Mineral Titles

The Mineral Titles Branch administers the legislation governing the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral, placer mineral, and coal rights in the Province.

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The Branch maintains the coal and mineral titles registries under the Mineral Tenure Act, Coal Act, and regulations under these Acts.

May 24, 2023 - Mineral Titles Branch, Vancouver Office

The Vancouver office of the Mineral Titles Branch will be closing to walk-in traffic on Fridays. Closures start on May 26, 2023 and will continue through to June 30, 2023. The Friday closures are subject to change.

We will continue to provide phone and email support Monday - Friday between the hours of 8:30 am - 12:00 noon and 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

Contact us at:

email: mineral.titles@gov.bc.ca

Voice-mail: 1-866-616-4999

We encourage you to take advantage of self-serve resources in the MTO Help documents.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Mineral and placer titles

Coal titles

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