Nova Scotia Mine

• Stop work order partially lifted at Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine

  Production was shut down Feb. 13 after a rockfall in an area of the mine that saw another roof collapse two weeks earlier.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2020
  
• Nova Scotia looks for proposals on Pictou County coal exploration

  The province says that they're looking for a company to explore the Pictou Coalfield, after receiving an expression of interest on Feb. 23, 2018.

  Environment

  Apr 15, 2019
  
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• N.S. coal mine failed to report ‘massive’ cave-in until inspectors show up 15 days later

  Documents obtained through freedom-of-information legislation outline the inspections, citations and fines imposed on the Donkin mine in Cape Breton, N.S.

  Environment

  Feb 5, 2019
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• Nova Scotia’s Donkin coal mine resumes partial operations after latest cave-in

  The Cape Breton mine has had six roof falls since July, and the province revoked the mine's ground control permit after the Christmas incident.

  Environment

  Jan 29, 2019