Mineral Resources BranchIncentives, professional development and clarity

Incentives• Mineral Incentive Program• Business Development Opportunities• One Window Process

$700,000/ year

Mineral Incentive Program

Measuring Program Success

Business Development Opportunities

One Window

Professional Development

• Online Prospector Training Course• Workshops• University Courses

Online Prospector Training

0.40 km0.25 mi

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Mineral Claims are ¼ mile or 0.4 km square.

The highlighted claim is:NTS 11E3ATract 102Claim A

Geologic Materials

• Bedrock – earth’s crust

• Till – derived from bedrock through glacial processes

• Soils – derived from till

• Boulders

• Stream sediments

• Hardness: Soft, easily scratched with a knife, malleable.

• Shape: Generally irregular, hackly • Colour: Bright gold yellow, • Lustre: Metallic • Reaction with acid: No• Magnetic: No• Streak: gold• Other: Very heavy;19 times heavier than

water; 7 times heavier than rock; 4 times heavier than fools gold

• Location: Common on Eastern Shore

Gold (Au)

DNR LibraryGeneral information

Aerialphotos

Governmentreports

Maps

Assessmentreports & prospectors’statements

Government databases help

Community Interests

Workshops

University Courses

Clarity• State of the Industry• Mi’kmaq Consultation• Best Practices for Community Consultation• Public Outreach and Education• Renewal of the Act

Economic Impact of the Mineral Industry in Nova Scotia

- 2012 Update -

Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources

Open File Report ME 2013-003October 2013

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Mi’kmaq Mining Consultation Table

Building Clarity Through Education and Outreach

Gem and Mineral Show

Mineral Resources ActCHAPTER 18

OF THE ACTS OF 1990

amended 1992, c. 14, s. 61; 1992, c. 37, ss. 1, 2; 1994, c. 36;1995-96, c. 8, s. 20; 2001, c. 6, s. 118; 1999 (2nd Sess.), c. 12

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