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Would you know Nova Scotia's wealth from a hole in the ground?

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources
Mineral Resources Branch
Information Circular ME 35, 1996

Introduction
- Hot rock!
- Driftin'
- Riftin'
- Rolling Stones!
- So what?
Mineral Industry
- Top four on the charts!
- Seeing green
- King Coal
Industrial Minerals
- Gypsum - the backyard export that grew
- Anhydrite - old product, new use
- Salt - Sergeant Pepper, meet Major Salt
Metallic Minerals
- Heavy Metal!
Aggregates
Mining Returns the Favour

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