New Brunswick Geological Survey
Critical Mineral Potential of the Maritimes Basin in Eastern New Brunswick
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Reading this record
What the evidence says — and does not say
- What kind of figure?
- CommitmentMoney, or a money-like promise, committed to a named recipient or project. The only role ever summed.
- What has happened legally?
- AnnouncedPublicly announced; no decision or agreement is stated.
- Has money been paid?
- Follow the payment evidenceThis status does not itself establish a cash payment. In particular, a signed contract does not necessarily establish an obligation of funds.
- What does it link to?
- Project attributionOne registered project is linked directly to this row. The link alone does not prove the amount was paid or that the project advanced.
This is a commitment role, but the financial status still determines legal standing and payment. Funding and verified industrial outcomes remain separate. A financial record alone never independently verifies construction, commissioning or production. Read SMPT's counting and evidence rules.
Amount
As stated “Funding amount: $232,600”
CAD 232,600 · Exact · Currency read from the issuing government
Record
- Provider
- Natural Resources Canada (Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data initiative)Natural Resources CanadaGovernment body
- Legal authority
- Not stated
- Programme
- None named
- Recipient
- New Brunswick Geological SurveyNew Brunswick Geological SurveyGovernment body
- Project
- Critical Mineral Potential of the Maritimes Basin in Eastern New BrunswickCritical Mineral Potential of the Maritimes Basin in Eastern New Brunswick capital stack →
- Facility
- Not stated
- Location
- Grand Lake Region, New BrunswickCA
- Stages
- ExplorationSingle stage
- Materials
- Rare earth elements (grouped)LithiumAlso names: copper; zincIncludes untracked materials
Status
Financial and physical progress are separate histories. The last entry is current.
Financial
- Announcedcurrent
Announced at PDAC.
Implementation
No source states the physical status of a project for this row.
Evidence
Every populated field names the source that states it, how directly, and where.
Backgrounder: Government of Canada invests to unlock Canada’s critical minerals advantage
Natural Resources Canada
- Fields supported
- Instrument · Value role · Capital source · Amount · Provider · Recipient · Status · Project · Location · Materials
- Evidence level
- Explicit
- Location in document
- Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data initiative: Maritimes Basin
Backgrounder: Government of Canada invests to unlock Canada’s critical minerals advantage
Natural Resources Canada
- Fields supported
- Supply-chain stages
- Evidence level
- Ambiguous
- Location in document
- Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data initiative: Maritimes Basin
- Qualification
- Field mapping and sampling to find mineral potential, read as exploration.
| Source | Fields supported | Evidence level | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backgrounder: Government of Canada invests to unlock Canada’s critical minerals advantage Natural Resources Canada · Source dossier |
| Explicit | Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data initiative: Maritimes Basin |
| Backgrounder: Government of Canada invests to unlock Canada’s critical minerals advantage Natural Resources Canada · Source dossier |
| Ambiguous Field mapping and sampling to find mineral potential, read as exploration. | Critical Minerals Geoscience and Data initiative: Maritimes Basin |