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While Canada's Maritimes are not known
as wealthy provinces, they are rich in min-
erals and have a long history of mining. For
example,
New Brunswick hosts deposits
of base metals, precious metals, tungsten,
molybdenum, manganese, tin, antimony,
bismuth, indium, potash and salt, as well
as industrial aggregates and peat.
What's more, New Brunswick is consis
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tently recognized as one of the best mining
jurisdictions in the world.
Its attractive
mining policies offer an extensive indus-
trial development infrastructure, a secure
and
fair regulatory regime and competitive
taxes. The province is easily accessible for
exploration and is closer to Europe than
any other seaport in the United States.
Presently, there is much activity in the
historic Bathurst Mining Camp of north
-
ern New Brunswick where there are over
45 known
volcanogenic massive sulphide
deposits where a VMS deposit was discov-
ered in 1953. With the rise in the price of
zinc, this is an exciting
place to explore
and mine.
On the downside, employees and the
province took a hit when PotashCorp, now
Maritimes Mining and Exploration
and Labrador Trough
Atlantic Gold has declared commercial production in Nova Scotia, Trevali Mining is a
big-time producer in New Brunswick and Champion Iron is preparing to ship its first
iron ore concentrate from the Labrador Trough – plus there are numerous attractive
exploration projects underway.
by Ellsworth Dickson
MARITIMES
