Educational Resources

The Ministry encourages and supports educational activities about mining and energy.  This site contains general information about geoscience, minerals and mining. The information is suitable for teachers, the general public and students.

Geology

• Pioneering Geology in the Canadian Cordillera
• Canadian Cordillera Geoscience (GSC)
• Geology of Strathcona Park
• Geology of Denman and Hornby Islands, BC (PDF 1.7 Mb)
• Northern British Columbia: Geological Landscapes Highway Map
• Waterscapes:  Bowen Island, Gulf Islands
• Aerial Landscapes; Urban Geology

Geo-Logos

Information Circular 2002-2
GeoLogos - word puzzles with geological and mineral themes.
These puzzles are provided for use by teachers in the classroom and may be freely copied for distribution to their students. They will also be of interest and, hopefully, of some entertainment, to other logophiles regardless of age or geological knowledge. Solutions are provided.

GeoScapes/Geotours

• Geoscape Canada
• Geoscapes for Victoria, Vancouver, Nanaimo & Fort Fraser
• Geoscape Nanaimo - hosted by Malaspina University College
  
• Geotours Kamloops, West Kootenay, East Kootenay, Hazeltons, Prince George
  
• Geological Roadmap of Northern BC

BC Mining - Your Life Wouldn't Be The Same Without It (PDF, 526 Kb)

• Coalbed Methane in British Columbia
• Exploration and Mining in British Columbia - (issued annually, 1970 to present)
• British Columbia's Mineral Exploration Review - (issued annually, 1996 to present)
• Directory listing of Operating Mines and Owner/Operators (includes location maps)
• Mining in the New Millennium
• BC Mineral Deposit Profiles
• BC Mining & Geological Museums (PDF, 1.1 MB)
• History Still Standing - A Guide to Historical Mine Sites of the Boundary Country (PDF, 4.3 MB)

Natural Disasters

• Earthquakes in BC
• Earthquakes Canada
• Landslides in BC
• Landslides Canada

Rocks and Minerals

• Identification of Common Rocks and Minerals | PDF document, 2.2 Mb |
• Rockhounding Booklet (PDF, 490 Kb)
• Jade in BC
• Dimension Stone in Victoria, BC - A City Guide and Walking Tour (PDF, 375 Kb)
• Rocks and Rock Collections 

Links to Geoscience Information on External Sites

• Information Sources Pertaining to the Mineral Industry
  (PDF 138Kb)
• Geoscience Agencies in BC
• Five Year Minerals Geoscience Plan for BC - IC2001-2
• BC Mineral Statistics
• BC Geological Survey Field Projects
• Building Blocks to Land Use Planning
• Land and Resource Management Plans (LRMPs) in BC
• Publications Archive
• Other Ministry Publications
• GeoscienceBC
• Geoscience and Natural Gas Development Branch, Oil & Gas Division of MEM
• Links on MapPlace
• Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC)
• Alberta Geological Survey
• Online Guide to Rocks

All publications of the BC Geological Survey are available digitally, free of charge, from this website.