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Nova Scotia's Provincial Mineral: Stilbite

Stilbite - Nova Scotia's Provincial Mineral



Mineral Resources Branch

..... worth exploring!

The Mineral Resources Branch is responsible for implementing policies and programs dealing with the exploration, development, management and efficient use of mineral resources. The Branch promotes scientific understanding of the geology of Nova Scotia for use by government, industry and the public, and provides a mineral rights tenure system that establishes legal rights to minerals for exploration and development. The Branch also promotes the concepts of environmental responsibility and sustainable development, stewardship of the mineral resource sector and integrated resource planning.


OFR ME 2008-1

Economic Impact of the Mineral Industry in Nova Scotia.



Uranium Reports

OFR ME 612 Cover

OFR ME 612 Report of the Commission of Inquiry on Uranium, by R. J. McCleave, 1985, 424 pages, 3 maps. Out of print. PDF Version available on web site.

OFR ME 1994-6 Cover

OFR ME 1994-6 The Activities, Conclusions and Recommendations of the Interdepartmental Uranium Committee Concerning the Uranium Exploration and Mining Industries, by G. A. O'Reilly, (Chair), Department of Natural Resources; D. A. Khan, (Secretary), Department of Natural Resources; D. R. Briggins, Department of the Environment; D. E. Hiltz, Department of the Environment; P. J. Wall, Department of the Environment; Dr. J. Scott, Department of Health; 1994, 125 pages, 2 maps. Out of print. PDF Version available on web site.