Section · Ethical sourcing
Name the ground
before you take from it.
Title, territory, method, and paper trail. This section gathers the studio standard for lawful collecting on South Okanagan and Similkameen ground.
Start here
What would have to be true for this stone to be lawful?
If a listing says “hand-dug,” which records would you demand: a date, a place, a tenure check, a tool list, or a signature? That question is the whole section.
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BC Free Miner Stewardship Standard
The long-form ethical sourcing paper: Mineral Tenure Act, MTO, Syilx territory, riparian care, and the provenance card.
Open standard ↗ 01Free Miner & field code
The shorter Education Hub version: recreational collecting versus an FMC, claim checks, and field manners.
Open Guide 01 ↗ 05Field to finished
How a specimen number, a provenance card, and low-impact studio work stay attached to the stone.
Open Guide 05 ↗ +Studio ethics
What a Free Miner Certificate is — and is not — when metal reaches the bench.
Read the bench standard ↗