Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Mineral Claims

Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Mineral Claims * This dataset is updated on a daily basis. The ‘Record Modified’ date refers to the last metadata update. This dataset contains the extent of mineral claims held in Nunavut. A mineral claim is an area of Crown Land that is selected using the Nunavut Map Selection system by an individual or mineral exploration company that holds a valid licence to prospect. This grants the individual or mineral exploration company the mineral rights to the recorded area as provided for under the Nunavut Mining Regulations, SOR/2014-69. If the holder of a mineral claim wishes to produce minerals from the claim, or to hold it for more than thirty years, the holder must apply for a lease of the claim. This digital coverage provides a record and tracking mechanism for mining exploration in Nunavut. 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. 2025-03-26 Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada minerauxnu-mineralsnu@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca Economics and IndustryMineral ClaimsMining LeasesCoal LicencesExplorationNunavutMineral TenureProspectingMining industryCoalResource development Mineral ClaimsWMS https://geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/services/Donnees_Ouvertes-Open_Data/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0&layers=0&legend_format=image%2Fpng&feature_info_type=text%2Fhtml Mineral ClaimsWMS https://geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/services/Donnees_Ouvertes-Open_Data/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim/MapServer/WMSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WMS&version=1.3.0&layers=0&legend_format=image%2Fpng&feature_info_type=text%2Fhtml Mineral ClaimsESRI REST https://geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/services/Donnees_Ouvertes-Open_Data/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim/MapServer/0 Mineral ClaimsESRI REST https://geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/services/Donnees_Ouvertes-Open_Data/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim/MapServer/0 Web Feature Service (WFS)WFS https://geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/services/Donnees_Ouvertes-Open_Data/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim/MapServer/WFSServer?request=GetCapabilities&service=WFS Pre-packaged FGDB fileFGDB/GDB https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim_FGDB.zip Pre-packaged SHP fileSHP https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim_SHP.zip Pre-packaged CSV fileCSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim_CSV.zip Data Dictionary - Web Services (in French)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Claim_minier_NU_Dictionnaire_de_donnees_SERVICES.csv Data Dictionary - Web Services (in English)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Mineral_Claim_NU_Data_Dictionary_SERVICES.csv Data Dictionary - FGDB (in French)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Claim_minier_NU_Dictionnaire_de_donnees_FGDB.csv Data Dictionary - FGDB (in English)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Mineral_Claim_NU_Data_Dictionary_FGDB.csv Data Dictionary - SHP (in French)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Claim_minier_NU_Dictionnaire_de_donnees_SHP.csv Data Dictionary - SHP (in English)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Mineral_Claim_NU_Data_Dictionary_SHP.csv Data Dictionary - CSV (in French)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Claim_minier_NU_Dictionnaire_de_donnees_CSV.csv Data Dictionary - CSV (in English)CSV https://data.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/directories/arcgisoutput/DonneesOuvertes_OpenData/Tenure_miniere_NU_Mineral_Tenure/Reference/Mineral_Claim_NU_Data_Dictionary_CSV.csv Generate KML FileKML https://geo.sac-isc.gc.ca/geomatics/rest/services/Donnees_Ouvertes-Open_Data/Claim_minier_NU_Mineral_Claim/MapServer/GenerateKML
  • This dataset is updated on a daily basis. The ‘Record Modified’ date refers to the last metadata update.

This dataset contains the extent of mineral claims held in Nunavut. A mineral claim is an area of Crown Land that is selected using the Nunavut Map Selection system by an individual or mineral exploration company that holds a valid licence to prospect. This grants the individual or mineral exploration company the mineral rights to the recorded area as provided for under the Nunavut Mining Regulations, SOR/2014-69. If the holder of a mineral claim wishes to produce minerals from the claim, or to hold it for more than thirty years, the holder must apply for a lease of the claim. This digital coverage provides a record and tracking mechanism for mining exploration in Nunavut.

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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