Crown Granted 2 Post Mineral Claims Notices

A Crown granted 2 post mineral claim (Crown Grant) refers to a mineral claim issued under one of the predecessor Mineral Acts or Taxation Acts; where the mineral claim was located, surveyed, and then converted to a Crown Grant.  Crown Grants were issued from 1874 to 1960.  A Crown Grant may hold sub-surface rights to the land within the surveyed lot, and therefore may have an impact on the mineral rights acquired in any overlying mineral or placer cell claim.

When a Crown Grant escheats, forfeits, reverts or is surrendered, the rights revert back to the Crown. Section 26 of the Mineral Tenure Act requires the publication of a notice in the BC Gazette prior to the mineral rights being made available for acquisition.

For your use and reference, we have compiled a list of Crown Grant lots that have reverted back to the Crown and have had a notice published in the BC Gazette between August, 15, 1988 to present day. The list is sorted by land district.

Gazette notices

• Compilation of District Lots by Land District (2.3MB PDF)

Updated: upcoming disposition - January 15, 2021

• Take notice that, pursuant to section 26 of the Mineral Tenure Act, the mineral rights formerly held under the following Crown granted 2-post claims are available for selection by registration of mineral cell claims on January 15, 2021.