A Guide for Rockhounds

To provide a safe, enjoyable rock hounding vacation, Ontario has developed a Mineral Collection Policy that recognized the special needs of hobby collectors.  It sets out the conditions under which rock hounds may collect minerals on Crown land; specifies the obligations of rock hounds to the owners of private surface and mineral rights; differentiates between hobby collectors and commercial mineral collectors; and outline some areas where mineral collecting is not permitted.

What is Mineral Collecting
Who can be a Hobby Mineral Collector
Mineral Collection Sites and Techniques
Lands that are NOT open for Mineral Collecting
Safe Collecting is Smart Collecting
In the Rockhound?s Backpack