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- The ministry is responsible for the inventory of the province's mineral, coal
and aggregate reserves and resources.
Information is gathered through geoscience field surveys and from industry
assessment reports filed in compliance with legislation. The inventory is used
to attract industry investment, to assist government's stewardship of its rich
mineral resource endowment, and to help manage and protect Crown lands.
The main activities include: geological and geochemical surveying; mineral,
coal and industrial mineral inventories management; mineral potential
assessments for land use planning; monitoring exploration activities; assessing
geological hazards; publishing maps and reports; and providing geoscience
expertise to support government's sustainable development objectives.
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