Bo th the Provi ncia l and Fed eral Gover nments have in vested sig nifica nt amounts of money in col le cting Geoscien ce Data t o aid in the Se arch for hid den Eco nomic Mineral Dep osits throughou t Newfoun dla n d and Labrador Prospe ctors and Mineral Ex plo ration Compani es use these vast a mounts of d ata in the form of maps op en file s and reports as a ke y part o f thei r in divi dua l and company ex plo ration program s in the province Mineral Cla ims are no long er staked on the ground by cutting and bl azin g li nes and erect in g corner posts but in stead are acquired by means of a mode rn competitive on li ne computer staki ng system