Pablo Lacerda Silva, Ph.D., P.Geo.
Last updated on April 3, 2025Geomatics Geoscientist
Pablo manages data from mineral assessment reports, including validation and standardization of drillhole collars, lithological logs, geochemical assays and surface sediment geochemistry.
Education
The University of the Sinos River Valley, Brazil (B.Sc., 2008)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (M.Sc., 2012)
The University of British Columbia (Ph.D., 2021)
Expertise
Pablo joined the BCGS in 2024. He is a Geomatics Geoscientist focused on developing and managing databases with drillhole and surface sediment geochemical data from mineral assessment reports. He has a background in sedimentary geology and experience analyzing and integrating large geological and geophysical datasets in projects worldwide. For his Ph.D., Pablo studied the phosphate geochemistry, mineralogy, and sedimentology of the Doig Formation (Triassic) in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin of British Columbia and Alberta.
Publications
2025
Fortin, G., and Silva, P.L., 2025. Assessment report drillhole database: Development and initial data release. British Columbia Ministry of Mining and Critical Minerals, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2025-11, 9 p.
2024
Chalmers, G., Silva, P.L., Bustin, A., Sanlorenzo, A., and Bustin, M. 2024. The origins of the hydrogen sulphide (H₂S) gas in the Triassic Montney Formation, British Columbia, Canada. Geosciences, 14(8), 224.
2023
Silva, P.L., and Bustin, R.M. 2023. Basin-wide unconventional potential of the Doig Formation, Triassic of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 155, article 106394.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2023.106394
2022
Chalmers, G.R.L., Silva, P.L., Bustin, A.A., Sanlorenzo, A., and Bustin, R.M. 2022. Geology and geochemistry of the hydrocarbon compositional changes in the Triassic Montney Formation, Western Canada, Energies, 15 article 8677.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en15228677
2020
Silva, P.L., and Bustin, R.M. 2020. Significance and distribution of apatite in the Triassic Doig Phosphate zone, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. Minerals, 10, article 904.
https://doi.org/10.3390/min10100904