Chalcopyrite in core from the Galore Creek Mining Corporation jointly owned by Teck and Newmont.
Junior prospectors hard at work beside SEG booth at Hazelton Pioneer Days.
Diamond Drill working at the Brucejack site in northwest BC in 2021.
Young geologist-in-training investigates a shiny rock at John Field Elementary School in Hazelton.
Smithers Exploration Group award-winning booth at Smithers Northwest Trade Expo
Smithers Exploration Group (SEG) has been serving and promoting the mineral industry in Northwest British Columbia since 1971. We have grown from a small group of Bulkley Valley-based prospectors and geologists to a respected regional exploration association with almost 500 members.
SEG publishes an online directory of mining and exploration companies, prospectors and geologists, consultants and service industries in the northwest.
Smithers Exploration Group works closely with the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME BC), the provincial organization that advocates for the mineral exploration industry. SEG directors are frequently consulted on issues that affect the mineral industry in BC, Canada and internationally.
SEG members participated in Land and Resource Management Planning tables across the northwest. They represented the mineral industry in decisions about which lands were open to development and which were set aside in parks.
Over the years SEG has put together the Northern Cordilleran Rock Collection, a large collection of rock suites representing regional geological units of mineral deposits and alteration assemblages. SEG also focuses on general geology discussions at its monthly Rocks 'n Rambling with more specific reports during its annual winter Rock Talk.
Smithers Exploration Group is dedicated to the advancement of mineral exploration and mining in northwestern British Columbia.
Smithers Exploration Group elected its Board of Directors for 2024/25 at its annual general meeting on April 12.
Smithers Exploration Group stages several annual events that are only possible with the help of its numerous partners and sponsors.
Smithers Exploration Group has a history of reaching beyond its membership to talk with and meet with non-industry organizations and local communities.
Smithers Exploration Group is open to everyone. There are no membership requirements and the one-time fee is only $5.
Smithers Exploration Group distributes monthly newsletters to its members to keep them informed of events and issues in the exploration and mining industries.
Register for Rock Talk 2025 which takes place February 18 to 20 in Smithers.
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