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Province Backs Quest To Unlock Mineral Potential
PRINCE GEORGE - Geoscience BC is launching the $5-million QUEST project in central B.C.'s Mountain Pine Beetle infestation area to help unlock the province's mineral potential and stimulate new economic activity, announced Minister of State for Mining Kevin Krueger.
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Overview Of Exploration Activity (PDF document, 37147 KB)
Northwest Region
Summary and Trends; Mines and Quarries; Mineral Exploration (Atlin Area; Tulsequah-Taku Area; Cassiar-Rancheria Area; Turnagain-Upper Stikine Area; Telegraph Creek Area; Kinaskan Area; Iskut District; Stewart North to Granduc; Stewart South to Alice Arm; Terrace-Prince Rupert Area Area; Smithers-Hazelton Area; Babine Area; Houston-Tahtsa Area); Coal Projects; Exploration for Industrial Minerals And Gemstones; Acknowledgements
(PDF document, 18929 KB)
Central Region
Summary and Trends; Operating Metal Mines; Industrial Mineral Quarries; Exploration Summary (Toodoggone Camp; Omineca Mountains; Northern Rocky Mountains; Prince George-McBride; Nechako Plateau; Cariboo); Acknowledgements
(PDF document, 10358 KB)
South-Central Region
Summary and Trends; Mines and Quarries; Exploration Highlights (Kamloops-Highland Valley; Southern Cariboo-Chilcotin; Gold Bridge; Okanagan; Fraser River-Merritt-Ashcroft; Revelstoke-Shuswap-North Thompson; Aspen Grove-Princeton-Keromeos); Acknowledgements
(PDF document, 7800 KB)
Kootenay Region
Summary and Trends; Operating Mines and Quarries; Exploration Highlights (East Kootenays; East Kootenay Coalfields; West Kootenays; Boundary District); Outlook for 2006; Acknowledgements
(PDF document, 13776 KB)
Southwest Region
Summary and Trends; Mines and Quarries; Exploration Projects (North Island; Campbell River / Gold River; Port Alberni; Port Renfrew; Texada Island / Sunshine Coast; Pemberton; Boston Bar / Harrison Lake / Hope); Outlook for 2006; Acknowledgements
(PDF document, 10634 KB)
Northeast Region
Summary and Trends; Coal Mines; Mine Development Projects; Coal Exploration Projects; Metal Exploration Projects; Outlook for 2006; Acknowledgements
(PDF document, 8857 KB)
Contact the:
Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources
Mining & Minerals Division, B.C. Geological Survey
Phone: 250 952 0492 Fax: 250 952 0381 http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/geology
P.O. Box 9322, Stn.Prov.Gov., 5th Fl. 1810 Blanchard St. Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Vancouver Office:
300 – 865 Hornby St.,
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2G3
Director, Mineral Development Office:
Jay Fredericks
Phone - 604 660 3332
Fax - 604-775-0313
Jay.Fredericks@gov.bc.ca
Regional Geologist:
Bruce Northcote
Phone - 604 660 2713
bruce.northcote@gov.bc.ca
