Prospecting Guides
These are designed to help novice prospectors gain an appreciation of some of the characteristics of mineral deposit types in the Province.
- Guide to Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) Deposits (295 KB)
- Guide to Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS) Deposits (267 KB)
- Guide to Prospecting for Uranium (2.2 MB)
- Grooming and Optioning Your Property (917 KB)
This guide will help you prepare your property for optioning to prospective buyers, such as junior mining companies. Note this is a general article only; more comprehensive article on this topic are available at the Matty Mitchell Room or on request from matty@gov.nl.ca.
Ownership Agreements
You and your prospecting buddy want to collaborate on working a property. Experience dictates that it is always best (even among friends) to draw up a simple agreement. Here is a sample agreement.
Assessment Reports
It’s that time of year and the Assessment Report on your property is due. The following will help with your writing.
- Sample Assessment Report (2 MB)
- Assessment Report Checklist (1.5 MB)
- Staking and Maintaining Claims (206 KB)
- Allowable Assessment Credit for Personal Vehicles, Equipment and Services (113 KB)
General Interest Articles:
- There’s Gold in Them Thar Hills
- The Value of the Prospector
- Colorado Geological Survey – Uranium Rock Talk (969 KB)
- Glossary of Terms (129 KB)
- New Additions to the Matty Mitchell Rock Collection (114 KB)
Geochemical Analysis:
One of the most important aspects of a prospector’s work is the collection of samples for geochemical analysis. Follow this link to learn how you can make the best use of these samples.
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