Assessment Reports
Last updated on July 16, 2026Assessment reports document exploration and development work done in British Columbia.
The BC Geological Survey reviews assessment reports for compliance with:
Technical assessment reports
ARIS (Assessment Report Indexing System) stores technical assessment reports and data from mineral and placer exploration and development properties across British Columbia. Report filing began in 1947. Reports document geological, geophysical, geochemical, drilling, and other exploration related activities. Technical assessment reports are confidential for one year from the work registration date.
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Submit Guidelines for report content, format, and how to submit an assessment report
Download digital data How to download 'as-is' digital data submitted with assessment reports
Mineral Titles Information on the administration and legislation governing mineral, placer mineral, and coal rights in BC
Coal assessment reports
COALFILE is the collection of assessment reports and data from coal exploration and development properties across British Columbia. The information contained in COALFILE is stored as a relational database (Microsoft Access) and includes spatial information for boreholes, bulk samples, and trenches. Reports are confidential for three years from the date of submission. Some information remains confidential indefinitely (Section 2 of the Coal Act Regulation).
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Submit Guidelines for report content, format, and how to submit a coal assessment report
Download COALFILE COALFILE is available as a download in .mdb and .shp formats
Unavailable reports Status of unavailable reports, and list of missing and confidential reports
Coal Geology Information on the geology of coal deposits in BC
Coal Titles Information on the administration and legislation governing coal rights in BC
Coal Tenure Visit the BC Data Catalogue for data on coal applications, licences, and leases
Access Reports in Mapplace2
View and download mineral and coal assessment reports through MapPlace 2
Mineral Assessment Reports:
- Check and expand the Mineral Inventory layer
- Check the Assessment Reports (ARIS) layer
- Hover over a report location dot and click the report number to access the summary page
- Click the PDF Report hyperlink to download the report
Coal Assessment Reports and boreholes:
- Check and expand the Mineral Inventory layer
- Check the Coal Reports and Data (COALFILE) layer
- Check the 'COALFILE - Assessment Report' layer or 'COALFILE - Boreholes' layer
- Hover over a report location square or borehole dot and click the report number to access the summary page
- Click the Downloads report number .pdf to download the report