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{{Expand list|date=March 2012}}{{Main|List of mines in Canada}}This list of mines in Nova Scotia, Canada is subsidiary to the list of mines and list of mines in Canada articles. This list includes working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list. CoalMine | Coordinates | Town | Owner | Dates | Comments | Springhill coalfield | 45°40′N 64°4′W | Springhill, Nova Scotia | A.V. Roe Canada Company Ltd. | ????-1958 | Coal was so prevalent in the town that "there was a time when men got coal out of their backyards; shallow pits were found everywhere. In recent years, there have been instances when a homeowner would step out of his door only to find a big gaping hole where his driveway had been. Another part of an old mine had caved in."[1] | Westray Mine | 45°33′14″N 062°38′44″W | Plymouth, Pictou County, Nova Scotia | Curragh Resources | 1991-1992 | It was the site of an underground methane explosion on May 9, 1992. The explosion resulted in the deaths of all 26 miners who were working underground at the time. | Pioneer Coal Mine | 45°33′56.5″N 62°40′30.4″W | Stellarton | Pioneer Coal | Currently open | Donkin Mine | 46.1815 N 59.8746° W | Donkin | Cline Group LLC | Reopened in 2017 |
GoldMine | Coordinates | Town | Owner | Dates | Comments | Catcha Lake | {{coord>44|44|09|N|63|11|40|W|type:waterbody_region:CA-NS|display=inline}} | Acadian Gold Corporation | Halifax Regional Municipality | 1882-Present | The report indicated that 20,734 tons of ore had been crushed to date, resulting in the recovery of 22,757 ounces of gold valued at that time at $19.00 per ton WJW. Today the Acadian Gold Corporation controls approximately 6.4 kilometres of strike length on this structure and is planning to drill for samples in the future . | |
References1. ^Springhill Heritage Group - Springhill Cumberland County Nova Scotia Canada
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