Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Prospecting Permits

Mineral Tenure in Nunavut - Prospecting Permits 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 2025-03-26. 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 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.

Publisher

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Resources

17

Catalogue metadata updated

2025-03-26