Mineral Rights Data

Mineral Reports of Work

Reports of Work (commonly called mineral assessment reports) are exploration reports completed by prospectors and industry on their mineral claims. They are received and processed by the Minerals and Petroleum Development Branch and kept for a confidential period of two years from the date of submission. These reports are made public once the confidential period is finished or once all claims in a report have lapsed or were surrendered. A claim holder may decide to make a report of work public upon submission to the Recorder.

Currently, the province holds over 6000 assessment reports, most of which are available in a digital format. Some large reports were scanned into smaller files in order to reduce file size. Electronic copies of these reports are available for download from the mineral reports of work search tool.

Reports of work are also available in other formats and may be purchased from our Publications section (Fredericton office) during regular office hours (8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday). Our regional offices also provide these reports for viewing and/or purchase:

• For reports in the northern region, please call 506-547-2070 or contact Nicole.Hatheway@gnb.ca.
• For reports in the southern region, please call 506-432-2010 or contact Maurice.Mazerolle@gnb.ca.

See the following table for reports of work media types and applicable purchasing fees:

Please note that the fees listed above do not include taxes and shipping. For further information please go to ordering publications page.

Additional Information:

• Mineral Occurrence Database
• Drill Core Database
• Mineral History Database

For any questions pertaining to the above mentioned databases, please contact Kay.Thorne@gnb.ca.

Claim Maps

Mineral claims in NB can be viewed via NB e-CLAIMS. GIS information for the mineral claim layers can be downloaded from the Minerals and Petroleum FTP site. These maps are produced in scales of 1:50 000 and 1:150 000. If you wish to purchase them ($10.00 - coloured), paper or PDF copies of claim maps can be requested through geoscience@gnb.ca.