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PERMIS PROSPECTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Mining Rights and Concessions
- Official Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prospecting licence
1, record 1, English, prospecting%20licence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prospecting permit 2, record 1, English, prospecting%20permit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Authorization granted by a government to an individual in some countries, permitting him to prospect for minerals and to register (stake) a claim. 3, record 1, English, - prospecting%20licence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Droit minier
- Documents officiels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- permis de prospection
1, record 1, French, permis%20de%20prospection
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- permis de recherche 2, record 1, French, permis%20de%20recherche
correct, masculine noun
- permis de recherches 3, record 1, French, permis%20de%20recherches
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ministre Irwin annonce l'émission de 263 permis de prospection pour 1996 [...] Les nouveaux permis [...] donnent le droit exclusif d'explorer une région désignée, qui peut avoir jusqu'à 28 700 hectares de superficie, et permettent au titulaire de convertir la région concernée, entièrement ou partiellement, en concessions minières d'une superficie maximale de 1 045 hectares chacune. 4, record 1, French, - permis%20de%20prospection
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le Ministre chargé des mines a la possibilité de définir, par arrêté, des zones où la recherche et l'extraction de certaines substances minérales concessibles bénéficient d'un régime particulier [...] Le régime particulier ne porte pas atteinte aux droits acquis par les détenteurs de permis de recherche, de permis d'exploitation ou de concessions minières sur la zone concernée. 5, record 1, French, - permis%20de%20prospection
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-06-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
- Petroleum Deposits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- exploration licence 1, record 2, English, exploration%20licence
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- exploration license 2, record 2, English, exploration%20license
- exploration permit 2, record 2, English, exploration%20permit
- exploratory permit 3, record 2, English, exploratory%20permit
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
- Gisements pétrolifères
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- permis de prospection
1, record 2, French, permis%20de%20prospection
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- permis d'exploration 2, record 2, French, permis%20d%27exploration
masculine noun
- permis de sondage 3, record 2, French, permis%20de%20sondage
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Permis qui peut être non exclusif et n'autorisant que des travaux de prospection et de forage. 2, record 2, French, - permis%20de%20prospection
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
permis de sondage : Source : Règlement des terres pétrolifères et gazifères du Canada, Nord Canadien. 3, record 2, French, - permis%20de%20prospection
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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