The Online Geoscience Resource Atlas has been updated with the addition of new layers, better documentation and added links between online resources ( e.g., Geofiles, historical mineral claims, links to PDF files of geological maps).

Historical Claims

19,000 historical ground and map staked claims have been added, with links to the Mineral Rights Inquiry Report and the Geofile record for any assessment reports filed. This layer is still under construction.

Land Use Layers

The following land use layers have been added: Forest Access Roads, LIL - Labrador Inuit Lands, LISA - Labrador Inuit Settlement Area, Public Water Supplies, Municipal Boundaries, Municipal Planning areas,

Documentation:

Documentation has been improved for many layers, most notably on the Bedrock Geology help and legend files

Mineral Lands Layers

These have been updated with name changes: 'Excluded Land' has been renamed 'Mineral Rights Cancelled'; 'Lands Coming Open' has been renamed 'Notices Gazetted'

Geochemistry Layers

Two new geochemical layers have been added: Geochemical Index, Rock Geochemistry