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Jobs and Prosperity
The Mining Association of Nova Scotia represents companies in all areas of mining and quarrying: exploration, discovery, development, production and reclamation as well as consultants and suppliers to the industry.
Nova Scotia’s mining and quarrying industry employs over 3000 people and is the province’s highest-paying resource industry with average total compensation (wages and benefits) of $102,000 per year.