Mineral Claim Maps for Gold Prospecting

Q: What's a mineral claim in BC?

In British Columbia the right to explore for minerals is a cell-based mineral claim registered through Mineral Titles Online (MTO) — there's no physical staking.

Q: Can I detect on someone's claim?

An active claim is someone else's mineral right. Prospect open ground or get the holder's permission, and always confirm surface access with the landowner.

Every current mineral claim, title submission, reserve and Notice of Work — mapped, colour-coded and tied to the official Mineral Titles Online record, so you know whose ground you're on before you head out.

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What it is

Is the ground open?

In British Columbia the right to explore for minerals is held as a cell-based mineral claim, registered through Mineral Titles Online. Detector Maps maps every current claim, title submission, reserve and Notice of Work, so you can tell open ground from someone else's at a glance — before you burn a tank of gas.

What the layer shows you

Four ways prospectors put it to work

Check the claim first

Tap any claim to read its holder, tenure number and status before you commit a day in the bush.

Spot the open ground

Available cells read at a glance between the active claims.

Reserves & restrictions

See mineral reserves and no-staking ground up front.

Work underway

Notice of Work shows where active operations sit.

In the app

Claims, titles & activity

Current mineral claims

Live cell-based claims.

Title submissions

Ground being staked now.

Mineral reserve sites

No-staking & reserved ground.

Notice of Work

Where work is permitted.

FAQ

Claims questions, straight answers.

What's a mineral claim in BC?

In British Columbia the right to explore for minerals is acquired as a cell-based mineral claim, registered online through Mineral Titles Online (MTO) — there’s no physical staking.

How current are claims?

Claims refresh from the MTO record. Always confirm a claim’s current status in MTO before you act on it.

Can I detect on someone's claim?

An active claim is someone else’s mineral right. Prospect on open ground, or get the claim holder’s permission — and always confirm surface access with the landowner.

Which areas?

Across British Columbia — the same layer set province-wide.

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