Today’s mining/quarrying industry is a sophisticated, science-based business that provides essential materials we all use every day – and a very different industry than in the past.
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Mining/quarrying is #NovaScotia’s highest-paying resource industry. Its average total compensation (wages+benefits) is $87,000 per year. An entry-level job like haul truck driver pays an average $25/hour.
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97% of jobs at #NovaScotia mines and quarries are filled by Nova Scotians. The industry is committed to hiring locally.
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We believe the most important thing to come out of a mine is the miner and our safety record reflects this. Injury rates in NS' mining and quarrying industry have been reduced 90% in the last 2 decades.
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Learn more about mining, minerals and geology in #NovaScotia at NotYourGrandfathersMining.ca and by following our daily educational social media posts.
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