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GeoFile # Title/Author/Date/Details
2008
2008-1 A Drainage Geochemical Atlas for British Columbia by R.E. Lett, E. Man, M.G. Mihalynuk and D.B. Grant
2008-2 Analytical Results from Investigations in the Chezacut Map Area 093C/08 and other selected areas within the Beetle Infested Zone 2007 by C.R. Peat, M.G. Mihalynuk, T. Ferbey and L.D. Diakow
2008-3 Results of field investigations in the Beetle Infested Zone 2006: Radiometric age determination data by T. Ullrich, R.M. Friedman, M.G. Mihalynuk and J.M. Logan
2008-4 Industrial Mineral potential of the Interior Plateau Beetle Infested Zone (BIZ) by Z.D. Hora
2008-5 Mineralized Mesozoic EXPOSED in the Anahim Area by M.G. Mihalynuk and C.R. Peat
2008-6 GeoTour Guide for Kamloops, British Columbia
2008-7 A Multi-Media Geochemical Orientation Study over the Jen Claims (Murray Property), BlackWater River Area, BC by Ray Lett, James Logan and Zoe Sandwith
2008-9 Reduction of CO2 Emissions – Sustainable Development - Supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in British Columbia by G.J Simandl and L. Simandl
2008-11 Terrace Preliminary Geodata Release in Central West BC by J.L. Nelson, M. McKeown, Y. Cui, P. Desjardins and T. Nakanishi
2008-12 Regional to Property-Scale Drift Prospecting Surveys in British Columbia by Travis Ferbey
2007
2007-1 Northern British Columbia: Geological Landscapes Highway Map by Turner, R.J.W., Franklin, R., Ceh, M., Evenchick, C., Hastings, N., Massey, N., and Wojdak, P.
2007-2 Belt-Purcell Metallogenic Data and Map by D.G. MacIntyre
2007-3 Skeena Arch Metallogenic Data and Map by D.G. MacIntyre
2007-5 Results of Reconnaissance Surveys in the Interior Plateau Beetle Infested Zone (BIZ) by Mihalynuk, M.G.; Harker, L.L.; Lett, R.; and Grant, B.
2007-6 Workshop Notes: Drainage Geochemical Surveys - Stream Sediments, Lake Sediments, Moss Mats, Heavy Minerals by Lett, Ray E.
2007-8 Review of Industrial Minerals in BC, 2006 by Simandl, G.J., Irvine, M.L, Grieve, D., Lane R., Wojdak, P., Madu, B., Northcote, B. and Schroeter, T.
2007-9 Nuggets Buried in the BC Regional Geochemical Survey Database by Lett, Ray E. and Bluemel, Britt
2007-10 Terrace Geotour Guidebook by B. Turner, J. Nelson, G. Weary, T. Walker, B. Hayward, C. McRae
2007-11 BC Mineral Industry Information Sources by T. Schroeter, J. Pardy, D. Yu, and E. Man
2006
2006-1 Till Geochemistry of the Chilanko Forks, Chezacut, Clusko River and Toil Mountain area, British Columbia by Ray E. Lett, Stephen Cook and Victor Levson
2006-2 U-Pb ages of intrusive rocks and 40Ar/39Ar plateau ages of copper-gold-silver mineralization associated with alkaline intrusive centres at Galore Creek and Mount Polley, northwest and central British Columbia by J.M. Logan, T. Ullrich and R.M. Friedman
2006-3 Brucite in British Columbia, Canada by Simandl, G.J., Paradis, S., Robinson, N., & Simandl, L.
2006-4 Regional Geochemical Survey Data, Yakutat/Tatshenshini River, British Columbia (NTS Map Sheets 114O/P) by W. Jackaman and P.F. Matysek
2006-5 Geology and Mineralization of the Iron Mask Batholith by Jim Logan, Mitchell G. Mihalynuk, Tom Ullrich and Richard Friedman
2006-6 British Columbia Geological Survey Branch symbols V1.7 and V2.0 for Manifold® Geographic Information System by Mitchell G. Mihalynuk, Brian Grant and Shannon M.S. Mallory
2006-7 Massive Sulphide Deposits at Myra Falls Operations, Vancouver Island British Columbia
Mineral Deposits Division of the Geological Association of Canada; Cordilleran Round-Up Field Trip - January 2005
2006-8 Examining ASTER imagery with the MapPlace Image Analysis Toolbox - A Tutorial Manual by Ward E. Kilby and Caleen E. Kilby, Cal Data Ltd.  Also released as Geoscience BC Report 2006-3, Contribution #GBC 015.
2006-9

