Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Prospecting Permits
* This dataset is updated on a daily basis. The ‘Record Modified’ date refers to the last metadata update.
This dataset contains the extent of prospecting permits in Nunavut. A prospecting permit allows prospecting in a large area without competition for a period of three or five years, and gives the holder the exclusive rights to select a mineral claim within that area.
For more information, visit https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100036000/1547749889500.
Note: This is one of the four (4) datasets that describe mineral tenure in Nunavut. It includes mineral claims, mining leases, prospecting permits as well as coal exploration licences.
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Date Created
1900-01-01
Date Published
2015-01-15
Temporal Coverage
1900-01-01 - Present
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1,409
Source(s) and Citation
Government of Canada;Indigenous Services Canada;Information Management Branch, Geomatics Services. (2015-01-15). Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Prospecting Permits.
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mineral claims, mining leases, coal licences, exploration, nunavut, mineral tenure, mining industry, prospecting, coal, resource development
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