Looking Back at a Decade of Large and Innovative Geological Survey Programs in Canada, 2008-2018 /

Looking back at a decade of large and innovative geological survey programs in Canada, 2008–2018; Geological Survey of Canada, Scientific Presentation 92, 28 p. Publications in this series have not been edited; they are released as submitted by the author. [...] Clear, focused international policy © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2018 Canada’s challenges: ~17 million km² of geography 4 Governance • A diverse geography and land regime: – Federal lands, 10 Provinces, three territories – Since 1970’s, >800,000  km2 of land  have come under the direct control of  Aboriginal groups through the  co [...] Today Canada ranks in the top five  countries in the global production of  13 major minerals and metals: • First in potash • Second in uranium, nickel and  niobium • Third in cobalt, aluminum and  platinum group metals William Logan, 1843  …the thriving economy and cities of 21st Century  • Fourth in salt, sulphur and tungsten expedition to Gaspe,  Canada, and second best mining exploration  • Fif [...] Pre‐GEM: 2008 New geoscience maps Prospecting permit  Fall ‘09 coverage: Feb. ‘10 © Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Natural Resources, 2018 21 Targeted Mineral Geoscience Reducing industry risk: new  geoscience knowledge and  tools to enable industry to  adopt innovative exploration  approaches.  Enhancing the efficiencies of  discovery at depth in and