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Most land under mineral and placer titles

Share of the land under a mineral, placer or coal title. 219 places ranked; the other 100 have no titles.

1. 1Greenwood100%
2. 2Wells100%
3. 3Logan Lake91%
4. 4Stewart89%
5. 5Princeton83%
6. 6Midway78%
7. 7qathet, Electoral Area D73%
8. 8Rossland66%
9. 9Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area H58%
10. 10Tumbler Ridge56%
11. 11Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area J (Copper Desert Country)51%
12. 12Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area N (Beautiful Nicola Valley - South)51%
13. 13Cariboo, Electoral Area G51%
14. 14Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area F50%
15. 15Salmo49%
16. 16Central Kootenay, Electoral Area G47%
17. 17Cariboo, Electoral Area C45%
18. 18Port Clements43%
19. 19Cariboo, Electoral Area F43%
20. 20Mount Waddington, Electoral Area C42%
21. 21Mount Waddington, Electoral Area B41%
22. 22Granisle38%
23. 23Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area E38%
24. 24Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area M (Beautiful Nicola Valley - North)36%
25. 25Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area D35%
26. 26Kootenay Boundary E / West Boundary34%
27. 27Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area A32%
28. 28Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area G31%
29. 29Cariboo, Electoral Area L30%
30. 30Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area I (Blue Sky Country)30%
31. 31East Kootenay, Electoral Area C30%
32. 32Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area A29%
33. 33Sparwood28%
34. 34Central Kootenay, Electoral Area B26%
35. 35East Kootenay, Electoral Area E26%
36. 36Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)26%
37. 37Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area G26%
38. 38Kent25%
39. 39Port Alice24%
40. 40North Okanagan, Electoral Area B24%
41. 41Tahsis23%
42. 42Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area C23%
43. 43Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area D23%
44. 44Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area E22%
45. 45Cariboo, Electoral Area H22%
46. 46Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area I21%
47. 47Ashcroft20%
48. 48Central Okanagan West20%
49. 49Chetwynd20%
50. 50Kootenay Boundary D / Rural Grand Forks20%
51. 51Cariboo, Electoral Area D19%
52. 52Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area C (Part 1)19%
53. 53Juan de Fuca (Part 2)19%
54. 54Kootenay Boundary B / Lower Columbia-Old-Glory19%
55. 55Cariboo, Electoral Area A19%
56. 56Merritt17%
57. 57Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area O (Lower North Thompson)17%
58. 58Kamloops16%
59. 59Central Kootenay, Electoral Area H16%
60. 60Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area A16%
61. 61Trail16%
62. 62Elkford16%
63. 63East Kootenay, Electoral Area A16%
64. 64Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area B16%
65. 65Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area A16%
66. 66North Okanagan, Electoral Area F15%
67. 67Central Kootenay, Electoral Area E15%
68. 68Fraser Valley, Electoral Area B14%
69. 69Nanaimo, Electoral Area E14%
70. 70Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area D14%
71. 71Peace River, Electoral Area D14%
72. 72Mission13%
73. 73Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area B13%
74. 74Central Kootenay, Electoral Area D13%
75. 75Cache Creek13%
76. 76Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area A13%
77. 77Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area F13%
78. 78Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area F13%
79. 79Salmon Arm13%
80. 80Lillooet13%
81. 81Stikine Region12%
82. 82Quesnel12%
83. 83Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area I12%
84. 84Lions Bay12%
85. 85North Okanagan, Electoral Area E12%
86. 86Nanaimo, Electoral Area H11%
87. 87Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area B (Thompson Headwaters)11%
88. 88Peace River, Electoral Area E11%
89. 89Nanaimo, Electoral Area C11%
90. 90Cariboo, Electoral Area I11%
91. 91Central Coast, Electoral Area E11%
92. 92North Okanagan, Electoral Area C11%
93. 93Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area B11%
94. 94East Kootenay, Electoral Area B10%
95. 95Central Kootenay, Electoral Area F10%
96. 96Fraser Valley, Electoral Area C10%
97. 97Clearwater10%
98. 98Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area E10%
99. 99Penticton10.0%
100. 100Vernon9.9%
101. 101Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area F9.9%
102. 102Fraser Valley, Electoral Area G9.9%
103. 103Houston9.8%
104. 104Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area F9.8%
105. 105Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks)9.8%
106. 106Cariboo, Electoral Area B9.5%
107. 107Central Kootenay, Electoral Area A9.2%
