Recording & Presentations – Meeting on geothermal research work at Mt. Meager, BC/ Canada
GeoScience BC has released a recording and presentations of a recent online open-house presenting the findings of 2019 field work exploring the geothermal potential at Mt Meager in BC, Canada.
GeoScience BC has released the recording of its “open house” meeting featuring project lead Dr. Steve Grasby of the Geological Survey of Canada, and Geoscience BC’s Carlos Salas, discussing the findings of 2019 field work. The Field work was assessing the geothermal potential of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt in BC’s Southwest Region, building on research stretching back to the mid-1970s. The multi-partner collaborative project is using modern geophysical and geological techniques and concepts.
- Watch open house meeting on YouTube
- Geothermal Research at Mount Meager Update – Open House Presentation by Carlos Salas, Geoscience BC – May 2020
- Geothermal Resources of the Garibaldi Belt – Mount Meager 2019 Field Campaign – Open House Presentation by Steve Grasby, Geological Survey of Canada – May 2020
Survey Area
The Garibaldi Volcanic Belt is a chain of young (less than 11,000 years old) volcanoes in southwestern BC. It extends north and northwest from Squamish, BC, for approximately 200 kilometers. The region is also known to have abundant thermal springs.
Mount Meager is an ice-clad volcano situated 160 km north of Vancouver in the centre of the Garibaldi Volcanic belt. Understanding gained in the smaller Mount Meager area can be applied across the wider Garibaldi Volcanic Belt.
This project is ongoing. An extensive seven-chapter report on fieldwork conducted in 2019 is now available (see ‘Deliverables’ in the project site on the website of GeoScience BC).
Approximately 2TB of raw data from 2019 fieldwork is expected to be available in April 2021. If you are interested in receiving the raw data when available, please email us at info@geosciencebc.com with the subject ‘Meager Raw Data’.
Source: GeoScience BC