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Placer Mining in BC

Law, Permits, Applications and Reporting

I am not an expert on mining law - I am just trying to help. Use the information in this website at your own risk. See the Notice at the bottom of this page.

For information about placer mining in general, see About Placer Mining. There is also a green link near the top of this page.

On this Website

Mineral Titles Website

• Getting Started with Mineral & Placer Titles
• Frequently Asked Questions
• MTO Help Documents

About the Word "Mineral"

• Rock or metal that can be mined, hard-rock or placer - for example, the names: "Mineral Titles Online" and "Mineral Tenure Act"

• Hard-rock mineral, not placer mineral - for example, on the Mineral Titles Online page, there is a button for "Mineral Map" and a button for "Placer Map"

This part of website also includes...

• Information about getting a Free Miner Certificate (FMC)
• Placer Claims and Placer Areas where you can get a claim
• Law to Read
• Applications, Giving Notice and Reporting to the government
• Special topics that may not be obvious in the government website:
  • The Fraser River
  • Suction Dredges
  • Cabins
• Information on obtaining permits for:
  • Machine Digging
  • Pumping Water
  • Cutting Trees
• And:
  • Opportunities
  • Getting a Claim

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