Thread by @MiningNS

@JimVibert had basic facts wrong in his recent column about #gold #mining.
He said the Touquoy mine is 1,760 hectares and it's bigger than most #NS towns. In fact, it's 249 hectares - less than 1/5 the size of #Burnside ind park.
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald Of the mine’s 249 hectares, the pit – where actual mining takes place – is only 37 hectares.
The #NS #mining industry's footprint is only 0.1% of #NovaScotia's landmass. We create 5500 jobs for #NovaScotians using very little land.

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@JimVibert @chronicleherald @JimVibert had basic facts wrong in his recent column about #NovaScotia #gold #mining.
He said @AtlanticGoldCo paid only $270,000 in royalties last year. In fact, the company paid $1.4 million in royalties. This info is publicly-available in their annual report.
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald @AtlanticGoldCo @AtlanticGoldCo paid $25 million in wages last year which supported many #NovaScotian families and generated approximately $8.5 million in personal income tax revenue for governments.
Mining is the highest-paying resource industry in #NS.
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald @AtlanticGoldCo #Gold #mining is a great opportunity to create jobs for #NovaScotians and generate revenues to pay for government programs like health and education.
We welcome questions, debate and scrutiny. But let's stick to the facts!
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald @AtlanticGoldCo If you support creating jobs in rural areas through environmentally-responsible #mining, please share these posts with friends so they have accurate information about #NovaScotia's mining and quarrying industry.
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@JimVibert @chronicleherald @AtlanticGoldCo If you support creating jobs in rural areas through environmentally-responsible #mining, please share these posts with friends so they have accurate information about #NovaScotia's mining and quarrying industry.
#nspoli #NS #minerals