Last Updated 9/02

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Natural Resources Canada is unlike any US Federal Government agency. NRCan centralizes responsibity for the management of all natural resources in Canada - minerals, forests, water resources, and so on. In this way it is similar to Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Canada is organized in 5 sectors:

Minerals and Metals

Energy

Earth Sciences

Forest Service

Corporate Services

From a minerals or energy resources perspective, the following NRCan sites are the most relevant:

• This site is one-stop shopping for natural resources statistics in Canada. Within this site are:
  • The Minerals and Mining Statistics Division maintains an EXCELLENT site devoted to information on the mining industry in Canada. Statistics available online.
  • See also the Geology 410 Mineral Economics page....

GEOSCAN Database GEOSCAN is a bibliographic database of predominantly Geological Survey of Canada publications containing over 40,000 records concerning the Canadian landmass and offshore regions.

Other related sites:

Ontario Geological Survey

Manitoba Energy and Mines

Newfoundland Geological Survey

Saskatchewan Energy and Mines

New Brunswick - Minerals and Energy

British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines