The dataset represents “regional mines” as described in Part 9.1.1 and 10.1.1 of the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia. Notice of Work (NoW) is an application made to the province to apply for a permit under section 10 of the Mines Act, to explore for mineral and coal and develop placer, quarry and aggregate resources. The spatial location of a NoW is represented as a point geometry as submitted by the client in their application. Examples of other attributes include duration of work authorization, property name, and the proponent's contact details. Notice of work themes are broken down by type and application status: *Type* - Coal - Mineral - Placer Operations - Quarry – Construction Aggregate - Quarry – Industrial Mineral - Sand and Gravel *Application Status* - Approved - Client Delayed - Permit Closed - Pending Approval - Government Action Required - Referred - Rejected - Received - Rejected-Initial - No Permit Required - Referral Complete - Withdrawn *For the public view, please be aware that EMLI have removed all points with now application status of pending verification; as well as the attributes of all non-open permits; and non-gold and non-jade/nephrite mine commodities.*