Re-Analysis of Regional Geochemical Stream Sediment Samples from the McLeod Lake area  (NTS Map Sheet 093J) by R. Lett and Britt Bluemel

2006-10

Compilation of Regional Geochemical Survey Data from the Bella Coola Area (NTS Map Sheets 093D, 093C, 093E) by R. Lett and Britt Bluemel

2006-11

Regional Drainage Sediment and Water Geochemical Survey Data, Anahim Lake - Nechako River, Central British Columbia (NTS Map Sheets 093C and 093F) by W. Jackaman.  Also released as Geoscience BC Report 2006-4, Contribution #GBC 016.

2006-12 Regional Stream Sediment and Water Geochemical Data - Golden, Brazeau Lake, Canoe River and Mount Robson, Southeastern British Columbia, (NTS Map Sheets 082N, 083C, 083D, and 083E) by C.O. Nass.  Also released as Geoscience BC Report 2006-5, Contribution #GBC 018.
2005
2005-1 Digital Map of British Columbia: Whole Province
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-2 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NM9 Mid Coast
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-3 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NM10 Southwest B.C.
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-4 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NM11 Southeast B.C.
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-5 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NN8-9 North Coast and Queen Charlotte Islands/Haida Gwaii
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, Haggart, J.W., D.G., Desjardins, P.J., Wagner, C.L. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-6 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NN10 Central B.C.
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-7 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NN11 Mid Rockies
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-8 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NO8 Northwest B.C.
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-9 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NO9 North Central B.C.
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-10 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NO10 Northeast B.C.
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G., Okulitch, A.V., Desjardins, P.J. and Cooney, R.T.
2005-11 Bedrock Geochemistry of the Barriere Lakes - Adams Plateau Area (082L/13E; 82M/3W,4,5,12S; 92P/1E,8E) by Roger C. Paulen, Ray E. Lett, Paul Schiarizza and Peter T. Bobrowsky
2005-12 Precambrian Basement - NE British Columbia - New U-Pb Geochronological Data and their Significance for Diamond Exploration by Simandl, G.J.; Davis, W.; Hewett, T.
2005-13 Heavy Mineral Survey and its Significance for Diamond Exploration, Fort Nelson Area, BC by Simandl, G.J.; Ferbey, T.; Levson, V.M.; Demchuk, T.E.; Hewett, T.; Smith, I.R.; and Kjarsgaard, I.
2005-14 BC Rock Geochemical Database (9552 records) by Ray Lett and Christine Ronning
2005-15 BC Rock Geochemical Database Manual (40 pages) by Christine Ronning
2005-16 OBSOLETE - British Columbia Geological Survey Branch symbols for Manifold Geographic Information System by Mitchell G. Mihalynuk, M.S. Mallory and Brian Grant.  For updated version please see GeoFile 2006-6.
2005-17 Regional Geochemical Survey Database on CD by Ray Lett
2005-18 Till Geochemistry - A Viable Tool for Polymetallic Mineral Exploration in British Columbia's Southern Interior by Roger C. Paulen and Ray E. Lett
2005-19 Potential for Gem Beryl and Schist Hosted Emerald in British Columbia by Andrew S. Legun
2005-21 Timing of Gold Mineralization at the Privateer Mine, Zeballos Gold Camp, Vancouver Island, BC: U-Pb and Ar-Ar Evidence by Dan Marshall, Natalka Podstawskyj, Magdalena Lesiczka and Adolf Aichmeier
2005-22 Re-analysis of Toodogoone River (NTS 94E) and McConnell Creek (NTS 94D) Regional Stream Sediment Samples by Ray E. Lett
2005-23 Table of Significant British Columbia Porphyry Molybdenum Resources by Tom Schroeter and Alya Fulford
2005-24 MINFILE Reserves/Resource Inventory in BC 2005 by Larry Jones and MINFILE Team
2005-25 Kimberlite and Diamond Indicator Minerals in Northeast British Columbia, Canada - A Reconnaissance Survey by G.J. Simandl, T. Ferbey, V.M. Levson, N.D. Robinson, R. Lane, R. Smith, T.E. Demchuk, I.M. Raudsepp and A.S. Hickin
2004
2004-1 Ultramafic Rocks in British Columbia - Applications in C02 Sequestration and Mineral Exploration
by Danae A. Voormeij and George J. Simandl
2004-2 The British Columbia Mineral Potential Project 1992-1997 - Methodology and Results by Ward E. Kilby
2004-3 Diamond Exploration Concepts in British Columbia
by George J. Simandl and Nicole Robinson
2004-4 Web-Based Solutions for Geoscience Data - MapPlace.ca
by Larry Jones, Pat Desjardins, Ward Kilby (6Mb PDF)
2004-6 Platinum Group Elements in Alkaline Cu-Au Porphyry
by Graham Nixon, Louis Cabri, Gilles LaFlamme, Paul Sylvester, and Mike Tubrett (4.7Mb PDF)
2004-7 Stream Geochemical Survey Guide
by Ray Lett and Wayne Jackaman
2004-8 Level 2 Mineral Resource Assessment Coastal British Columbia  - Methodology and Results
by MacIntyre, D.G., Massey, N.W.D. and Kilby, W.E.
2004-10 Operating Mines in British Columbia and Major Exploration and Development Projects in 2004 - Preliminary Estimates by T.G. Schroeter and J.W. Pardy
2004-11 Significant British Columbia Porphyry Cu-Au Resources
by T.G. Schroeter, J.W. Pardy, and Mike Cathro
2004-12 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NN8/9 Queen Charlotte Islands - Haida Gwaii by Massey, N.W.D., Haggart, J.W., Wagner, C.L., MacIntyre, D.G. and Desjardins, P.J.
2003
2003-1 Atlin TGI - Rock EVAL VII Program Pyrolysis Results from Whitehorse Trough:  Ministry of Energy and Mines
by M. Fowler
2003-2 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NM11 Southeast B.C.
by N.W.D. Massey, D.G. MacIntyre and P.J. Desjardins
2003-3 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NM10 Southwest B.C.
by N.W.D. Massey, D.G. MacIntyre and P.J. Desjardins
2003-4 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NM9 South-coast B.C.
by N.W.D. Massey, D.G. MacIntyre and P.J. Desjardins
2003-5 Geology of Lorraine Cu-Au Porphyry: New Concepts;  B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines by G.T. Nixon
2003-6

