Up Date of British Columbia Geo Log I Cal Sur Vey Geospatial Databases and Ap Pli Ca Tions

The Fra ser In sti tute’s An nual Sur vey of Min ing Com pa nies 2005/2006 rec og nized Brit ish Co lum bia as hav ing the top-ranked geo log i cal da ta base in the world. More than 300 min ing, ex plo ra tion and con sult ing com pa nies re sponded and rated BC’s at trac tive ness for in vest ment in min eral ex plo ra tion and mine de vel op ment. In 2005, these min ing com pa nies in vested ap prox i mately $2 bil lion in ex plo ra tion world wide. In BC, the in dus try in vested ap prox i mately $200 mil lion in the same pe riod. This rank ing, in com par i son with 64 ju ris dic tions, is a strong in di ca tor of the com pet i tive ad van tage that re sults from a su pe rior geo log i cal da ta base as well as the opportunity to attract a larger share of worldwide expenditures.