What you need to know about gold mining in Nova Scotia | CBC News
packed away, but the debate sparked by the province’s burgeoning gold
mining industry is likely to continue for years to come.
The
conference earlier this month brought together 180 investors and
representatives of mining and exploration companies outside Halifax to
highlight the province’s gold mining potential. Organized by the Mining
Association of Nova Scotia, the event was supported by $52,000 from the
provincial government.
“What
we’re doing is showcasing a bunch of the projects that we believe are
going to be the next big thing for the province and helping those
companies attract the investment that they need to keep investing
millions of dollars in Nova Scotia,” Sean Kirby, the association’s
executive director, told the CBC’s Information Morning.
But
outside the Alt Hotel, where the show took place, about 100
demonstrators gathered to air their concerns about an industry they say
is environmentally destructive and economically questionable.