The ministry's mandate is to manage Crown coal, mineral and placer rights in a manner that:
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provides continuing economic benefit from resource development;
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supports an active industry; and
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is responsive to public concerns.
To fulfill the mandate, the ministry administers the laws and manages the recording system pertaining to the acquisition and maintenance of mineral, placer and coal rights in the province. The ministry maintains records and maps which indicate areas available for location and acquisition of title as well as the location and status of mineral and coal titles acquired under the Mineral Tenure Act and Coal Act. |
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Phone
North America:
1-866-616-4999
Lower Mainland /
Outside North America:
604-660-2672
Email
Mineral.Titles@gov.bc.ca
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MTO - Tenure Overlap Report (posted: August 12, 2009)
A help guide for the Tenure Overlap Report that Mineral Titles Online generates is now available. The Tenure Overlap Report includes the AME BC's Aboriginal Engagement Toolkit that will assist clients with Aboriginal consultations.
Release of MTO version 1.7.1 (updated: September 24, 2009)
On May 20, 2009, several mapping improvements and administrative changes were made to MTO for version 1.7.1. For more information on the changes, which includes Information Update 30, please visit: http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Titles/MineralTitles/mto/Pages/versions.aspx
Cell Availability upon Automatic Forfeiture of Tenure (updated: May 13, 2009)
Information Update 30: Cells previously held by a forfeited claim will now become available at 10:00:01 am (PST) on the day the forfeiture event was registered. Date of implementation May 20, 2009 - This change will occur with the application delivery of Mineral Titles Online version 1.7.1. More information...
Coordinate readout on status bar on MTO Map Viewer (posted: February 19, 2009)
Click here for a solution for those clients who upgraded from Internet Explorer 6 to Internet Explorer 7 or higher and lost the coordinate readout. More information...
Legacy Claim Map Confirmation (posted: August 12, 2008)
Information & Resources to help locate/navigate to legacy claim boundaries as defined on Mineral Titles Online (MTO) maps
Frequently Asked Questions (posted: August 12, 2008)
A series of web pages that address Frequently Asked Questions from clients
Uranium and Thorium Reserve (posted: May 6, 2008)
• News Release (
21kb) - Government Confirms Position on Uranium Development
• BC Regulation 82-2008 ( 41kb) - Uranium and Thorium Reserve Regulation
Landowner Notification (posted: April 24, 2008)
Amendments to the Mineral Tenure Act bring into force landowner notification effective June 2, 2008.
