c/c_Géologie_12e_Gisements de ressources et autres gisements de la C.-B. :origine et formationfacteurs relatifs à l’économie, à l’environnement et aux peuples autochtones

Subject
Geology
Grade
12 année
Concept/Content
B.C. resource deposits and others:
  • origin and formation
  • economic, environmental, and First Peoples considerations
Elaboration
resources in the local area:
  • hydrothermal and volcanogenic ore deposits
  • placer and surficial deposits
  • oil, liquid natural gas (LNG), coal, and other fossil fuels
  • role of geochemical or geophysical data in locating geological resources
  • factors used to determine economic feasibility of extracting a geologic resource (e.g., price, concentration, accessibility, size, environmental impacts)
  • uses of geologic resources in B.C.
  • current resource conflicts (e.g., pipelines, oil sands, open-pit mines)
keywords
resource deposits
economic, environmental, and First Peoples considerations