Acts and Regulations

M-14.1 - Mining Act

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Land not open for prospecting and registration of mineral claims
24Subject to any other Act, all land in the Province is open for prospecting and registration of mineral claims with the following exceptions:
(a) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and registration of mineral claims under section 25; but, if the withdrawal is for or of certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, subject to the terms of any agreement under section 25;
(b) land granted or conveyed by the Crown or the land the administration and control of which has been transferred by the Crown, under which grant, conveyance or transfer the minerals are vested in the grantee or transferee, unless the ownership of the minerals has subsequently been vested in the Crown; but, if the grant, conveyance or transfer is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, subject to the terms of the grant, conveyance or transfer;
(c) land that is covered by a mineral claim or mining lease, a mining lease issued under the previous Act and continued under this Act or a mining right granted under the Ownership of Minerals Act; but, if that claim, right or lease is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, unless the holder of the claim, right or lease notifies the prospector that the holder objects to such prospecting, in which case the prospector shall do no work until an agreement has been negotiated or the Board has made a determination;
(d) land that is an Indian reserve; and
(e) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and registration of mineral claims under subsection 13(7), 13(7.1), 15(6), 60(4) or 84(4), section 86 or subsection 108(7).
2009, c.35, s.9; 2023, c.6, s.2
Land not open for prospecting and registration of mineral claims
24Subject to any other Act, all land in the Province is open for prospecting and registration of mineral claims with the following exceptions:
(a) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and registration of mineral claims under section 25; but, if the withdrawal is for or of certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, subject to the terms of any agreement under section 25;
(b) land granted or conveyed by the Crown or the land the administration and control of which has been transferred by the Crown, under which grant, conveyance or transfer the minerals are vested in the grantee or transferee, unless the ownership of the minerals has subsequently been vested in the Crown; but, if the grant, conveyance or transfer is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, subject to the terms of the grant, conveyance or transfer;
(c) land that is covered by a mineral claim or mining lease, a mining lease issued under the previous Act and continued under this Act or a mining right granted under the Ownership of Minerals Act; but, if that claim, right or lease is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, unless the holder of the claim, right or lease notifies the prospector that the holder objects to such prospecting, in which case the prospector shall do no work until an agreement has been negotiated or the Mining Commissioner has made a determination;
(d) land that is an Indian reserve; and
(e) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and registration of mineral claims under subsection 13(7), 13(7.1), 15(6), 60(4) or 84(4), section 86 or subsection 108(7).
2009, c.35, s.9
Land not open for prospecting and registration of mineral claims
24Subject to any other Act, all land in the Province is open for prospecting and registration of mineral claims with the following exceptions:
(a) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and registration of mineral claims under section 25; but, if the withdrawal is for or of certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, subject to the terms of any agreement under section 25;
(b) land granted or conveyed by the Crown or the land the administration and control of which has been transferred by the Crown, under which grant, conveyance or transfer the minerals are vested in the grantee or transferee, unless the ownership of the minerals has subsequently been vested in the Crown; but, if the grant, conveyance or transfer is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, subject to the terms of the grant, conveyance or transfer;
(c) land that is covered by a mineral claim or mining lease, a mining lease issued under the previous Act and continued under this Act or a mining right granted under the Ownership of Minerals Act; but, if that claim, right or lease is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect on the land for other minerals, unless the holder of the claim, right or lease notifies the prospector that the holder objects to such prospecting, in which case the prospector shall do no work until an agreement has been negotiated or the Mining Commissioner has made a determination;
(d) land that is an Indian reserve; and
(e) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and registration of mineral claims under subsection 13(7), 13(7.1), 15(6), 60(4) or 84(4), section 86 or subsection 108(7).
2009, c.35, s.9
Land not open for prospecting and staking
24Subject to subsections 96(1) and (2) and any other Act, all land in the Province is open for prospecting and staking with the following exceptions:
(a) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and staking under section 25; but, if the withdrawal is for or of certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect and stake mineral claims thereon for other minerals, subject to the terms of any agreement under section 25;
(b) land granted or conveyed by the Crown, or the administration and control of which has been transferred, under which grant, conveyance or transfer the minerals are vested in the grantee or transferee, unless the ownership of the minerals has subsequently been vested in the Crown; but, if the grant, conveyance or transfer is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect and stake mineral claims thereon for other minerals, subject to the terms of the grant, conveyance or transfer;
(c) land that is covered by a mineral claim or mining lease, a mining licence or mining lease issued under the previous Act and continued under this Act or a mining right granted under the Ownership of Minerals Act; but, if that claim, licence, right or lease is for certain minerals only, a prospector may prospect and stake mineral claims thereon for other minerals, unless the holder of the claim, licence, right or lease notifies the prospector that he objects to such prospecting or staking, in which case the prospector shall do no work until an agreement has been negotiated or the Mining Commissioner has made a determination;
(d) land that is an Indian reserve;
(e) land that is withdrawn from prospecting and staking under subsection 13(7), 15(6), 60(4) or 84(4), section 86 or subsection 108(7).