St. Anne's Academy Auditorium
835 Humbolt, Victoria B.C.
Friday, November 13th, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm, social to follow
The British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) invites you to attend a full day of oral presentations on the geology and mineral deposits of British Columbia. The Open House is co-sponsored by the Pacific Section of the Geological Association of Canada (PAC-GAC). Presentations will be given by geologists from the BCGS, Resource Development and Geoscience Branch and School of Earth and Ocean Sciences at UVic.
Registration
Please register using this PDF: Registration Form
The form can be submitted by email, fax or regular mail.
Email: Geological.Survey@gov.bc.ca
Fax: 250-952-0381
Mailing Address: BC Geological Survey
PO Box 9333 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, B.C. V8W 9N3
The $20 registration fee can be paid by cheque and mailed to the above address attention to Pacific Section, Geological Association of Canada. Fees may also be paid on-site by cheque or cash. Space is limited to 150 participants so register early. (Cheques should be payable to Pacific Section GAC)
Note: Students are free but should still register.
Registration fees include coffee breaks, a post-Open House social event and membership to the Pacific Section. Lunch is not provided on site but a list of nearby restaurants is provided below.
Preliminary Program
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Exploration Concepts for Mineral Deposits in British Columbia |
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8:45 |
Dave Lefebure |
An overview of B.C. exploration and BCGS activities in 2009 |
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9:10 |
Steve Rowins |
Key geological concepts on the distribution of porphyry Au-Cu (Mo) deposits and low-sulphidation epithermal Au-Ag veins in the Toodoggone district of north-central B.C. |
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9:35 |
Larry Diakow |
Geology and mineral deposits of the Spences Bridge Group |
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10:00 |
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COFFEE |
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10:20 |
Andrew Legun |
Coal Update |
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10:45 |
Ray Lett |
Applied geochemistry in mineral exploration |
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11:10 |
Larry Jones |
Mineovation |
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11:35 |
PANEL |
Wrap-up: Key Exploration Ideas |
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11:50 – 1:15 |
LUNCH |
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Recent Developments in B.C. Geology and Cordilleran Tectonics |
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1:15 |
Mitch Mihalynuk |
Cache Creek oroclinal entrapment: Tribulations and trials for a teenage hypothesis |
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1:40 |
Paul Schiarizza |
Stratigraphic and plutonic framework of the Thuya Creek – Woodjam Creek area and associated Cu, Au, and Mo mineralization |
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2:05 |
Graham Nixon |
Geology and Mineral Deposits of North Vancouver Island |
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2:30 |
Fil Ferri |
The Wingdam conglomerate: geological setting, detrital zircon geochronology and regional significance |
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2:55 |
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COFFEE |
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3:15 |
Stephen Johnston |
A comparison of the Cordilleran and Variscan orogens |
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3:40 |
Kathryn Gillis |
The Endeavour node of the NEPTUNE Canada Ocean Observatory |
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4:05 |
PANEL |
Wrap-up: Recent Developments in B.C. Geology |
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4:30 |
POST WORKSHOP SOCIAL AT THE MARRIOTT, SPONSORED BY PAC-GAC |
Lunch options:
· Marriott Hotel Restaurant
· The Old Spaghetti Factory
· Cafe Mela
· Milos (Greek)
· The Noodle Box
· Sam’s Deli (sandwiches)
· Bengal Lounge @ Empress Hotel (curry buffet)
