User Manual
Mineral Tenure Map Viewer – User Manual
Version 1.0
For:
Government of Northwest Territories - Lands
By:
Government of Northwest Territories Centre for Geomatics and
Caslys Consulting Ltd. Unit 102A, 6683 Oldfield Road
Saanichton, B.C., V8M 2A1
March 2014
Mineral Tenure Map Viewer – User Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 3 1.2 Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Quick Reference Guide .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Common tasks ....................................................................................................................................... 6 1.5 Map Navigation ..................................................................................................................................... 7 1.6 Common Tools ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1.7 Map Mark-up Tools .............................................................................................................................10 1.8 Coal Exploration Licenses ...................................................................................................................10 1.9 Mineral Claims .....................................................................................................................................11 1.10 Mineral Leases .....................................................................................................................................13 1.11 Prospecting Permits ............................................................................................................................14 1.12 Advanced Search by Map Layer .........................................................................................................15 1.13 Global Search .......................................................................................................................................17 1.14 Managing Search Results and Tabular Information ........................................................................18
2.0 CONTACT INFORMATION ....................................................................................................................19
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2.0 CONTACT INFORMATION For more information related to the Mineral Tenure Map Viewer contact: NWT Centre for Geomatics Shared Services Centre for Environment and Natural Resources, Industry, Tourism and Investment 5102 – 50th Avenue, 7th floor Yellowknife, NT X1A 3S8 www.geomatics.gov.nt.ca The map viewer has been developed with the assistance of Caslys Consulting Ltd.
Caslys Consulting Ltd. Unit 102A, 6683 Oldfield Road Saanichton, B.C., V8M 2A1 Contact: Justin McPherson Tel: (250) 652-9268; Fax: (250) 652-9269 Email: [email protected]