Mines and Minerals Offices and Publication Sales Outlets

Regional Mines and Minerals Offices

Regional Resident Geologist's and District Geologist's offices provide advice and information on local geology, mineral exploration opportunities and activities, and public access to geological data, including industry assessment files, mineral deposits information and diamond drill core.

Mining Lands Consultants in the Mines and Minerals offices in Thunder Bay, Timmins and Kirkland Lake provide Mining Act administrative services, answers to technical inquiries, access to Claims Client services, and the sale of claim tags and prospector's licences.

Mineral Development Officers in the Mines and Minerals offices in Thunder Bay, Sudbury and Timmins promote advanced exploration and new mine development and assist mining industry clients through the permitting process for their projects.

Local claim maps are available for viewing at all Mining Lands Consultant's offices as well as at the District Geologist's office in Kenora. All regional Mines and Minerals offices are over-the-counter sales outlets for publications that report on work performed in their region.

Provincial Information Centre - Sudbury

At the Willet Green Miller Centre in Sudbury, customer service functions with a province-wide focus include: publication sales, John B. Gammon Geoscience Library, access to and assessment files, geoscience information and public education.

All Mines and Minerals publications are available for sale at the Publication Sales office located in the Willet Green Miller Centre in Sudbury. The Publication Sales office also handles all telephone, mail and fax orders.

Publication Sales

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Willet Green Miller Centre
933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level A3
Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5

Tel: 1-888-415-9845 (toll-free inside Canada and the United States)
Tel: (705) 670-5691 (local calls)
Fax: (705) 670-5770
E-mail: pubsales.ndm@ontario.ca

Provincial Information Centre - Toronto

As of April 8, 2009, the Provincial Information Centre in Toronto is closed. Public access to library facilities and the MNDM internet portal, as well as the sale of publications, claim maps and tags will no longer be available at this location.

Provincial Mining Recorder Office - Sudbury

At the Willet Green Miller Centre in Sudbury, customer service functions with a province-wide focus include: sale of claim maps for the province, claim tags, prospector's licences; access to Claims Client Services, filing of all documents required to be filed pursuant to the Mining Act, payment of all fees as noted in the Mining Act, provision of information associated with staking and interpretation of the Ontario Mining Act.

Provincial Mining Recorder Office

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines
Willet Green Miller Centre
933 Ramsey Lake Road, Level B3
Sudbury, ON P3E 6B5

Tel: Mining Lands Products** 1-888-415-9845 (toll-free inside Canada and the US)
Tel: Mining Claim Inquires 1-888-415-9845 (toll-free inside Canada and the US)
Tel: (705) 670-5742 (local calls)
Fax: (705) 670-5681

**claim maps, claim tags, prospector's licences