annually. |
| Data
from large projects involving a predominant financial commitment by
the private Partner, such as an airborne multiparameter survey, may
be held confidential for a predetermined period of time after which
the data will be made available to the public. |
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| A
partner's financial contribution to a geoscience partnership may be
eligible for assessment credit and/or Portable Assessment Credit
(PAC) subject to the Mineral Tenure Act Regulations. |
| BCGS
financial and staff contributions to a partnership are not eligible
for assessment credit. |
Step 1:
Initial Contact Between BC Geological Survey
and
Potential Partner(s)
The BCGS welcomes expressions of
interest from potential partners to any staff member.
As well, BCGS geologists may approach clients concerning
potential partnerships. As
soon as an interesting concept has been identified, it should be
presented to Branch management for approval.
This preliminary step is to avoid expending significant effort
preparing proposals that will not meet criteria for approval or for
which there are no available personnel.
Step 2:
Project Proposals
All British Columbia Geoscience
Partnership projects must present a concise management plan which
outlines the objectives, deliverables, personnel, budget, schedule and
publication requirements with deadlines.
The principal contact for each partner must be clearly identified
(name, title, full address, etc.). Project
proposals, should be developed and signed off by all partners.
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The following points outline the
normal sequence of events in developing a project:
| BCGS
geologist and potential partner(s) develop a project concept. |
| Branch
management evaluate the project and either approve preparation of a
formal proposal or reject the concept. |
| If
the concept is approved, a project proposal is prepared. The proposal must have substantial input from all
partners. |
| The
completed project proposal is evaluated by Branch management. |
| Partnership
projects are reviewed by the Minister's Technical Liaison Committee
in the context of the branch program to ensure that the overall
balance of the program is maintained. |
| If
approved, a letter of agreement will be drawn up and signed. |
| For
multi-year projects, progress reports are due annually before the
end of the calendar year. |
| All
projects require a final report upon completion of the project. |
Partner's funding or "in
kind" resources must be used only for the project for which it
is designated. The Partner's cash contributions will be deposited into a
Government of British Columbia account.
All expenditures for projects under the program will be tracked
through a unique project account to create an audit trail. The projects will be run within the government fiscal year
cycle.
Any funds unexpended at the end of
the fiscal year will be returned to the Partner company.
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Chief
Geologist's Office
BC Geological Survey
PO Box 9333, Stn Prov Gov't
Victoria, BC V8W
9N3
Phone: 250-952-0374
Or
any member of the BC Geological Survey staff
Tel: 250-952-0429
FAX: 250-952-0381
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