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Ministry of Energy, Mines and Pertoleum Resources

Information Circulars

 

Information Circulars are a special series of publications which provide government, industry and the general public with a wide variety of information relating to the geoscience database.  Print runs are limited but many of these circulars are updated annually.  Information Circulars distributed by the BC Geological Survey are free as long as supplies last or available digitally, free of charge, from this website.

 

Number

Title

Exploration Reviews YEAR-1

British Columbia Mineral Exploration Reviews 1983-2010

IC 2012-2

British Columbia Coal Industry Overview 2011

IC 2012-1

British Columbia Mines and Mineral Exploration Overview 2011

IC 2011-4

Coal in British Columbia

IC 2011-3

Molybdenum in British Columbia

IC 2011-2

Rare Metals in British Columbia

IC 2011-1

British Columbia Mines and Mineral Exploration Overview 2010

IC 2010-5

Gold in British Columbia

IC 2010-4

Copper in British Columbia

IC 2010-3

Major Coal and Mineral Deposits of British Columbia, 1:2 000 000-scale

IC 2010-2

MapPlace and MTO short course notes from Mineral Exploration Roundup 2010

IC 2010-1

British Columbia Mines and Mineral Exploration Overview 2009

IC 2009-5

Mapping the Future and Building on Strengths:  British Columbia Geological Survey Workshop Overview (March 11-12, 2008)

IC 2009-4

World fluorspar resources, market and deposit examples from British Columbia, Canada 

IC 2009-3

Geoscience for Pine Beetle:  Economic Diversification through Public Geoscience Programs 

IC 2009-2

British Columbia Regional Geochemical Survey Database

IC 2009-1    

British Columbia Mines and Mineral Exploration Overview 2008

IC 2008-2

Contribution to Sustainability in Cement and Coal Production, Southwest British Columbia, Canada

IC 2008-1

British Columbia Mines and Mineral Exploration Overview 2007 

IC 2007-5

MINFILE/pc and MINFILE/www V. 5.0 User's Manual

IC 2007-4

MINFILE V. 5.0 Coding Manual

IC 2007-3

Tungsten in British Columbia - 2007

IC 2007-2

Industrial Minerals in British Columbia - 2006 Review

IC 2006-5

Copper in British Columbia

IC 2006-4

Zinc in British Columbia

IC 2006-3

British Columbia Regional Geochemical Survey Database

IC 2006-2

Gold in British Columbia Brochure

IC 2005-3

Molybdenum in British Columbia

IC 2005-2;
IC 2004-7

Mineral Properties Available in British Columbia

IC 2004-5

Gold in British Columbia Brochure

IC 2004-4

MINFILE/pc Users Manual Version 4.5 (obsolete)

IC 2004-3

MINFILE Coding Manual Version 4.5 (obsolete)

 

IC 2002-6

Partnerships for Geoscience

IC 2002-3

Posters and presentations presented at Cordilleran Roundup in Vancouver, British Columbia, January 22-25, 2002

IC 2002-2

GeoLogos (puzzles)

IC 2001-2

Five Year Minerals Geoscience Plan for British Columbia

IC 2001-00

Coalbed Methane in British Columbia

IC 1998-10

World Class Silver Mines Brochure

IC 1997-4

Focus on B.C. Industrial Minerals ‘95

IC 1997-3

Specifications & Guidelines for Bedrock Mapping in British Columbia

IC 1996-6

Aggregate Forum: Developing an Inventory that Works for You!, Report of Proceedings

IC 1995-7

Geology of Strathcona Provincial Park

IC 1995-2

Refractory Minerals and Opportunities in Related Value-Added Products

IC 1994-15

Dimension Stone in Victoria, B.C.: A City Guide & Walking Tour

IC 1994-7

Rockhounding: In Search of the Earth's Treasures

IC 1994-2

Assayers Certification Program

IC 1993-7

Landslides in British Columbia

IC 1993-6

British Columbia's Mineral Sector: Prospects for the 1990s

IC 1992-27

Jade in B.C.

IC 1992-23

Guide to the Tectonic, Stratigraphic and Magmatic Setting of the Middle Proterozoic Stratiform Sediment-hosted Sullivan Zn-Pb Deposit, South-eastern British Columbia

IC 1992-22

Mineral Potential Workshop - Report of Proceedings, April 22-23, 1992

IC 1992-20

British Columbia Coal Quality Catalog

IC 1992-18

British Columbia Coals - Quality & Resources

IC 1992-17

Zeolite, Perlite, Fullers Earth, Diatomite, Kaolin

IC 1992-16

Feldspar and Nepheline Syenite

IC 1992-15

Peat

IC 1992-14

Garnet

IC 1992-13

British Columbia's Industrial Minerals

IC 1992-12

Silicon, Ferrosilicon and Silicon Carbide

IC 1992-11

Magnesite

IC 1992-10

Limestone and Dolomite

IC 1992-7

Style Guide

IC 1991-7

NTS Location & Author Index

IC 1991-6

Earthquakes in British Columbia

IC 1990-19

High-Tech Metals in British Columbia

IC 1990-16

British Columbia Mineral Assessment Report Database

IC 1990-10

BC Geological Survey (Color Brochure - hard copy only)

IC 1990-8

The Future Mandate, Organizational Structure and Recommended Resource Distribution for the BC Geological Survey Branch

IC 1990-5

British Columbia Coal Specifications

IC 1989-02

Industrial Minerals in British Columbia

IC 1988-6

British Columbia Dimension Stone

IC 1987-5

Identification of Common Rocks  (available from this web site only).

 

Free copies are available from Sarah Meredith-Jones, BC Geological Survey.

 

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

 

For questions or more information on geology and minerals in British Columbia contact BCGS Mailbox or call toll free (BC Residents only).