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The Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources created the Abandoned Mine Openings Database, which is an inventory of abandoned mine workings from both underground operations and advanced exploration in the province. In the database, over 600 mining areas have been identified, consisting of over 7,000 shafts, adits, slopes, trenches, and ...
Traditionally, Nova Scotia's economy has been defined by natural resources in the primary sector. Resources available for mining include coal, gypsum, iron ore, gold, salt and barite. Offshore deposits of oil and natural gas have begun being exploited. The fishing fleet operates on the continental shelf, especially on the Grand Banks. Years of ...
The rise of Nova Scotia as a viable jurisdiction in North America, historically, was driven by the ready availability of natural resources, especially the fish stocks off the Scotian Shelf. The fishery was a pillar of the economy since its development as part of New France in the 17th century; however, the fishery suffered a sharp decline due ...
As of January 2016 there were 68 wilderness areas in Nova Scotia. [2] They are regulated by the Wilderness Areas Protection Act under the responsibility of Nova Scotia Environment and are areas where resource extraction, development, use of vehicles and similar activities are prohibited. Hunting, trapping and fishing are permitted. [3]
The park includes the highest point in Nova Scotia, White Hill, at 533.5 m (1,750 ft) above sea level. Rivers in the park include the Chéticamp River and the North Aspy River . In 2014, Parks Canada started a four-year project with the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources , among other partners, to begin regional boreal forest restorations ...
There are a number of prospective shale gas deposits in various stages of exploration and exploitation across the country, from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. [2] The US Energy Information Administration estimated in 2013 that there were 573 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically recoverable natural gas in Canada. [3]
Agriculture in Nova Scotia is the production of various food, feed, and fiber commodities to fulfill domestic and international human and animal sustenance needs. Nova Scotia is a province in Atlantic Canada , totaling 55 284 km 2 of land and water, and bordering New Brunswick . [ 1 ]
Nova Scotia has twenty-nine power stations, and is still largely dependent on coal-fired generation, with some natural gas and hydroelectric generating stations. Nova Scotia Power , a subsidiary of Emera , operates the integrated public utility serving most of the province.