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Canada
The Atlas of Canada – Minerals and Mining Interactive Map
This map depicts the location of Canada's principal producing mines for the given reference year. It includes locations for significant metallic, nonmetallic and industrial mineral mines, coal mines, oil sands mines, and oil and gas fields across the country. Also depicted are the locations of significant metallurgical facilities across Canada. The data in this map are based on Natural Resources Canada's annual Map 900A – Principal Mineral Areas of Canada. Pertinent information for each mine is provided, including operation name, owner/operator, commodities extracted, and on-site facilities.
View the Minerals and Mining Interactive Map at http://atlas.gc.ca/mins/en/index.html and zoom into more detailed views.
National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative
http://www.abandoned-mines.org/en/
Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (FCSI)
The Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory is a publicly accessible online database and map tool managed by the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS).
The FCSI provides information on all suspected, active and closed federal contaminated sites across the country, including abandoned or orphaned
mine sites. The inventory contains information about each site, including the classification and priority for action, the location of the site,
the contaminant types and affected media, the estimated volume of contamination (if known), as well as progress and expenditures made to date in
relation to identifying and addressing contamination on site. The inventory is updated annually to reflect current conditions.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fcsi-rscf/home-accueil-eng.aspx
Alberta
Alberta
Coal Mine Atlas
The Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (EUB) maintains a Coal
Mine Atlas which contains the operating and abandoned coal mines
in Alberta. The Atlas provides access to a listing of all coal
mines by operator, location, mine number, type of mine and mining
method. Each entry in these listings is linked to the appropriate
PDF map.
http://www.ercb.ca/data-and-publications/statistical-reports/st45
British Columbia
Historic
Mine Sites Database (HMSDB)
The Historic Mine Sites Database (HMSDB) contains approximately
1887 sites at which some production occurred and no current mine
permit is present. The database was built using Microsoft Access
as the platform and was designed to incorporate geological, geochemical,
geotechnical and administrative information for each site.
Open link
MINFILE
Data
The MINFILE database contains information on over 14,600 mineral
occurrences throughout British Columbia.
http://www.empr.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geoscience/MINFILE/Pages/default.aspx
Crown Contaminated Sites Program (CCSP)
Crown lands comprise 94 percent of the total land mass in British Columbia. Through its Crown Lands Contaminated Sites Program (CCSP), the
government of British Columbia has been working to clean up contaminated sites since 2003.
To download a copy of the 2016 Crown Contaminated Sites Biennial Report, visit:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/site-remediation/docs/reports-and-presentations/biennial_report.pdf
Manitoba
Mineral
Occurrence Database
Manitoba hosts an online searchable database of mineral occurrences
which provides
an excellent historic documentation of the known mineral deposits
and production records.
http://www.manitoba.ca/iem/geo/gis/index.html
New Brunswick
Mineral
Occurrence Database
The New Brunswick Mineral Occurrence Database contains information
about mineral occurrences in an on-line searchable database.
http://dnre-mrne.gnb.ca/MineralOccurrence/
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mineral
Occurrence Data System (MODS)
The Mineral Occurrence Data System (MODS) contains information
on approximately 6000 mineral occurrences in the province.
http://www.gov.nf.ca/mines&en/geosurvey/mods
Northwest Territories
Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (FCSI)
The Northwest Territories utilizes the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s (TBS) Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory, a publicly accessible
online database and map tool, for federal contaminated sites including abandoned or orphaned mine sites. The FCSI provides information on
suspected, active, and closed federal contaminated sites across the country. The inventory contains information about each site, including the
classification and priority for action, the location of the site, the contaminant types and affected media, the estimated volume of contamination
(if known), as well as progress and expenditures made to date in identifying and addressing contamination on site. The inventory is updated annually
to reflect current conditions.
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fcsi-rscf/home-accueil-eng.aspx
Mineral Occurrence Database (NORMIN)
Northwest Territories Geological Survey maintains a mineral occurrence database, NORMIN, which provides online access to the mineral deposits of the NWT.
This database may also be downloaded for use offline. The INAC contaminated sites inventory contains only the major identified contaminated sites
whereas the NORMIN database contains a listing of sites with the potential to have mine openings or workings that could present a public safety
or environmental hazard.
http://www.nwtgeoscience.ca/normin/
Nova Scotia
Abandoned
Mine Openings Database
The Nova Scotia Abandoned Mine Openings Database contains an inventory
of some 7,500 mine openings located on public and private land
in Nova Scotia.
http://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/geoscience-online/about-database-amo.asp
Mineral Occurrence Database
Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database contains an inventory of some 3,000 mineral occurrences in the province.
http://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/geoscience-online/about-database-modb.asp
Nunavut
Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory (FCSI)
Nunavut utilizes the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s (TBS) Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory, a publicly accessible online database and map
tool, for federal contaminated sites including abandoned or orphaned mine sites. The FCSI provides information on suspected, active, and closed federal
contaminated sites across the country. The inventory contains information about each site, including the classification and priority for action, the
location of the site, the contaminant types and affected media, the estimated volume of contamination (if known), as well as progress and expenditures
made to date in identifying and addressing contamination on site. The inventory is updated annually to reflect current conditions..
http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/fcsi-rscf/home-accueil-eng.aspx
Mineral
Occurrence Database (NUMIN)
Nunavut Geoscience maintains a mineral occurrence database, NUMIN, which provides online access to the mineral deposits of NUNAVUT. This database may
also be downloaded for use offline. INAC’s contaminated sites inventory contains only the major sites that have been identified, the NUMIN database
contains a listing of sites with the potential to have mine openings or workings that could present a public safety or environmental hazard.
http://nunavutgeoscience.ca/
Ontario
Abandoned
Mines Information System (AMIS)
The Abandoned Mines Information System (AMIS) contains approximately 5,756 known
abandoned and inactive mine sites within Ontario, including approximately 17,373 mine
hazards and individual features such as shafts and trenches. Of these, there are approximately
4,412 known abandoned mine sites under Mining Act jurisdiction located within Ontario, containing
15,273 documented mine features. Of these, approximately 2,755 sites could potentially be hazardous
to public health and safety and to the environment.
http://wwww.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca
Mineral
Deposit Inventory Version 2
The Mineral Deposit Inventory Version 2 contains some 19,000 deposit descriptions and may be
downloaded in a MS Access format. An online search of the database using deposit status values
such as producer and past producer may include abandoned mines in the AMIS database along with
those potential problem mines which still have an owner.
http://www.geologyontario.mndmf.gov.on.ca
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Mineral Deposit Index (SMDI)
This is a searchable online database containing all the known
mineral showings in northern Saskatchewan. This database may be
purchased in its entirety or searched online.
http://www.er.gov.sk.ca/SMDI
Yukon
Assessment and Abandoned Mines
The Assessment and Abandoned Mines Branch leads efforts to address environmental issues at Yukon's abandoned mines.
http://www.emr.gov.yk.ca/aam/
Yukon
MINFILE
The database is maintained by the Yukon Geological Survey and
contains separate mineral occurrences.
http://www.geology.gov.yk.ca/mineralservices.html
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