Ministry of Energy and Mines
Miscellaneous Publications

Miscellaneous Publications

See also Miscellaneous Reports in Bulletin section.

B.C. Mineral Statistics - Annual Summary & Mineral Production Tables

Annual statistics of mineral production and production for individual mines in British Columbia are compiled in various publications from 1874 onward.  The B.C. Mineral Statistics Annual Summary & Mineral Production Tables page links to documents and tables that compile these statistics.  See the Mineral Statistics website for statistics information of the metals, coal, industrial mineral, construction aggregates, mineral exploration and other sectors.

Other Ministry Publications

Out of print (OP) publications are available at various libraries, such as the Ministry Library at 1810 Blanshard Street in Victoria, B.C. They are not available through Crown Publications Inc. Others are available from Crown Publications Inc.

Title/Author/Date/Details Stock Code Price
Non-metallic mineral investigations, Reports 1-5, 1932-1933:

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   Report 1 - Barite in British Columbia, by A.M. Richmond, 1932, 16 pp.
   Report 2 - Asbestos in British Columbia, by A.M. Richmond, 1932, 12 pp.
   Report 3 - Possibilities of manufacturing bottles and glassware in BC, by A.M. Richmond, 1932, 18 pp.
   Report 4 - Some undeveloped clay deposits of British Columbia, by A.M. Richmond, 1932, 36 pp.
   Report 5 - Magnesite and hydro-magnesite in British Columbia, by A.M. Richmond, 1933, 21 pp.
Notes on Placer Mining in British Columbia for the Information of the Individual Miner, 1936.

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Notes on Placer Mining in British Columbia for the Information of the Individual Miner, 1937 (PDF, 11.5 MB)

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Notes on Placer Mining in British Columbia for the Information of the Individual Miner, 1943

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Investigation of Beach Sands, by S.S. Holland and H.W. Nasmith, 1958

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Variations in Uranium and Radioactivity Levels of Potable Surface and Ground Water in the Okanagan and West Kootenay Regions of B.C., April 1980 (PDF, 2.5 MB)

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Variations in Uranium and Radioactivity Levels in Surface and Ground Water at Selected Sites in B.C., March 1981

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Annual Report of the Engineering and Inspection Branch 1989

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British Columbia: The Mining Industry, 1936 2217 3.75
Possibilities for the Manufacture of Mineral Wool in British Columbia, by J.M. Cummings, 1937 2220 5.40
A Review of Mining and Mineral Resources in B.C., by H. Sargent, 1949, (a reprint of the Brief on Mining) 2227 5.40
Mining in British Columbia: An Outline of the Development of the Industry, 1952 2228 4.40
Mining in British Columbia: An Outline of the Development of the Industry, 1954 2230 4.30
B.C. Mine Rescue Manual, 1989 (this publication supersedes mine rescue publications: Paper 1977-2 and Paper 1981-4)
    
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Mineral Development Agreement Publications 1985 - 1990

The Canada/British Columbia Mineral Development Agreement 1985-1990 funded geoscience projects, market studies, mineral economics investigations, mining safety studies, and research and development projects. Most of the reports resulting from the non-geoscience projects are available from Island Blue Print Co. Ltd. Geoscience research results are included in the various series of publications reported elsewhere in this catalog. 

A summary of projects are available here: Mineral Development Agreement Canada-British Columbia Summary Report 1985-1990. (PDF, 9.75 MB).

Out of print publications are available at various libraries, such as the Ministry Library at 1810 Blanshard Street in Victoria, B.C. List of reports previously available through Island Blue Print Co., Bitech Publishers Ltd., or Crown Publications Inc.

Provincial Geologists Journal

The Provincial Geologists Journal is published by the Committee of Provincial Geologists. (www.cpgeologists.ca).  Volumes 1983 through 2003 are available through Crown Publications Inc. or at various libraries, such as the Ministry Library at 1810 Blanshard Street in Victoria, B.C.

The journals 1983 through 2003 are available in PDF format at the Committee of Provincial Geologists website.

Annual Reports of the Resident Mining Engineer

Out of print Annual Reports are available at various libraries, such as the Ministry Library at 1810 Blanshard Street in Victoria, B.C. They are not available through Crown Publications Inc.

The Annual Reports of the Resident Mining Engineer are available online in the Ministry Annual Reports.

Publications related to Project Approvals are available on the web; or contact the Health and Safety Branch.

Guide to Mineral Titles in B.C.

Available free from Government Agents throughout the Province and Mineral Titles Branch.

For questions or more 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 December 13, 2006.