Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
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Photographs : Government of British Columbia W I N T E R 2 0 1 5 69 1.6-million-tonne-per-year operation, have been approved, but the project remains in the pre-application phase of environmental assessment. MAGMATIC COPPER AND PRECIOUS METALS Underground rehabilitation and an airborne magnetic and radiometric survey were car- ried out at the Sunro mine, a past producer of copper, gold and silver on southern Vancouver Island. There are historical resource estimates for the property but no modern estimates. The property has seen little exploration beyond rock and soil geochemistry since the 1970s. New Sunro Copper Ltd. is the new owner. COAL Hillsborough Resources Limited's Quinsam thermal coal mine is operating at a reduced level. It did restart after a summer shutdown; however, exploration was suspended in 2015 following several years of on-site and regional programs. To the south, Compliance Energy Corporation's Raven metallurgical coal proj- ect was withdrawn from the environmental assessment pre-application process. GEOSCIENCE 2015-16 GEOSCIENCE 2015-2016 The Brit ish Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS), established in 1895, is the government organization respon- sible for the collection, inventory, assess- ment and archiving of British Columbia's geology and related assessment of min- eral and coal resources. The BCGS links government, the minerals industry and British Columbians to the prov- ince's complex geology and rich min- eral wealth. Through its professional staff, the BCGS generates technical geoscience publications that are freely accessible through MapPlace, an online, map-based digital delivery system. The activities of the BCGS and its geoscience products are profiled annually at AME BC's Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, in addition to other regional and international geoscience confer- ences. Located on the second floor of the Vancouver Convention Centre, the BC Pavilion is a one-stop venue for Roundup delegates to discuss the busi- ness of mineral exploration with govern- ment personnel. The BC Pavilion affords SOUTH AND WEST COAST Intensively altered volcanic rock at Electra Stone Ltd.'s Apple Bay quarry. Teck and Kiska geologists sampling outcrop on the Kliyul property. 15-01-21 2:15 PM