Minerals and petroleum units

GeoNB

Overview

  • Data purpose: To delineate the boundaries for New Brunswick's mineral and petroleum grid units.
  • Data description: The boundaries of each unit are defined by latitude and longitude. Each unit is 15 seconds of latitude (approximately 460 m) by 22.5 seconds of longitude (approximately 480 m), having an average area of approximately 22 hectares.
  • Update requirements: None
  • Restriction on use: Unrestricted
  • License: Open Government Licence
  • Georeferencing: datum - NAD83(CSRS), map projection - NB Stereographic Double, (EPSG 2953)
  • Data formats: ESRI shape file
  • Data coverage and size: Provincial Coverage, 46MB
  • Responsible Agency: Department of Energy and Resource Development