MINFILE maps for released areas (i.e., those with complete and accurate data),
contain a topographic base with a geology layer, a geological legend, and the mineral
occurrence layer. In the map package is a Summary Report of the map area, including an
index map and selected references; and tabular indexes, including MINFILE Number, Primary
Name, Primary Commodity and NTS Map. MINFILE Maps
(92 maps in PDF format) and view on web
The 101 Mineral Inventory/MINFILE maps are also available on microfiche for
$10.00 per set. This microfiche set was last updated January 1997. Paper copies of the
maps, which may be purchased for $5.00 per map area, are plotted at either a 1:100,000 or
1:250,000 scale depending on the density of occurrences on the map. The fiche and maps are
available from Crown Publications.
Click here for an index map detailing the areas
covered by the MINFILE database.
NOTE: For unreleased areas (i.e., those areas with incomplete and/or
inaccurate data), MINFILE maps (referred to as Mineral Inventory maps) do not include
topographic or geological layers.
