01The night before
Find MINFILE gold.
Gold records from the province’s mineral inventory are free. Tap one for its MINFILE number, status, deposit type and terrane.
- MINFILE Gold Occurrences Free
- Major mines Explorer
MINFILE gold. Free.
For gold prospectors in British Columbia
Know what is staked before you go.
Free MINFILE gold. Free current mining claims. Assessment reports and panning reserves on Explorer. Plan at home, use it with no signal.
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MINFILE gold · Free© Mapbox, © Maxar
MINFILE gold occurrences over satellite imagery, British Columbia. Satellite imagery © Mapbox, © Maxar. Layer data from the sources named on each card.
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10,000+prospectors and detectorists
FreeMINFILE gold and current mining claims
Explorerincludes the 1 m LiDAR hillshade, no add-on
Free first
Free on every plan, forever.
Start with the free layers. Pay only if the map earns it.
- MINFILE gold
- Current mining claims
- One free area of 250 km², offline too
- Trails, replay and backups
- Waypoints, shapes and search
Inside your free area every layer works except LiDAR.
02Check before you go
Current mining claims.
Current claims and placer leases draw on the map, labelled by tenure number. Filter by when a claim expires: any, 90, 30 or 7 days. A mapped claim tells you someone holds the ground, not whether you may detect on it.
- Current Mining Claims Free
- Claim alerts Pro
Current claims. Filter by expiry.
03Read the reports
Assessment reports and panning reserves.
ARIS reports show where companies have reported work, with each report’s year and spend. Recreational panning reserves are marked as areas set aside for panning. A panning area is not permission for every activity.
- ARIS assessment reports Explorer
- Recreational Panning Reserves Explorer
- All of MINFILE and report search Pro
ARIS reports. Explorer.
Panning reserves. Explorer.
04See the ground
A 1 m LiDAR hillshade now. Dynamic LiDAR next.
A 1 m LiDAR hillshade with colour ramps, brightness and contrast is included with Explorer. Dynamic LiDAR and Terrain+ come to the phone app in the next update.
- LiDAR hillshade Explorer
- Dynamic LiDAR and Terrain+: coming in the next update
05No reception
Download it on Wi-Fi. Use it with no signal.
Pick the blocks you need and save them with your layers. Your records, search and waypoints keep working with no reception.
- Offline maps for the areas you choose Explorer
- Go to: drive on roads with voice, then walk the last part Explorer
- Trails, replay and backups Free
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, with your layers
Drive, then walk. Voice on the road.
06On your computer too
Plan on the big screen.
Open app.detectormaps.com in your browser and sign in with the same account. One plan covers your phone and the web.
- The same layers on a bigger map
- Waypoints and Trails you sync from your phone
- Plan at home, then save the area to your phone for no signal
- Dynamic LiDAR for British Columbia, on the web map now
- Terrain+ 3D models
Seen enough?
Download free and open your area on your phone.
On iPhone? Get it on the App StoreOn Android? Get it on Google Play
Free to download on iPhone and Android.
7-day free trial on yearly plans · Nothing charged until it ends · Cancel anytime.
Open the web map
On your phone: App Store · Google Play
7-day free trial on yearly plans · Nothing charged until it ends · Cancel anytime.
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Plans
Start free. Upgrade when the map earns it.
“With regular updates and extra features constantly added it really makes the fee very reasonable.”
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Try the map properly.
- MINFILE gold
- Current mining claims
- One free area of 250 km² where every layer works except LiDAR
- Trails, replay and backups
- Waypoints, shapes and search
ExplorerMost popular
Everything most prospectors need.
C$99 a yearor C$9.99 a monthabout 27c a day
7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
- Assessment reports, panning reserves, major mines, geochemistry, Crown land and parks, a 1 m LiDAR hillshade
- Offline maps
- Go to
- Google satellite base map
- Location sharing
Pro
Industry-grade data.
