Government of Nova Scotia gov.ns.ca
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Mineral Resources Branch

Executive Director:
Donald James, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Geol., Geologist, Phone: 902-424-2523, FAX: 902-424-7735, jamesdt@gov.ns.ca
Secretary:
Gena Leger, Phone: 902-424-2035, FAX: 902-424-7735, legergm@gov.ns.ca

Activities

  • Co-ordinates policy and planning leadership to guide the development, management, conservation and protection of mineral resources
  • Implements policies and programs dealing with the exploration, development, management and efficient use of mineral resources
  • Promotes scientific understanding of the geology of Nova Scotia for use by government, industry and the public
  • Provides a mineral rights tenure system that establishes legal rights to minerals for exploration and development
  • Promotes the concepts of environmental responsibility and sustainable development, stewardship of the mineral resource sector, and integrated resource management

The Mineral Resources Branch has two divisions: