Canada’s geological community has awarded the 2002 Provincial Geologist’s Medal to Trygve Hoy, who devoted his career to exploring and documenting the rock formations of southeastern British Columbia.
Since joining the British Columbia Geological Survey in 1974, Hoy has produced numerous maps and scientific reports, and is now an expert on the evolution of the margin of western North America and the setting of the giant Sullivan orebody.
Hy helped conceive and organize the Sullivan project, a 5-year, government/industry/university research effort. The findings are documented in The Sullivan Volume, which includes an overview of by Hoy and others of the evolution and early metallogeny of the Purcell Basin.
Hoy has also outlined the complex structure of the Kootenay Arc and produced a definitive interpretation of the Rossland gold camp and its multi-episodic vein deposits.
His work on volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits led to the first comprehensive compilation and classification of these deposits in British Columbia. More recently, his proposal that Australian Broken Hill-type deposits might occur in the Monashee complex of British Columbia has led to an exploration revival in the area.
Hoy is renowned for leading field trips, lecturing, and participating in workshops and symposiums.
Medal winners are nominated by each provincial geological survey. A panel of members representing industry, academia and the Geological Survey of Canada then chooses the winner.
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