Yao Cui, M.Sc., P.Geo.

Last updated on April 18, 2024

Director Resource Information Section

Yao Cui

Phone: (250) 952-0440

Email: Yao.Cui@gov.bc.ca

Yao provides leadership and vision to the development and management of the BC Geological Survey geoscience information.  Yao guides a professional, well-integrated, multidisciplinary team in the design, development and distribution of various geoscience databases and applications.

Education

The University of British Columbia (M.Sc., 1993)
British Columbia Institute of Technology (GIS, 1993)
Chengdu University of Technology, China (M.Sc., 1988)
Chengdu University of Technology, China (B.Eng., 1982)

Expertise

Before joining the BCGS in 2008, Yao worked for two decades in a variety of areas encompassing mining, geochronology, environmental health, IT business analysis, and geomatics. He contributed to open geospatial standards and interoperability, JTS Topology Suite, GeoBC atlases, Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI) specifications and GeoBase. Yao also taught GIS courses at Royal Roads University.

Publications

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2024

Ootes, L., Cui, Y., Clarke, G., and Hickin, A.S., 2024. British Columbia Geological Survey program review 2023- 2024. In: Geological Fieldwork 2023, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2024-01, pp. 1-11.

Rukhlov, A.S., Cui, Y., Cunningham, Q., Fortin, G., and Anderson, C., 2024. Geochemical signals of carbonatiterelated critical metals in provincial stream sediments. In: Geological Fieldwork 2023, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2024-01, pp. 97-122.

 

2023

Wildgust, N., Cui, Y., Clarke, G., and Hickin, A.S., 2023. British Columbia Geological Survey annual program review 2022-2023. In: Geological Fieldwork 2022, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2023-01, pp. 1-11.

 

2022

Wildgust, N., Cui, Y., Clarke, G., and Hickin, A.S., 2022. British Columbia Geological Survey annual program review 2021-2022. In: Geological Fieldwork 2021, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2022-01, pp. 1-15.

 

2021

Cui, Y., 2021. A geospatial frame data model to simplify digital map compilation and integration. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2021-03, 20 p.

 

2018

Cui, Y., Hickin, A. S., Schiarizza, P., Miller, D., Nixon, G.T., Nelson, J.L., and Ferri, F., 2018. Methods to update the digital geology of British Columbia and synopses of recently integrated mapping programs. In: Geological Fieldwork 2017, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2018-1, pp. 197-215.

Cui, Y., Zhao, S., Fortin, G., Meredith-Jones, S., and Jones, L.D., 2018.Development of MapPlace 2 geospatial web service to disseminate geoscience in British Columbia. In: Geological Fieldwork 2017, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2018-1, pp. 183-195.

Rowins, S.M., Miller, D.R., and Cui, Y., 2018. Estimating the thickness of drift using a 3D depth-to-bedrock GOCAD model in the Ootsa Lake porphyry Cu-Mo-Au district of west-central British Columbia In: Geological Fieldwork 2017, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2018-1, pp. 217-227.

Simandl, G.J., Akam, C., Yakimoski, M., Richardson, D., Teucher, A., Cui, Y., Paradis, S., McPhail, S., and Ferri, F., 2018. Elements in oil and gas field related produced waters, British Columbia, Canada. CIM Journal, 9, 195-214. https://doi.org/10.15834/cimj.2018.19.

 

2017

Cui, Y., Fortin, G., Meredith-Jones, S., Zhao, S., and Jones, L., 2017. MapPlace 2 (beta) workshop. British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey Information Circular 2017-3, 89p.

Cui, Y., Miller, D., Schiarizza, P., and Diakow, L.J., 2017. British Columbia digital geology. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2017-08, 9p.

 

2016

Du, X., Zhou, K., Cui, Y., Wang, J., Zhang, N., and Sun, W., 2016. Application of fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and prediction-area (P-A) plot for mineral prospectivity mapping: a case study from the Dananhu metallogenic belt, Xinjiang, NW China. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Volume 9, Number 4, pp. 298, DOI: 10.1007/​s12517-016-2316-y.

 

2015

Cui, Y., Miller, D., Nixon, G., and Nelson, J., 2015. British Columbia Digital Geology. British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2015-02.

Hickin, A.S., Lian, O.B., Levson, V.M., and Cui, Y., 2015. Pattern and chronology of glacial Lake Peace shorelines and implications for isostacy and ice-sheet configuration in northeastern British Columbia, Canada. Boreas, Volume 44, Number 2, p. 288-304, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bor.12110/pdf.

Zhou, S, Zhou, K., Cui, Y., Wang, J., Ding, J., 2015. Exploratory data analysis and singularity mapping in geochemical anomaly identification in Karamay, Xinjiang, China. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 154, July 2015, pp. 171–179, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674214003975.