108. 108Hope9.2%
109. 109Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area C9.2%
110. 110Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area B9.0%
111. 111Fraser Lake8.9%
112. 112Nanaimo, Electoral Area F8.9%
113. 113Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area B8.8%
114. 114Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area D8.8%
115. 115Comox Valley, Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek)8.7%
116. 116Sooke8.7%
117. 117Squamish8.7%
118. 118Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area L (Grasslands)8.6%
119. 119Central Kootenay, Electoral Area J8.5%
120. 120Fraser Valley, Electoral Area A8.0%
121. 121Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area D7.9%
122. 122Mount Waddington, Electoral Area D7.8%
123. 123Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area D7.8%
124. 124North Cowichan7.7%
125. 125Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area G7.7%
126. 126Cariboo, Electoral Area K7.4%
127. 127East Kootenay, Electoral Area G7.1%
128. 128Kootenay Boundary, Electoral Area A7.0%
129. 129Cariboo, Electoral Area J6.6%
130. 130Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area F6.5%
131. 131Kootenay Boundary C / Christina Lake6.4%
132. 132Bowen Island6.2%
133. 133Osoyoos6.1%
134. 134Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area E6.1%
135. 135Creston6.1%
136. 136qathet, Electoral Area C6.0%
137. 137Kimberley5.9%
138. 138Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area A5.8%
139. 139Nelson5.8%
140. 140North Coast, Electoral Area D5.8%
141. 141Peace River, Electoral Area B5.8%
142. 142Sechelt5.7%
143. 143Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area A5.7%
144. 144Central Kootenay, Electoral Area C5.5%
145. 145Central Kootenay, Electoral Area K5.5%
146. 146East Kootenay, Electoral Area F5.5%
147. 147Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area G5.4%
148. 148Thompson-Nicola, Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country)5.4%
149. 149Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area D5.4%
150. 150qathet, Electoral Area B5.1%
151. 151Fraser Valley, Electoral Area E5.0%
152. 152Strathcona, Electoral Area A4.8%
153. 153Juan de Fuca (Part 1)4.8%
154. 154Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area A4.8%
155. 155Lantzville4.7%
156. 156North Okanagan, Electoral Area D4.6%
157. 157Fraser Valley, Electoral Area D4.5%
158. 158Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area C4.3%
159. 159Whistler4.2%
160. 160Lumby4.1%
161. 161Smithers3.9%
162. 162Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area F3.9%
163. 163Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area C3.9%
164. 164Lytton3.9%
165. 165Okanagan-Similkameen, Electoral Area B3.9%
166. 166Port Hardy3.9%
167. 167Sicamous3.9%
168. 168Squamish-Lillooet, Electoral Area C3.8%
169. 169Queen Charlotte3.8%
170. 170Spallumcheen3.8%
171. 171Bulkley-Nechako, Electoral Area B3.8%
172. 172Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area H3.6%
173. 173Cariboo, Electoral Area E3.2%
174. 174Golden3.0%
175. 175Pitt Meadows2.8%
176. 176Coquitlam2.6%
177. 177New Hazelton2.5%
178. 178Strathcona, Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake)2.3%
179. 179Kitimat2.2%
180. 180One Hundred Mile House2.1%
181. 181Strathcona, Electoral Area C2.1%
182. 182Abbotsford2.0%
183. 183Hudson's Hope2.0%
184. 184Saltspring Island2.0%
185. 185Maple Ridge1.8%
186. 186Kitimat-Stikine, Electoral Area E1.7%
187. 187North Coast, Electoral Area E1.7%
188. 188Prince George1.6%
189. 189qathet, Electoral Area A1.3%
190. 190Central Okanagan1.2%
191. 191Peachland1.2%
192. 192Williams Lake1.1%
193. 193Fraser Valley, Electoral Area H1.1%
194. 194Chilliwack1.0%
195. 195Mount Waddington, Electoral Area A1.0%
196. 196Summerland1.0%
197. 197Fraser-Fort George, Electoral Area H0.9%
198. 198Port Alberni0.9%
199. 199Cowichan Valley, Electoral Area A0.9%
200. 200Gold River0.9%
201. 201Barriere0.8%
202. 202Comox Valley, Electoral Area B (Lazo North)0.8%
203. 203Central Coast, Electoral Area D0.6%
204. 204qathet, Electoral Area E0.6%
205. 205Fraser Valley, Electoral Area F0.5%
206. 206Northern Rockies0.4%
207. 207Kelowna0.4%
208. 208Port Edward0.4%
209. 209Campbell River0.3%
210. 210Metchosin0.3%
211. 211North Coast, Electoral Area C0.2%
212. 212Central Coast, Electoral Area C0.2%
213. 213Metro Vancouver, Electoral Area A0.2%
214. 214Montrose0.2%
215. 215Sunshine Coast, Electoral Area F0.2%
216. 216Columbia-Shuswap, Electoral Area C0.1%
217. 217Central Coast, Electoral Area Aunder 0.1%
218. 218Alberni-Clayoquot, Electoral Area Bunder 0.1%
219. 219Mackenzieunder 0.1%

Source: Mineral, placer and coal tenures, Mineral Titles Branch (Open Government Licence – British Columbia); 2021 census subdivision boundaries, Statistics Canada (Statistics Canada Open Licence).

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