Nova Scotia’s natural resources ministry has given the green light to a surface coal-mining operation at the former Wimpey pit in Pictou Cty.
The project, proposed by Pioneer Coal, was approved subject to an environmental review.
The company plans to extract 175,000 tonnes of coal per year from the pit, situated in the town of Stellarton. The project would span 8-10 years and employ up to 50 people.
Pioneer would pay the landowner (that is, the province) a fee of $1.50 per tonne to a maximum of $2 million. The company would also be responsible for the usual rentals and royalties payable to the province under the Mineral Resources Act.
Pioneer already operates a surface coal mine in Inverness and has 20 years’ experience in surface mining.
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