Mining Recorder’s Office

The Mining Recorder's Office is your contact for information on the Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations (with the exception of Royalties provisions and coal regulation). Under these regulations, we also:

  • Administer subsurface rights including the issue of :
    • Applications for prospectors’ licences
    • Claim tags
    • Minerals claims/leases/prospecting permits
  • Maintain MINERS database
  • Keep records
  • Provide claim maps

What can we do for you?

  • Provide information and advice on mineral rights to interested groups
  • Provide map copies
  • Provide information and legislative packages
  • Conduct custom subsurface rights research
  • Provide mineral disposition reports for land claimant groups, individuals and government

NT GeoViewer

Access NT GeoViewer to view current data on mineral claims in the NWT and Nunavut, research geographical data online and produce customized maps using GIS information with specific focuses such as minerals, land claims areas, etc.

Permits and Licences