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Sep 15, 2010B.C. Geothermal Information Update
CanGEA is pleased to share with you the below announcement from the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources announcing the Notice of Public Tender for a public disposition. Earlier this year CanGEA responded to the Knight Island Parcel in British Columbia which at that time was awarded to Sierra Geothermal Power (click here to read announcment). CanGEA has been active in lobbying the BC government to expedite the land tenure process. “In the western United States there are literally hundreds of geothermal land sales each year,” notes CanGEA Membership and Marketing Director, Nicole Robson. “BC has a long way to go to tap into it's geothermal potential but this is another small step towards the three proposed sales for 2010 by BC’s Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources and (The Canoe Parcel is the second disposition since 2004).
See below letter issued from BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources:
Please be informed that the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources has posted a Notice of Public Tender regarding a public disposition of Crown geothermal rights on October 26, 2010 (Notice of Public Tender and map attached).
October 10th, 2010 Notice: Click here to download
October 10, Geothermal Map - Canoe: Click here to download
Please also refer to the TITLES-10-01 Information Letter to review the bid submission requirements, which can be viewed at:
http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Titles/OGTitles/geothermal/Pages/TITLES-10-01.aspx
The Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources will continue to send out email communications regarding Crown geothermal resources in British Columbia as information becomes available.
All information contained within this email isavailable to the public on the Ministryof Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Titles website at:http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Titles/OGTitles/geothermal/Pages/default.aspx.
If you have any questions regarding information contained in this email or about Crown geothermal resources in general, please email.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)or phone 250-952-0333.
Sincerely,
Garth Thoroughgood
Director, Policy and Planning
Oil and Gas Titles Branch
Titles, Aboriginal and Corporate Relations Division
