Thread by @MiningNS

MANS in @Guysboro!
FACTS ABOUT GOLD AND THE ENVIRONMENT
#Gold #mining is bringing 100s of millions of $ in investment to #NovaScotia and creating 100s of jobs for #NovaScotians.
Modern mining is a sophisticated science-based activity that takes proper care of the enviro.
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@Guysboro #Reclamation - Before getting operating permits, #NovaScotia #mining companies must get government approval of reclamation plans and post reclamation bonds that ensure funds are available to properly take care of sites.
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@Guysboro Water Management: Mine operators are required to treat, strictly monitor and test water, and report to @nsgov. Water is usually recycled on-site. Water released back into a river or lake is usually cleaner after it has been used in a mine or quarry than it was beforehand.
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@Guysboro @nsgov Uranium and arsenic occur in all #NovaScotia rock. They are unstable and often leach naturally into groundwater. It's important to test wells for them. #Mining does not release #uranium and #arsenic or create a problem that did not already exist.
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@Guysboro @nsgov Mercury: Modern #gold #mines do not use #mercury. It’s an obsolete method of processing that is harmful to the #environment. Mercury has not been used in #NovaScotia since the early 1900s.
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@Guysboro @nsgov Historical Mines - We agree historical #gold mines were not properly managed, just like most human activities 100-150 years ago. Mines like #Montague and #Goldenville started in the 1860s. However, historical sites like these have nothing to do with modern #mining.
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@Guysboro @nsgov Modern mines can sometimes fix issues with historical sites by cleaning up tailings or stabilizing land that was left unusable by the pick and shovel mining of the distant past. For example, the #Touquoy gold mine has cleaned up historical tailings in #MooseRiver.
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@Guysboro @nsgov Most industries have legacy issues. Governments paid to clean up sites like the #Sydney tar ponds, #Amherst Aerospace and #Trenton's Tibbetts Paints. #Mining also has legacy issues but they date from another era and the industry takes proper care of the environment today.
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@Guysboro @nsgov #Mining employs 5,500 #NovaScotians, mainly in rural areas. We are #NovaScotia's highest-paying #resource industry with average wages of over $55,000 per year. An entry-level job, such as haul truck driver, pays an average of $25 per hour.
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