Top 100 Exploration Projects

This dataset provides information related to the top-spending off-mine-site exploration and deposit appraisal projects in Canada for the given reference year. The dataset is maintained by the Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada, and forms the basis for the annual Map of Top 100 Exploration and Deposit Appraisal Projects in Canada.

Related product:

- **[Principal Mineral Areas, Producing Mines, and Oil and Gas Fields (900A)](https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/000183ed-8864-42f0-ae43-c4313a860720)**

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Date ( RI_366 )
2017-12-31
Date ( RI_367 )
2020-02-27
Date ( RI_368 )
2025-02-19
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Lands and Minerals Sector - ( )
580 Booth Street , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0E4 , Canada
1-855-525-9293
Status
completed; complété RI_593
Maintenance and update frequency
annually; annuel RI_539
Keywords
  • mineralization
  • mineral occurrences
  • mines
  • hydrocarbons
  • fossil fuels
  • industrial minerals
  • metallic minerals
  • economic geology
  • mineral deposits
  • exploration and deposit appraisal
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus Thésaurus des sujets de base du gouvernement du Canada ( RI_528 )
  • Minerals
  • Earth sciences
  • Mining industry
  • Metals
  • Coal
Use limitation
Open Government Licence - Canada (http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)
Access constraints
license; licence RI_606
Use constraints
license; licence RI_606
Spatial representation type
vector; vecteur RI_635
Metadata language
eng
Metadata language
fra
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Topic category
  • Economy
Begin date
2024-01-01
End date
2024-12-31
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Reference system identifier
http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:3978 / 8.9.2
Distribution format
  • ESRI REST ( 10.8.1 )

  • WMS ( 1.3.0 )

  • PDF ( N/A )

RI_412
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Lands and Minerals Sector - ( )
580 Booth Street , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0E4 , Canada
1-855-525-9293
OnLine resource
The Atlas of Canada - Minerals and Mining Web Map ( HTTPS )

Application;Web App;eng

OnLine resource
Top 100 Exploration Projects ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;eng

OnLine resource
Top 100 Exploration Projects ( HTTPS )

Web Service;WMS;fra

OnLine resource
The Atlas of Canada - Minerals and Mining Web Map ( HTTPS )

Application;Web App;fra

OnLine resource
Top 100 Exploration Projects ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;eng

OnLine resource
Top 100 Exploration Projects ( ESRI REST: Map Service )

Web Service;ESRI REST;fra

OnLine resource
Map of Top 100 Exploration Projects ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;fra

OnLine resource
Map of Top 100 Exploration Projects ( HTTPS )

Supporting Document;PDF;eng

File identifier
b64179f3-ea0f-4abb-9cc5-85432fc958a0 XML
Metadata language
eng; CAN
Character set
utf8; utf8 RI_458
Parent identifier
Principal Mineral Areas, Producing Mines, and Oil and Gas Fields (900A) 000183ed-8864-42f0-ae43-c4313a860720
Hierarchy level
dataset; jeuDonnées RI_622
Date stamp
2025-02-19T13:44:31
Metadata standard name
North American Profile of ISO 19115:2003 - Geographic information - Metadata
Metadata standard version
CAN/CGSB-171.100-2009
RI_414
  Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Lands and Minerals Sector - ( )
580 Booth Street , Ottawa , Ontario , K1A 0E4 , Canada
1-855-525-9293
 
 

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