Zhou, S, Zhou, K., Cui, Y., Wang, J., Ding, J., 2015. Identifying geochemical anomalies according to the content and coefficient variance of trance elements. Scientia Geologica Sinica, Volume 50, Number 3, pp. 1014-1022, DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0563-5020.2015.03.023.

 

2014

Cui, Y., 2014. Integration and delivery of British Columbia Digital Geology. British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2014-09.

 

2013

Cui, Y., Katay, F., Nelson, J.L., Han, T., Desjardins, P.J., and Sinclair, L., 2013. British Columbia Digital Geology. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2013-04.

 

2012

Cui, Y., 2012. Using Regionated KML files to display the status of a large number of mineral occurrences in British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2012-04.

Cui, Y., 2012. Using Regionated KML files to speed up the display of a large number of Regional Geochemical Survey sites in British Columbia. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2012-05.

Cui, Y., 2012. A KML file to display producing mines in British Columbia at any range or point of time over the last 160 years. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas, British Columbia Geological Survey Geofile 2012-03.

 

2011

Cui, Y., 2011. Improving the efficiency in the maintenance of the provincial geological database. In: Geological Fieldwork 2011, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2011-1, pp. 159-167.

Cui, Y., 2011. Regional Geochemical Survey: validation and refitting of stream sample locations. In: Geological Fieldwork 2011, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and Mines, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2011-1, pp. 169-179.

 

2010

Cui, Y., 2010. QUEST South Regional Geochemical Survey: catchment basins for 2009 stream sample sites. British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Mines and Lands, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2010-14.

 

2009

Cui, Y., and Erdmer, P., 2009. Geological Map of British Columbia.  British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Geoscience Map 2009-01A, 1:2,000,000 scale.

Cui, Y., Eckstrand, H., and Lett, R, 2009. Regional Geochemical Survey: delineation of catchment basins for sample sites in British Columbia. In: Geological Fieldwork 2009, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2009-1, pp. 231-238.

Erdmer, P., Cui, Y., 2009. Geological Map of British Columbia.  British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Geoscience Map 2009-01, 1:2,000,000 scale.

 

2008

Nelson, J.L., McKeown, M., Cui, Y., Desjardins, D., Nakanishi, T., and Shirvani F., 2008. Terrace Preliminary Geodata Release (103I East Half). British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2008-11.

 

1998

Cui, Y., 1998. Delineation of a Wellhead Protection Area for Myrtle Pond Community Well, Powell River, BC.  Medical Health Office, Coast Garibaldi Health Unit, British Columbia Ministry of Health Report, 8 p.

 

1997

Cui, Y., 1997. Preliminary environmental health assessment of landfill on east end of Powell River Municipal Airport, BC.  British Columbia Ministry of Health, ISBN 0-7726-3137-9.

Cui, Y., and Beech, B., 1997. Characterization of particulate in ambient air, Burnaby, BC.  British Columbia Ministry of Health. ISBN 0-7726-3416-5.

 

1995

Cui, Y., and Russell, J.K., 1995. Magmatic origins of calc-alkaline intrusions from the Coast Plutonic Complex, southwestern British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 32, Number 10, pp. 1643 -1667, Http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1139/e95-131.

Cui, Y., and Russell, J.K., 1995. Nd-Sr-Pb isotopic studies of the southern Coast Plutonic Complex, southwestern British Columbia. Geological Society of America Bulletin, Volume 107, Number 2, pp. 127 - 138.

Friedman, R.M., Mahoney, J.B., and Cui, Y., 1995. Magmatic evolution of the southern Coast Belt: constraints from Nd-Sr isotopic systematics and geochronology of the southern Coast Plutonic Complex. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, Volume 32, Number 10, pp. 1681-1698, Http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1139/e95-133.

Schreier, H., Wernick, B., Hall, K., Cook, K., Cui, Y., and Brown, S., 1995. Combining simulation models with GIS as a decision support system for multi-resource conflict resolution in the Salmon River watershed. Fraser River Action Plan, Environmental Conservation and Protection, Environment Canada, Progress Report, 38 p.

Wernick, B., Berka, C., Cui, Y., and Schreier, H., 1995. Summary and structure of the waste and agricultural land use survey database for Salmon and Sumas watersheds and Matsqui Slogh. Fraser River Action Plan, Environment Canada, 20 p.

 

1993

Cui, Y., and Russell, J.K., 1993. Nd, Sr and Pb isotopic systematics of the southern Coast Plutonic Complex, southwestern British Columbia. GAC/MAC, A21, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Cui, Y., and Russell, J.K., 1993. Geochemistry of the southern Coast Plutonic Complex, southwestern British Columbia. GAC/MAC, A21, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.