Nunavut Map Selection Supporting Nunavut competitiveness for mineral exploration and development April 17 , 2012 Anna North, Mineral Resources Directorate, AANDC. Background . 2009 - 2010
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Nunavut Map Selection Supporting Nunavut competitiveness for mineral exploration and developmentApril 17, 2012Anna North, Mineral Resources Directorate, AANDC
Background 2009 - 2010 Nunavut Regional Office and Mineral Resources Directorate in Ottawa began a joint initiative to make Map Selection an official IT project. Secure foundations for project: plan, money and people. 2011 - 2012 Long term contracts in place to manage and provide IT component
Why implement Nunavut Map Selection? Nunavut is a unique area of Canada and particularly suited to innovation: Very large land mass; Limited infrastructure to facilitate movement around the territory; and Small population base doing many things, everyone’s busy! Map selection allows: Time and cost savings to industry; Secure, immediate title to mineral rights – no more amending posts, reduce disputes; and Open information sharing – what can affect the project? Who needs to be involved?
Building Foundations Lupin Gold Mine
How you do it now…
… your application to record mineral claim F76234 has been entered as “PENDING” in our database, we cannot further process your application to record these claims as you have not…
Nunavut Map Selection Opportunity for innovation Dedicated project manager to co-ordinate two streams: IT solution and Regulatory changes Ongoing involvement with Nunavut Mining Recorder to meet business needs and ensure seamless transition
Nunavut Map Selection – The Grid
What we have heard to date
The Plan
Expectations Mining Recorder’s Office will transition into new internal database Opportunity to offer online payment for certain applications such as Prospector’s Licence Work on transition measures for locating existing claims Requires some industry input Work on regulatory changes Expect to engage in dialogue through Canada Gazette process Potential to have a small working group Update at NMS 2013
Thank You Contact Information: Anna North Anna.North@aadnc-aandc.gc.ca 819-956-0291