Near-surface and crustal-scale images of the Nechako basin, British Columbia, Canada, from magnetotelluric investigations 1 This article is one of a series of papers published in this Special Issue on the theme of New insights in Cordilleran Intermontane geoscience: reducing exploration risk in the mountain pine beetle-affected area, British Columbia . 2 Geological Survey of Canada, GSC Contribution No.: 20100129.