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Chair(s): Nathan Cleven, Rebecca Hunter, Neil Wildgust,
January 31 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
The New Geoscience Session showcases the results of frontline geoscience initiatives bringing forward new ideas on the regional geology of the Cordillera and their bearing on mineralization. Topics will range from regional syntheses of important metallotects to focused studies highlighting new investigative approaches.
1:30 PM | Opening Remarks |
1:35 PM | An Introduction to the Pan-Canadian Geoscience Strategy Adrian S Hickin, Chief Geologist and Executive Director, BC Geological Survey |
1:45 PM | Upper Hazelton VMS systems: new insights from the Kitsault area Rebecca Hunter, Senior Minerals Geologist, BC Geological Survey |
2:05 PM | Early Ordovician seamounts preserved in the Canadian Cordillera Rosie Cobbett, Project Geologist, Yukon Geological Survey |
2:25 PM | Prospectivity modelling to support critical mineral discovery Christopher Lawley, Gold Metallogenist, Natural Resources Canada |
2:45 PM | Mineral potential modeling as a strategic planning tool in British Columbia Evan Alexander Orovan, Mineral Potential Specialist, BC Geological Survey |
3:00 PM | Engage, connect and evolve the Pan-Canadian Geoscience Strategy Sonia Talwar, Director, Geological Survey of Canada |