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Exploration & Mining
in Canada's Maritimes
and Western Labrador
by Ellsworth Dickson
By value of mineral production, Canada's Maritimes Provinces are not in the top Canadian provinces or territories. Newfoundland
and Labrador ranked sixth in 2015 with revenues of $2,770.2 million, followed by New Brunswick at $400.2 million (9th) and
Nova Scotia with 212.3 million (10th). Mineral development expenditures for 2015 totaled $363.4 million for Newfoundland and
Labrador, $92.8 million for New Brunswick and $52.3 million for Nova Scotia.
