Read the work that's already been done.

Decades of public exploration reports — ARIS assessment work, the property file and prospector reports — indexed on the map so you can stand on someone else's results before you spend a dollar.

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What it is

Don't repeat the work

British Columbia keeps one of the world's deepest public exploration archives. Detector Maps indexes ARIS assessment reports, property-file documents and prospector reports against the ground they cover — so you can read what's been sampled, drilled and walked before you ever leave home.

What the layer shows you

Four ways prospectors put it to work

ARIS assessment reports

Decades of filed exploration work, mapped to ground.

Property file

Historic company and government documents.

Prospector reports

Field notes and finds from the ground.

Stand on past results

Start from real data, not a blank map.

In the app

The public exploration archive

ARIS reports

Assessment work, mapped.

Property file

Historic documents by ground.

Prospector reports

Field finds & notes.

FAQ

Exploration reports questions, straight answers.

What's ARIS?

The Assessment Report Indexing System — BC’s public archive of mineral exploration work filed to keep claims in good standing. It’s a goldmine of past sampling, mapping and drilling.

What's in the property file?

Historic company and government documents tied to specific ground — often the only record of early work.

How do I use it?

Read what’s already been done on or near your target — it saves repeating work and points at what was missed.

Which areas?

Across British Columbia, wherever reports have been filed.

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