Kena Gold Mountain Zone - Early Middle Jurassic Porphyry Au +/- Cu Mineralization,  SE British Columbia
by
J. Logan, G. Laflamme and L. Dandy; BC Geological Survey, Natural Resources Canada CANMET-MMSL and P&L Geological Services

2003-7 Atlin TGI: Geological highlights and mineralization, Nakina Transect;  Ministry of Energy and Mines by M. Mihalynuk
2003-8 Atlin TGI: Joss'alun Discovery; Update: Massive sulphide in Kutcho arc; Ministry of Energy and Mines by M. Mihalynuk
2003-9 Marksmen Partnership: potential for shallow submarine VMS (Eskay-style) and intrusive-related gold mineralization, Tutshi Lake area; Ministry of Energy and Mines by M. Mihalynuk
2003-10 Regional Geologic Setting and Geochronology of High-sulphidation mineralization at the Thorn Property by M. Mihalynuk
2003-11 CO2 Sequestration by G.J. Simandl
2003-12 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NN11 NTS 083E,D,C
by N.W.D. Massey, D.G. MacIntyre and P.J. Desjardins
2003-13 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NM9 North Coast
by N.W.D. Massey, D.G. MacIntyre and P.J. Desjardins
2003-14 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NO10 Northeast BC
by N.W.D. Massey, D.G. MacIntyre, A.V. Okulitch and P.J. Desjardins
2003-15 Industrial Minerals in British Columbia - 2003 Review, by G.J. Simandl, B. Grant, D. Terry, M. Cathro, B. Lane, P. Wojdak, J. Houle, T. Schroeter
2003-16 Petrochemistry of Mafic Rocks Within the Northern Cache Creek Terrane, NW British Columbia, Canada; by Joseph M. English, Stephen T. Johnston and Mitchell G. Mihalynuk
2003-17 Digital Map of British Columbia: Tile NO8 Northwest BC
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G. and Desjardins, P.J.
2003-18 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NO9 North Central BC
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G. and Desjardins, P.J.
2003-19 Archive RGS sample re-analysis for Queen Charlotte Islands
by Ray Lett
2003-20 Archive RGS sample re-analysis for Iskut region, NW British Columbia
by Ray Lett
2003-21 Digital Map of British Columbia:  Tile NN10 Central BC
by Massey, N.W.D., MacIntyre, D.G. and Desjardins, P.J.
2003-22 Kimberlites, Melnoites and Look-alikes in British Columbia Canada
by Jennifer Pell and Olga Ijewliw
2003-23 Information Sources Pertaining to the Mineral Industry
by Tom Schroeter and Jamie Pardy
2002
2002-2 Cu-PGE Mineralization in Alkaline Plutonic Complexes
by Graham T. Nixon  and J. H. Gilles Laflamme 
2002-3 Metal Zoning in VMS Belts TARGETING HOTSPOTS
by Dani Alldrick 
2002-4 Broken Hill & SEDEX Type Deposits of the Kootenay Terrane
by Trygve Höy
2002-5 BC's Fe Oxide Cu-Au Deposit Potential - New Frontiers
by Ian Webster
2002-6 Joss'alun Massive Sulphide Discovery
by Mitch Mihalynuk
2002-7 Industrial Minerals in British Columbia: 2002 Preliminary Review
by Simandl, G.J., Terry, D., Cathro, M., Lane, B., Wojdak, P., Houle J, Grant, B. and Schroeter, T.  (405 Kb)
2001
