Is there a map available that shows the locations of all the mines and oil and gas fields in Canada?
Natural Resources Canada produces a map entitled Principal Mineral Areas of Canada (Map 900A). This map (at a scale of 1:6 000 000) is issued annually in December and measures approximately 86 cm by 140 cm. It pinpoints some 220 significant metallic, nonmetallic and industrial mineral mines and approximately 250 oil and gas fields. The map also depicts existing and proposed oil and gas pipelines. A mine index provides the name of the owner company, name of the mine, mine location, and principal minerals and metals for each mine, and a similar index (without company names due to a shortage of space) is provided for each oil and gas field. Seven inset mineral maps of the country show the locations of nonferrous smelters and refineries, pig iron and ferro-alloy plants, and producing mines by major commodity groups including uranium and precious metals, base metals, ferrous metals and industrial minerals, as well as mine openings planned by companies. In addition, a tectonic map shows the
