Nate Corcoran, P.Geo.
Last updated on April 2, 2025Regional Geologist
Nate is the Regional Geologist for the Northwest Region of British Columbia. He provides regional expertise to industry, government, academia, and the public for this region.
Education
Memorial University of Newfoundland (B.Sc., 2011)
College of the North Atlantic (GIS Applications Specialist - Post-graduate Diploma, 2021)
Expertise
Nate joined the BCGS in 2021. He is an exploration geoscientist with more than twelve years of mineral exploration and mining industry experience. He has worked as a geologist in gold exploration and as a geophysicist implementing several different geophysical surveys. Nate also has a background in GIS software and database management. Nate is responsible for monitoring and reporting on mineral exploration and mining activity in the Northwest Region. He helps to produce the Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia. Nate answers inquiries from the public, government, and industry on mineral exploration activity and prospectivity in the Northwest region. He also contributes to public outreach through the Smithers Exploration Group and Minerals North.
Publications
2025
Clarke, G., Northcote, B.K., Corcoran, N.L., Pothorin, C., Heidarian, H., and Hancock, K., 2025. Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2024: A summary. 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. 1-60
Corcoran, N., 2025. Exploration and mining in the Northwest Region, 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. 61-91.
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.
2024
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.
Corcoran, N., 2024. Exploration and mining in the Northwest Region, 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. 55-83.
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.
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.
Corcoran, N.L., 2023. Exploration and mining in the Northwest Region, 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. 49-76.
2022
Corcoran, N.L., 2022. Exploration and mining in the North Central and Northeast regions, British Columbia. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2021. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey, Information Circular 2022-01, pp. 67-83.
Clarke, G., Northcote, B., Corcoran, N.L., and Hancock, K., 2022. Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2021: A summary. In: Provincial Overview of Exploration and Mining in British Columbia, 2021. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey, Information Circular 2022-01, pp. 1-42.
Clarke, G., Northcote, B., Corcoran, N.L., and Hancock, K., 2022. Mines, mine development, selected proposed mines, and selected exploration projects in British Columbia, 2021. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2022-01.