C$249 a yearor C$34.99 a month
7-day free trial on the yearly plan.
- Everything in Explorer
- All of MINFILE
- Claim alerts
- Report search across 50,000+ exploration reports
Prices are in Canadian dollars.
On iPhone? Get it on the App StoreOn Android? Get it on Google Play
Free to download on iPhone and Android.
7-day free trial on yearly plans · Nothing charged until it ends · Cancel anytime.
Open the web map
On your phone: App Store · Google Play
7-day free trial on yearly plans · Nothing charged until it ends · Cancel anytime.
Not sure which plan? Start free. You can cancel in the app, under Settings, then Subscription.
Straight answers
Before you download.
What does it cost? Am I stuck?
Free is free forever. Paid plans start with a 7-day free trial on yearly plans. A card is taken up front, but nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel in the app under Settings, then Subscription. Cancel before the trial ends and you pay nothing. Notifications on? We remind you on day 5. Explorer C$99 a year or C$9.99 a month.
Isn’t this free government data?
The sources are public, and we name them on every layer. You get the work: merging them into one map, keeping them current, tiling them for offline and drawing every place the same way. DataBC, Geological Survey of Canada.
Does it work offline?
Yes, for the areas you save. Download them on Wi-Fi with your layers. GPS works without reception. Saving new areas needs Explorer. Your free area is saved offline on the Free plan.
Are my spots private?
Private by default. Waypoints, Trails and finds are visible to your account only. Nothing goes to the Community unless you post it. Location sharing runs only in a session you start. Backups go to your own iCloud Drive or Google Drive.
Can I go there? Land access and legality
A mapped boundary alone does not tell you whether detecting is permitted. A panning reserve is not permission for every activity. A mapped claim does not say you may detect there.
Does it cover my area?
Check your place in the Library before you download. British Columbia, province wide.
I’m a beginner. Is it too much?
Start with the free layers. Tap any record to read what it is. Every layer has an (i) that says what it shows and where it falls short. Five short in-app lessons walk you through the map.
“D maps are amazingly simple to understand.”
Will it flatten my battery?
Offline mode and a battery-saver GPS mode are built for a full day in the field on most modern phones.
Questions
Questions, answered.
Does it work with no signal?
Yes, for the areas you save. Download them on Wi-Fi before you go, with your layers. Your phone’s GPS works without reception, so the map, your records and your waypoints keep working. Saving new areas needs Explorer. Your one free area is saved offline on the Free plan.
Can I use it on my computer?
Yes. Open app.detectormaps.com in your browser and sign in with the same account. Your plan works there too. So do the waypoints and Trails you sync from your phone. The web map needs a connection, so save areas in the phone app for places with no signal. Dynamic LiDAR for British Columbia is on the web map now, ahead of the phone app.
What does it cost, and how does the trial work?
Free is free forever. Explorer is C$99 a year or C$9.99 a month. Pro is C$249 a year or C$34.99 a month. Yearly plans start with a 7-day free trial. A card is taken up front, but nothing is charged until the trial ends. Cancel before then and you pay nothing. Notifications on? We remind you on day 5.
Isn’t this just free government data?
The sources are public and credited: DataBC and the Geological Survey of Canada. What you get is the merging, the offline tiles, and MINFILE, claims, reports and panning reserves drawn on one map.
Can I pan or dig where I see a panning reserve?
A recreational panning reserve is an area set aside for panning. It is not permission for every activity. Check the rules for the area before you go.
What does Pro add?
All of MINFILE (every commodity, not just gold), claim alerts, and report search across 50,000+ exploration reports.
Is there LiDAR in British Columbia?
A 1 m LiDAR hillshade with colour ramps, brightness and contrast is included with Explorer. Dynamic LiDAR and Terrain+ come to the phone app in the next update.
Real data, named sources.
DataBCGeological Survey of CanadaBC MINFILE
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Plan the next trip tonight.
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