The purpose of the present Act is to support and promote responsible mineral resource management consistent with sustainable development while recognizing the following goals: a) providing a framework for efficient and effective mineral rights administration; b) encouraging, promoting and facilitating mineral exploration, development and production; c) providing a fair royalty regime; and d) improving the knowledge of mineral resources in the Province. Section 4 establishes that all minerals are reserved to the Crown and the Crown owns all minerals in or upon land in the Province and the right to explore for, work and remove those minerals. The text – consisting of 185 sections deals with the following aspects: declaration as mineral, former owner’s rights, application for compensation, geothermal resource area, personnel, registrar, transfer of exploration licence, restriction on lands and requirement for mineral right, withdrawal of lands and special licences and leases, expiry and renewal of exploration licence, reports, issue of permits, excavation registration, royalties, lease and penalties.
Canadá · 1990-01-01