Nova Scotia Mine

• Environmentalists alarmed about bid to raise tailings dam at N.S. gold mine

  Owners of the Touquoy gold mine in N.S. said it would have to suspend the operations if its application isn't approved by the provincial Environment Department by early August.

  Canada

  Aug 5, 2022
  
• 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
  
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• 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
• 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