Prospecting Courses

Introductory Prospecting Course

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – Lands, Minerals and Petroleum Resources will be holding an introductory level prospecting course in FREDERICTON, NB. The course will run over two weekend sessions. (Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday). Registration is on a first come – first serve basis. A registration fee of $50.00 will be required to confirm enrollment. Maximum class size is sixteen participants, and the minimum is ten.

WHERE: 1350 Regent Street - Hugh John Flemming Forestry Complex Ranger School – Room 224, Fredericton, NB

WHEN: Two Weekends – Spring 2012

Course Modules

Basic prospecting and the mining cycle Field gear and safety procedures Orienteering: topographic maps, air photos, compass and GPS Elements, minerals and mineral families Rock types, geological maps and lexicon Glacial deposits & landforms Mineral deposits & landforms Selecting an area to prospect Map staking (NB e-CLAIMS) Sampling media, methods and protocols Analytical labs, methods and protocols Promotion and prospecting grants

Course participants are responsible for providing their own meals and overnight accommodations. Coffee breaks will be provided.    Residence rooms at the Forestry Complex are available at the following rates: Daily: Single occupancy = $35.00 per night + 13% HST / Double occupancy = $25.00 per person/night + 13% HST  PLEASE NOTE: For all Torunski Hall residence requests, please contact Loretta Phillips at the Maritime College of Forest Technology at 458-0643. You should bring a pocket knife, hiking boots and weather-appropriate clothing as the instructors will try to incorporate a small field trip (weather permitting) at some time during the course.

For more information, please call (506) 432-2010 Maurice Mazerolle, (506) 547-2070 Nicole Hatheway or (506) 453-8825 Rhonda Doiron.