National Inventory of Orphaned and Abandoned Mines

This database aggregates basic information on orphaned and abandoned mine sites from participating Canadian jurisdictions, including their name, location, jurisdiciton, and the commodity that was mined. It was originally created in 2012 through the National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative and has undergone several updates since that time. Data on sites in each jurisdiction is owned and maintained by that jurisdiction. The database includes links to the corresponding records in that jursidiction. While the database includes common informaiton about all sites, there may be discrepancies in the types of data provided about sites in different jurisdictions and data from some jurisdictions may be updated more frequently than others.

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Champ	Valeur
Dernière modification	avril 17, 2026, 18:17 (TU)
Créé le	avril 17, 2026, 18:17 (TU)
contact_email	aviva.silburt@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
contact_person	{"fr": {"en": "Government of Canada;Natural Resources Canada;Lands and Minerals Sector,,aviva.silburt@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada;Ressources naturelles Canada;Secteur des terres et des minéraux,aviva.silburt@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca"}}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	["environment", "health"]
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_modified	2024-04-01 00:00:00
open_canada_date_published	2012-01-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Orphaned and Abandoned mines", "Mining industry", "Environmental impact", "Environmental management"], "fr": ["Mines orphelines abandonnées", "Industrie minière", "Impact sur l'environnement", "Gestion de l'environnement"]}
open_canada_subject	["health_and_safety", "nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Inventaire national des mines orphelines et abandonnées
update_frequency	as_needed