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Nova Scotia Mineral Deposits:
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Metallic Deposits

Precious Metals
(Gold, Platinum, Silver)

Information Circular ME 4, 1988 Nova Scotia Gold
Information Circular ME 35, 1992 Would you know Nova Scotia's wealth from a hole in the ground?
Information Circular ME 45, 1996 Take Advantage of Mineral Exploration and Development in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 47, 1996 Vein and Breccia Deposits of Fe-Cu-Co-Ni-Ba-Au Associated with the Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault Zone, Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 50, 1996 Carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba-Ag-Cu Deposits in the Lower Carboniferous of Nova Scotia: the Irish Connection
Information Circular ME 51, 1996 Gold Deposits in the Meguma Group of Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 52, 1996 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 1, 1976 Geology, Minerals and Mining in Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 13, 1987 Gold in Nova Scotia
Open File Report ME 1997-7 Report on Diamond-Drilling and Geological Investigations of the Steves Road Lead-Gold Occurrence, North Beaverbank, Hants County, Nova Scotia
Open File Report ME 2001-2 Geology of the South Mountain Batholith, Southwestern Nova Scotia

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Other Metals
(Antimony, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Lead, Molybdenum, Nickel, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc)

Economic Geology Series ME 1975-1 Iron Deposits of Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 35, 1992 Would you know Nova Scotia's wealth from a hole in the ground?
Information Circular ME 36, 1993 Metalliferous Environments of Nova Scotia - Base Metals (Summary)
Information Circular ME 45, 1996 Take Advantage of Mineral Exploration and Development in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 46, 1996 Copper Deposits in the Carboniferous Rocks of Northern Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 47, 1996 Vein and Breccia Deposits of Fe-Cu-Co-Ni-Ba-Au Associated with the Cobequid-Chedabucto Fault Zone, Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 49, 1996 Ni-Cu-Co Associated with Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks of Cape Breton Island
Information Circular ME 50, 1996 Carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb-Ba-Ag-Cu Deposits in the Lower Carboniferous of Nova Scotia: the Irish Connection
Information Circular ME 52, 1996 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 22, 1993 Metalliferous Environments of Nova Scotia - Base Metals (Main Paper)
Open File Report ME 1997-7 Report on Diamond-Drilling and Geological Investigations of the Steves Road Lead-Gold Occurrence, North Beaverbank, Hants County, Nova Scotia
Open File Report ME 2001-1 Fault-controlled Zinc Mineralization in the Antigonish Highlands, Antigonish and Pictou Counties, Nova Scotia
Open File Report ME 2001-2 Geology of the South Mountain Batholith, Southwestern Nova Scotia

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Non-Metallic/Industrial Mineral Deposits
(Aggregate, Anhydrite, Barite, Building Stone, Celestite, Clay, Diatomaceous Earth, Dimension Stone, Dolomite, Fluorite, Gypsum, Kaolinite, Limestone, Peat Moss, Potash, Pyrophyllite, Salt, Silica)

Economic Geology Series ME 2007-1 Bedrock Aggregate Development Potential in Western Halifax Regional Municipality
Bulletin ME 2, Part I, 1969 Limestones and Dolomites of Nova Scotia, Part I, Cape Breton Island
Bulletin ME 2, Part II, 1975 Limestones and Dolomites of Nova Scotia, Part II, Antigonish, Guysborough, Pictou, and Cumberland Counties
Bulletin ME 3, 1976 Assessment of Peat Moss Occurrences in Guysborough, Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester and Cumberland Counties, Nova Scotia
Bulletin ME 5, 1986 Salt and Potash Resources in Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 1990-1 Diatomaceous Earth Occurrences in Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 1990-2 Filler and Extender Minerals in Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 1992-1 Various Industrial Mineral Commodities in Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 1992-2 Aggregate Potential of Cumberland and Colchester Counties, Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 1996-1 Building Stone in Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 2000-1 Overview of Bedrock Aggregate Potential in the Halifax-Dartmouth Metropolitan Area Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 2006-1 Geology and Economic Potential of the Glacial Clay and Sand Deposits of Inverness County, Southwest Cape Breton Island
Information Circular ME 12, 1993 Building Stone in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 13, 1993 Limestone and Dolomite in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 14, 1991 Silica in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 15, 1988 Barite, Celestite and Fluorite in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 16, 1993 Gypsum and Anhydrite
Information Circular ME 18, 1993 Peat Moss in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 19, 1991 Salt in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 20, 1993 Aggregate in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 24, 1992 Industrial Minerals in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 31, 1992 GEOFACTS: Anhydrite in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 32, 1992 GEOFACTS: Gypsum in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 33, 1992 GEOFACTS: Salt in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 34, 1992 GEOFACTS: Industrial Minerals in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 35, 1992 Would you know Nova Scotia's wealth from a hole in the ground?
Information Circular ME 45, 1996 Take Advantage of Mineral Exploration and Development in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 52, 1996 Geology and Mineral Deposits of Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 53, 1998 Secondary Processing of Industrial Minerals in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 62, 2006 Cement Grade Limestone
Information Circular ME 63, 2006 Barite, Celestite and Fluorite
Information Circular ME 64, 2006 High-Calcium Limestone
Information Series ME 1, 1976 Geology, Minerals and Mining in Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 19, 1989 Nova Scotia Dimension Stone for Designers, Developers, Quarriers
Open File Report ME 2004-1 Pyrophyllite Occurrences in the Coxheath area, Cape Breton Island
Open File Report ME 2000-3 Limestones and Dolomites of Nova Scotia, Part III, Colchester and Halifax Counties, Nova Scotia

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Energy Deposits
(Coal, Coalbed Methane, Natural Gas, Oil, Peat)

Bulletin ME 3, 1976 Assessment of Peat Moss Occurrences in Guysborough, Antigonish, Pictou, Colchester and Cumberland Counties, Nova Scotia
Economic Geology Series ME 1990-3 Oil Shale Resources of Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 18, 1993 Peat Moss in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 23, 1981 Petroleum Resources Offshore and Onshore Nova Scotia Canada
Information Circular ME 25, 1993 One of the Greatest Treasures: The Geology and History of Coal in Nova Scotia
Information Circular ME 26, 1993 The Cohasset Project
Information Circular ME 28, 1992 GEOFACTS: Hydrocarbon Charge Modelling
Information Circular ME 30, 1992 GEOFACTS Modelling the Development of Rifted Continental Margins - "Time Travel by Computer"
Information Circular ME 35, 1992 Would you know Nova Scotia's wealth from a hole in the ground?
Information Circular ME 39, 1994 Petroleum Resources, Offshore and Onshore, Nova Scotia, Canada - We're Worth Exploring!
Information Circular ME 45, 1996 Take Advantage of Mineral Exploration and Development in Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 1, 1976 Geology, Minerals and Mining in Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 8, 1995 Coal in Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 10, 1986 Petroleum Wells, and Drillholes with Petroleum Significance Onshore Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 11, 1986 Surface Petroleum Shows Onshore Nova Scotia
Information Series ME 14, 1988 Reflection Seismic Coverage of Onshore and Nearshore Nova Scotia 1942-1987
Open File Report ME 1998-4 Petroleum Occurrence in Drillholes from the Pictou Coalfield

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