Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
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British Columbia Geological Survey geologists on traverse, Stikine terrane, northwestern British Columbia. 88 W I N T E R 2 0 1 4 Photograph : Government of British Columbia BRITISH COLUMBIA GEOLOGICAL SURVE Y, MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND MINES Founded in 1895, the British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) is the oldest government science organization in the province. Headquartered in Victoria, with a satellite office in Vancouver, the Survey is responsible for documenting, assessing and archiving British Columbia's geology and related mineral and coal resources. Since its inception, BCGS scientists have provided pre-competitive raw data, his- torical records, and new concepts to help industry, government, academia and the general public make informed decisions. This information resides in free, web- based databases that are integrated with MapPlace, the Survey's online service that allows clients to browse, visualize and analyze multidisciplinary geoscience data and create custom maps. The Cordilleran Geoscience Section of the Survey generates new data and refines exploration models, largely through field-based studies by staff geoscientists, with analytical support provided by the Survey's geochemical laboratories. The Resource Information Section updates and develops geosci- ence databases, and disseminates these data online. The Mineral Development Office in Vancouver is the section of the Survey that links government to the exploration and mining community; this office also markets and promotes the province's mineral and coal resource opportunity to global investors. The activities and products of the Survey are profiled annually at Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, the BCGS Open House, the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Convention and several other geoscience conferences. The strong commitment of the Survey to the minerals industry is reflected in the types of projects that it undertakes. In 2014, the Survey had field projects tar- geting the province's prolific porphyry belts, with multi-year studies in the Quesnel terrane of the Interior Plateau and in the Stikine terrane of northwest- ern B.C. Other projects were done in partnership with the Geological Survey GEOSCIENCE AGENCIES FUNDED BY THE