Northwest Territories Mineral and Coal Exploration Permits from August 2011

August 2011 data on active mineral leases, mining claims, prospecting permits, and coal exploration licenses in Canada's Northwest Territories. The report was published by the Government of Northwest Territories and is available under the OGL-CA-2.0 license. The dataset was last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Map the spatial distribution of resource exploration based on the described permit and lease types.
• Analyze the scale of mining and prospecting activity in a specific region and time period.
• Support environmental impact assessments by identifying areas with active exploration rights.
• Track historical patterns of land allocation for mineral and coal resources.

Strengths

• Provides a specific temporal snapshot for August 2011.
• Covers multiple permit types: mineral leases, mining claims, prospecting permits, and coal licenses.
• Sourced from the authoritative Government of Northwest Territories.

Limitations

• Data is from a single point in time (August 2011); current activity is not reflected.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The primary file format is PDF, which may require extraction for structured analysis.

Provenance

Source

Government of Northwest Territories | Gouvernement des Territoires du Nord-Ouest

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official territorial land and resource administration records.

Time Range

August 2011

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 18:00:41.766448; freshness should be verified

Geography

Northwest Territories, Canada