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GEM-GeoNorth Program - Research and Activities The Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) GEM-GeoNorth Program was launched in 2020 as a seven-year program (2020-04-01 to 2027-03-31) to produce public geoscience knowledge, information, and data in support of natural resource and land-use management decisions. Plans are proposed for two GEM-GeoNorth bedrock geology activities to conduct fieldwork in BC Parks during the summers of 2023 and possibly 2024. Results would be published by the end of the program (2027-03-31). Discussions are on-going with the British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS) and local Indigenous groups to determine if additional activities could be conducted under the GEM-GeoNorth Program. The Research Management Plan proposed for summer 2023 fieldwork also applies to proposed 2024 fieldwork, but timing and location of 2024 fieldwork is dependent on the previous year’s work and results. Proposed Fieldwork (2023) Activity: Assembly of the Cordillera Mountains - Zagorevski Principal Investigator: Alex Zagorevski This activity plans to build on previous GSC research to further study geological terranes that assembled to form the Cordillera Mountains in the western BC/Yukon border region. Collection of new data and samples in NW BC is proposed to fill gaps in our knowledge. This would contribute to development of new geological models that characterize and delineate 3D architecture of individual accreted terranes, which successively moved into place and formed the Cordillera Mountains. Recognizing the extents, architecture, and geological characteristics of these terranes helps us understand the origins and regional distributions of various rock types and their contained mineral deposits. Activity: Faults, Fluids and Landscape Evolution - Kellett Principal Investigator: Dawn Kellett As part of a larger study on the geological and landscape evolution of northern BC and southern Yukon, this activity is proposing to collect data and samples in NW BC to help determine how and when faults formed in the bedrock of this region. Results of the research can help us better understand if and how subsurface fluids and molten rock moved along these faults to form mineral deposits. The proposed research to characterize these faults and associated mineral deposits could contribute to future research and assessment of mineral resource potential in the region.