Ministry of Energy, Mines and Pertoleum Resources

BC Geological Survey Publications Catalogue

Introduction
Description of GSB Publications
Where to Purchase Publications
Indexes to Ministry Publications

Publication Products:

Annual Reports of the Ministry 1874 - 2000 (entire series available digitally)
Bulletins: Post 1940 Pre 1940 Miscellaneous Reports
Coal Publications
Exploration and Mining in British Columbia (regional details)
External Publications
GeoFiles
Geological Fieldwork - A Summary of Fieldwork and Current Research (entire series available digitally)
Geoscience BC Publication Products
Information Circulars
Maps: Digital Geology General Geoscience Mineral Potential Preliminary
Miscellaneous Publications
Mineral Exploration Reviews (Provincial overviews)
Open Files
Papers

Database Products:

ARIS - B.C. Assessment Reports
Bedrock Mapping Index (includes Geological Maps Online)
COALFILE - Coal occurrences in BC
MapPlace - see BC Geology Map Index Details, includes Publications Search application, and downloads for BCGS CGKN Data Catalogue (MS Access) and BCGS CGKN Data Catalogue (Shapefile)
Mineral Deposit Profiles
MINFILE - B.C. Mineral Occurrences
Property File
Regional Geochemical Survey (RGS)

Publication Catalogues:

CanGeoRef: a subscription-based bibliographic database of Canadian geosciences literature. The September 15, 2011 launch of the database contains over 200,000 entries from Alberta and Manitoba, with Ontario following shortly. British Columbia is currently being added.
Search BCGS CGKN Metadata Catalogue on GeoConnections Discovery Portal
CGKN Data Catalogue: search BCGS Publications and other catalogues based on text or bounding coordinates; download BCGS CGKN Data Catalogue (MS Access).
BC Geology Map Index, includes Publications Search application.
1998 Publications Catalogue (PDF document, 322 Kb)
GEOSCAN: is the bibliographic database for scientific publications of the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada.
MIRAGE: (Map Image Rendering DAtabase for GEoscience) is a digital image library of Geological Survey of Canada maps.
On-line theses Repositories:
   - University of British Columbia (UBC): https://circle.ubc.ca (from Fall 2007 onwards)
   - University of Alberta (U of A): http://repository.library.ualberta.ca/dspace/handle/10048/48
   - Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/thesescanada/index-e.html

Oil & Gas Publications:

Miscellaneous Items:

The BC Geological Survey of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (formerly the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) have been producing geoscience maps and reports from 1874 to the present. This catalogue lists all products, most of which are available as digital versions, free of charge, from this website.

For general information and assistance on products and services please contact Sarah Meredith-Jones at 250-387-5261 or email.

For questions, more information on geology and minerals in British Columbia or to join our publications mailing list contact BCGS Mailbox or call toll free (B.C. residents only).

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BC Geological Survey Publications Catalogue