Responsibilities
The Mineral Lands Division is responsible for the administration of mineral land tenure, which includes issuance of mineral licenses, exploration approvals, and mining leases; also for administration of quarrying, including issuance of exploration permits and quarry permits and leases.
Services
- Issuance and administration of mineral licenses (‘claims’) through the online Mineral Lands Administration Portal (MinLAP) system
- Issuance of mining and surface leases
- Approval of exploration plans for mineral exploration
- Inspection of exploration sites for regulatory compliance
- Operation of drill core libraries and collection of core
- Issuance of quarry exploration licenses; quarry permits and quarry leases.
- Inspection of quarries for regulatory compliance
Clients
- Mineral exploration and mining industries
- Construction companies using quarry materials
- Other provincial and federal agencies
- The general public
Contact
Kevin Sheppard
Director
Telephone: 1-709-729-6425
Fax: 1-709-729-6782
Email: KevinSheppard@gov.nl.ca