Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Mining Leases

Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Mining Leases is an open dataset from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada with 17 files (CSV, ESRI REST, WMS, FGDB/GDB, KML); catalogue record updated 2025-02-26. On CanQuery you can open 8 CSV or Excel files as tables, filter, chart and export up to 10,000 rows as CSV and follow the original downloads. Files are available in English and French.

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 leases in Nunavut. A mineral lease is a mineral claim that has been surveyed by a Canada Lands Surveyor. A mineral lease can be applied for after an exploration prospecting company has done a minimum of representation work in the claim area and if a legal survey on the claim has been recorded. A mineral lease is required for disposal or sale of minerals or of a gross value of more than $100,000 in one year. 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.

Publisher

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Resources

17

Catalogue metadata updated

2025-02-26