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Ministry of Energy, Mines and Pertoleum Resources

Information Updates

Note: For ease of access, we are combining our Information Letters, Mineral Titles Online Updates, and Free Miner Letters to a single list in one location.  We are revising and updating information as well as removing information that is now out of date.  The list below is the newly combined list. Cross-reference lists for the previous Information Letters and MTO Update and Free Miner Letters are provided for your reference.

 

No.

Date

Subject / Description

1

November 30, 2006

Free Miner Certificate

2

November 30, 2006

Recreational Handpanning for Placer Minerals

3

November 30, 2006

Historical Research on Old Mining Properties in British Columbia

4

November 30, 2006

Surface Use by Prospectors

5

November 30, 2006

One-Time Bulk Sampling

6

November 30, 2006

Applying for a Lease of Placer Minerals (LPM)

7

December 11, 2006

A Guide to Surface and Subsurface Rights and Responsibilities in British Columbia

8

November 30, 2006

Guide to the Evaluation of Physical Work for Assessment Purposes

9

November 30, 2006

Global Positioning System (GPS)

10

November 22, 2006

Reserves Established Under Section 22 of the Mineral Tenure Act and Section 26 of the Coal Act

11

December 13, 2006

Map Amendment of Legacy Claims

12

November 24, 2006

Renewal of Free Miner Certificates

13

November 27, 2006

Legacy Claim Conversion to Cell Claim

14

November 29, 2006

Submitting Exploration and Development Work Reports

15

December 4, 2006

BCeID Registration for Mineral Titles Clients

16

December 13, 2006

Placer Claim and Placer Lease

17

December 13, 2006

Restrictions on Registering Road and Trail Work and Site Preparation (Clearing)

18

December 4, 2006

End of Legacy Claim Map Revisions and Repeal of Section 20 of the Mineral Tenure Act Regulation

19

December 13, 2006

Mineral Titles Online and Government Internet Systems Availability

20

December 13, 2006

Claim Maintenance - Portable Assessment Credit (PAC)

21 December 13, 2006 Amalgamation of Cell Claims
22 January 9, 2007 Confirmation of Mapped Position of Legacy Claims - Scheduled for 2007
23 January 11, 2007 Digital Download of Mineral, Placer and Coal Title Data
24 January 15, 2007 Cell Status After Registration of an Abandonment or Reduction Event on a Cell Claim
25 April 2, 2007 Physical Exploration and Development Work
26 June 28, 2007 Effect of Reserves on Converted and Amalgamated Claims
27 - -
28 November 29,2007 Mapped Position of Legacy Claims as of January 1, 2008
29A May 7, 2008 Notice Requirements for Exploration and Development or Production of Coal
29B May 7, 2008

Notice Requirements for Mining Activities on Private Land and Land Act Leases

30 January 20, 2009 Cell Availability upon Automatic Forfeiture of Tenure