2001-1 Lithostratigraphy of the Comox and Trent River Formations in the Comox Coalfield, Vancouver Island (92F/7, 10, 11, 14)
by C. Gwyneth Cathyl-Bickford
2001-2 Ice Flow History and Surficial Geochemistry, Huckleberry Mine Area: A Drift Exploration Case Study by T. Ferbey and V.M. Levson
2001-3 Industrial Mineral Endowment and Development Opportunities Northeast-Central BC by B. Lane, K. MacDonald and B. McGrath
2001-4 Big Salmon Complex by M.G. Mihalynuk, J. Nelson, C. Roots, T. Gleeson, M. deKeljzer, R. Friedman
2001-5 Oil and Gas Resource Potential of the Bowser-Whitehorse Area of British Columbia by Peter Hannigan, P.J. Lee and K.G. Osadetz
2001-6 Oil and Gas Resource Potential of the Nechako-Chilcotin Area of British Columbia by Peter Hannigan, P.J. Lee, K.G. Osadetz, J.R. Dietrich and K. Olsen-Heise
2001-7 Oil and Gas Resource Potential of the Kootenay Area of British Columbia by Peter Hannigan, P.J. Lee, K.G. Osadetz, and K. Olsen-Heise
2001-8 PGE Potential of Moyie Sills, Southeastern BC
by T. Höy and M. Fournier
2001-9 Tectonic Assemblage Map of Southern BC prepared for the Cordilleran Ore Deposits Field Trip, Map 1999 by M.A. Fournier & D.V. Lefebure
2000
2000-1 Preliminary Bedrock Geology between Lay and Wrede Ranges, North-Central British Columbia (NTS 94C/12; 94D/9,16)
by Filippo Ferri
2000-2 Platinum Group Element Mineral Occurrences in British Columbia
2000-3 Geology and Industrial Minerals of the Tertiary Basins, South-Central British Columbia by Peter B. Read, Geotex Consultants Ltd.
2000-4 Boulder Lithogeochemistry Study, Deer Lake area (NTS 92P/9)
by Ray Lett, BC Geological Survey, Victoria, and Steven Earle, Dept of Geology, Malaspina University College, Nanaimo, BC
2000-5 Potential for Palladium and Platinum Deposits in British Columbia
by David V. Lefebure
2000-6 Report on Platinum, Palladium and Gold Assays from the Bull River Copper-Silver-Gold Prospect, Southeastern British Columbia
by Ray Lett and Ron Smyth
2000-7 Coalbed Methane Potential in British Columbia
compiled by George Owsiacki and Garry Payie
2000-8 Comparison of Stream Sediment and Moss Material: Geochemistry of the Jennings River Area, Northern British Columbia, NTS 103O, by Ray Lett
2000-9 Geological Compilation of the Merritt Coal Basin, Southwestern British Columbia: Tertiary Geology (NTS 92I/02)
compiled by N.W.D. Massey; Scale 1:50 000
2000-10 Geological Compilation of the Similkameen Coal Basins, Southwestern British Columbia: Tertiary Geology (parts of NTS 92H/07; 08; 09; 10) (PDF document, 13.5 Mb)
compiled by N.W.D. Massey; Scale 1:50 000
2000-11 Mineral and Energy Resources in Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound: A Series of 1:3 000 000-scale Compilation Maps (PDF document, 8.2 Mb)
compiled by N.W.D. Massey
2000-12 Exploring the Future (brochure with info. sheets, PDF documents)
1998
1998-1 Mining in the Millennium

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Last updated September 05, 2008