Hassan Heidarian, Ph.D., P.Geo.
Last updated on April 2, 2025Regional Geologist
Hassan is the Regional Geologist for the North Central and Northeast regions of British Columbia. He provides regional expertise to industry, government, academia, and the public.
Education
Payam-e-Noor University, Iran (B.Sc., Geology, 2008)
Shahid Beheshti University, Iran (M.Sc., Economic Geology, 2010)
University of New Brunswick (Ph.D., Economic Geology, 2022)
Expertise
Hassan joined the BCGS in 2022 as the Regional Geologist for the North Central and Northeast regions of British Columbia. With more than 15 years of research and exploration geology experience, he has worked on a wide range of geological projects across different regions. His expertise includes the application of advanced geochronological and geochemical techniques, such as U-Pb and Ar-Ar geochronology, and various instruments like micro X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). His recent research focuses on understanding the tectonic evolution and mineral deposit formation of northern Appalachian gold-antimony systems in southern New Brunswick. Before his Ph.D., Hassan spent several years researching iron oxide-apatite (IOA) deposits and taught economic geology, surveying, and field geology at Payame-Noor University in Iran from 2012 to 2017.
Publications
2025
Clarke, G., Northcote, B.K., Corcoran, N.L., Pothorin, C., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2025. Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2024, British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia Geological Survey Information Circular 2025-01, 170p.
Clarke, G., Northcote, B.K., Corcoran, N.L., Pothorin, C., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2025. Mines, mine development, selected proposed mines, and selected exploration projects in British Columbia, 2024. British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2025-01.
Heidarian, H., 2025. Exploration and mining in the North Central and Northeast regions, British Columbia. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2024. British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia Geological Survey Information Circular 2025-01, pp. 93-113.
2024
Heidarian, H., Lentz, D.R., Thorne, K.G., and McFarlane, C.R.M, 2024. Devonian intrusions of southwestern New Brunswick, Canada: U-Pb geochronology, petrogenesis and genetic constraints on gold mineralization. International Geology Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/00206814.2023.2299917
Clarke, G., Northcote, B.K., Corcoran, N.L., Pothorin, C., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2024. Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2023: A summary. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2023. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Information Circular 2024-01, pp. 1-53.
Heidarian, H., 2024. Exploration and mining in the North Central and Northeast regions, British Columbia. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2023. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Information Circular 2024-01, pp. 85-102.
Clarke, G., Northcote, B.K., Corcoran, N.L., Pothorin, C., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2024. Mines, mine development, selected proposed mines, and selected exploration projects in British Columbia, 2023. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2024-01.
Peyghambari, S., Zhang, Y., Heidarian, H. and Sekandari, M., 2024. One-Dimensional-Mixed Convolution Neural Network and Covariance Pooling Model for Mineral Mapping of Porphyry Copper Deposit Using PRISMA Hyperspectral Data Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 90, 511-522.
2023
Clarke, G., Northcote, B., Corcoran, N.L., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2023. Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2022: A summary. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2022. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey, Information Circular 2023-01, pp. 1-48.
Clarke, G., Northcote, B., Corcoran, N.L., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2023. Mines, mine development, selected proposed mines, and selected exploration projects in British Columbia, 2022. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2023-01.
Heidarian, H. 2023. Exploration and mining in the North Central and Northeast regions, British Columbia. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2022. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey, Information Circular 2023-01, pp. 77-92.
2021
Heidarian, H., Lentz, D., Thorne, K., and Rogers, N., 2021. Application of portable X-ray and micro-X-ray fluorescence spectrometry to characterize alteration and mineralization within various gold deposits hosted in southern New Brunswick, Canada. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 229, 1–20.
2018
Heidarian, H., Lentz, D., Alirezaei, S., McFarlane C.R.M., and Peighambari, S., 2018. Multiple stage ore formation in the Chadormalu iron deposit, Bafq metallogenic province, Central Iran: evidence from BSE imaging and apatite EPMA and LA ICP-MS U-Pb geochronology. Minerals, 8, 87.
2017
Heidarian, H., Alirezaei, S., and Lentz, D., 2017. Chadormalu Kiruna-type magnetite-apatite deposit, Bafq district, Iran: Insights from hydrothermal alteration evidence, geochemical, fluid inclusion, and sulfur isotopic data. Ore Geology Reviews, 83, 43-62.
2016
Heidarian, H., Lentz, D., Alirezaei, S., Peighambari, S., and Hall, D., 2016. Using the chemical analysis of magnetite to constrain various stages in the formation and genesis of the Kiruna-type Chadormalu magnetite-apatite deposit, Bafq district, Central Iran. Mineralogy and Petrology, 110, 927-942.
Peighambari, S., Uysal, I., Stosch, H-G., Ahmadipour, H., Heidarian, H., 2016, Genesis and tectonic setting of ophiolitic chromitites from the Dehsheikh ultramafic complex (Kerman, southeastern Iran): Inferences from platinum-group elements and chromite compositions. Ore Geology Reviews, 74, 39-51.