Prospecting.no is a map service created by the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) and the Directorate of Mining. It provides: • Information on Norwegian mineral resources available to mining and exploration companies, prospectors and other users. • Easy access to a variety of information from various sources; mineral resources, geology and geophysics (Geological Survey of Norway), exploration and exploitation licenses (Directorate of Mining), protected areas (Norwegian Environment Agency) and topography (Norwegian Mapping Authority). • Map-views of ore deposits, linked to the mineral resource database at NGU. The database contains information, in variable detail on about 8.300 ore deposits/occurrences; including field descriptions, analytical data and references.