52.2(1)The New Brunswick Mineral and Petroleum Grid for the purposes of the registry is established and illustrated in Schedule A.

52.2(2)The New Brunswick Mineral and Petroleum Grid shall be used to determine the location in New Brunswick of mineral claims.

52.3(1)The New Brunswick Mineral and Petroleum Grid referred to in section 52.2 is divided into grids.

52.3(2)A grid is bounded on the north and south by successive parallels of latitude which are 0.166 7° or 10 minutes apart and on the east and west by successive meridians of longitude which are 0.250 0° or 15 minutes apart.

52.3(3)A grid shall be identified by the grid number as illustrated in Schedule A.

52.4(1)A grid described in section 52.3 is divided into 100 sections.

52.4(2)A section is bounded on the north and south by successive parallels of latitude spaced at 1/10 of the interval between the north and south boundaries of the claim area and on the east and west by successive meridians of longitude spaced at 1/10 of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the claim area, as illustrated in Schedule B.

52.4(3)A section shall be identified by the number to which it corresponds as illustrated in Schedule B.

52.5(1)A section described in section 52.4 is divided into 16 units.

52.5(2)A unit is bounded on the north and south by successive parallels of latitude spaced at ¼ of the interval between the north and south boundaries of the section and on the east and west by successive meridians of longitude spaced at ¼ of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the section, as illustrated in Schedule C.

52.5(3)A unit shall be identified by the letter to which it corresponds as shown on Schedule C.

52.6(1)A mineral claim unit is an area described as a unit and used to determine the location of a mineral claim under the Act.

52.6(2)For the purposes of identification, a mineral claim unit shall be named by combining the grid number, the section number and unit letter into a single string.