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Prospector Assistance Program | Government of New Brunswick

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Description

NBPAP is a financial assistance program offered by the New Brunswick Department of Natural Resources and Energy Development (DNRED). The program is for prospectors searching for metallic or industrial minerals (except aggregates) in the province, who may receive:

  • up to a maximum of $5,000 if the prospector does not have mineral claims at the time of application
  • up to a maximum of $15,000 if the prospector has existing mineral claims at the time of application
  • first time applicants generally receive a maximum of $1,000.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for the program, you must have:

  • a valid New Brunswick prospector’s license
  • be at least 19 years of age
  • fulfilled all commitments related to previous exploration assistance funding from the department
  • if applying for funding on existing mineral claims, the applicant must be the registered holder of the claim block(s)

Eligible Expenses

Acceptable expenditures include: assaying, sampling, trenching, consumable items, equipment rentals, professional geophysical or geochemical services, Prospector’s Exchange expenses (at the Exploration, Mining and Petroleum conference) and any other related groundwork. Related groundwork shall be defined as anything that provides geological information about the area being explored, e.g. geophysics, etc.

Deadline Date

Ongoing. Please click the link indicated below for update.

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