Geoscience Agencies & Groups
 

• BC Geological Survey (BCGS) is part of the Provincial Ministry of Energy and Mines (formerly Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources) which manages the development of British Columbia's mineral resources, and implements policies and programs to encourage their mineral resource development while maintaining environmental integrity. In addition, the Ministry regulates and inspects the exploration and mining mineral production industries in B.C. to protect the workers, the public and the environment.

• Geoscience and Natural Gas Development Branch, of the Oil & Gas Division, is part of the Ministry of Energy and Mines, and is leading the way towards stimulating investment in the province's traditional oil and gas resources.

• Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) is Canada's Federal agency for geoscientific information and research, with world-class expertise focusing on geoscience surveys, sustainable development of Canada's resources, environmental protection, and technology innovation.  Click here for further information on the geology of the Cordillera.

• Geoscience BC (GBC) is a non-governmental geoscience research centre initiated by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia announced in January 2005 by Premier Gordon Campbell as part of a $25 million commitment to geoscience research in B.C.  Geoscience publications can obtained from the Geoscience BC website or the BC Geological Survey's Publication Catalogue.

Associations and Chambers

• AMEBC - Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
• Chamber of Mines of Eastern BC
• Coal Association of Canada
• East Kootenay Chamber of Mines
• Kamloops Exploration Group
• Mining Association of BC
• Northwest Mining Association
• PDAC - Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
• Prince George Exploration Group
• Smithers Exploration Group
• Vancouver Island Exploration Group (VIX)
• Vancouver Mining Exploration Group

Geoscience Departments at Universities and Schools

• BC Institute of Technology - Mining Technology
• Douglas College - Department of Geology
• Vancouver Island University - Department of Geology
• Northwest Community College, School of Exploration and Mining
• Simon Fraser University - Earth Sciences
• Thompson Rivers University - Faculty of Science - Geology
• University of British Columbia - Earth and Ocean Sciences
• University of British Columbia - Mineral Deposits Research Unit (MDRU)
• University of British Columbia - Mining Engineering
• University of Northern British Columbia
• University of Victoria - School of Earth and Ocean Sciences
• Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AMEBC) - H.V. Warren School of Prospecting
• Mineral Resources Education Program of BC