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Prospecting Articles

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.

• Sample of Property Ownership Agreement (10 KB)

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 (1.5 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.

• Assays & Geochemical Analysis

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