Nova Prospector
Mining Claims & Gold Map
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad
Find gold & mineral claims across Nova Scotia. Live claim boundaries, 25 map layers, claim expiry notifications, all in one map built for the field.
Nova Prospector is the only native mapping app built specifically for gold prospecting and mineral exploration in Nova Scotia.
See live, up-to-date mining claim boundaries with colour-coded expiry status, browse historic gold occurrences and drill hole records, and explore bedrock geology, fault lines, and stream sediment data — all on one fast, easy-to-use map.
FREE FEATURES:
- Live claim boundaries with expiry colour-coding (active, expiring soon, inactive)
- 23 data layers spanning geology, geochemistry, geophysics, and historic mining
- Save favourites and points of interest with notes
- Satellite imagery, layer toggles, and detailed occurrence data in one tap
23 FREE DATA LAYERS:
Staking — Claims (colour-coded by expiry), Available Claims (400m staking grid)
Land & Restrictions — Restricted & Protected Areas, Crown Land, Property Parcels, Oak Island Treasure Licence
Historic Mining — Abandoned Mines, Historic Mining Areas, Mine Tailings, Coal Seams & Workings
Geology — Bedrock Formations, Surficial Geology, Faults, Anticlines, Ice Flow (Striations & Drumlins)
Geochemistry & Exploration — Mineral Occurrences, Gold Geochemistry, Drill Holes
Elevation — LiDAR Hillshade
Geophysics — Aeromagnetics, Radiometrics, Gravity, VLF-EM
PRO UNLOCKS:
- Claim Assessment — multi-layer prospectivity scoring for any claim in one tap
- Assessment Work Tracker — log fieldwork, track credits, export Form 10/11 PDFs
- Faribault 1898–1919 Survey — exclusive digitised shafts, veins, faults, and anticlines not on the government viewer
- Prospecting Targets — convergence analysis ranking locations where multiple data sources agree, with filtering by commodity and minimum source count
- Staking Calculator — select cells for a live fee and area total, then generate a ready-to-copy NovaROC Tract Description
- Claim Watch & Notifications — expiry alerts at 90, 30, 7, and 1 day, plus instant status-change push notifications
- Expiring Claims — province-wide expiry list, recently released licences, and your watchlist in one view
- Staking History — full chain of title for any cell, sourced from the provincial inactive licences registry
- Full What Is Here Analysis — tap anywhere for nearby occurrences, geochemistry, drill holes, abandoned mines, and ice flow data
- Near Me Search — occurrences, abandoned mines, drill holes, and more within a chosen radius of your GPS
- Export to KML, GeoJSON, or CSV for use in Google Earth and other GIS tools
- Offline Field Mode — search and the bundled data layers work with no connection (LiDAR and Geophysics stream live tiles and need a connection)
- Unlimited saves and field notes — no cap on favourites, pins, samples, or waypoints
Built by a Nova Scotian for Nova Scotians — whether you're staking your first claim or doing desktop research before a field trip.
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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The developer, Nigel Brown, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Seller
- Nigel Brown
- Size
- 159.1 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 18.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Nova Prospector Pro Annual $59.99
- Nova Prospector Pro Monthly $6.99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Auriven Labs