Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database

This data set is the ArcInfo version of the Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database. The data set was compiled by the Geoscience and Mines Branch of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. This digital product was developed from the databases contained in Digital Product DP ME 1b. DP ME 2 contains a series of attribute tables that contain information about the various mineral occurrences present in the province of Nova Scotia. It includes information such as: types of alteration, sample analyses information, mineral commodities, coordinates, element and mineral type, mode of mineralization, NTS mapsheet information, element sampling information, stratigraphic units, types of surveys carried out and work done on the occurrence.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 20:39 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 20:39 (UTC)
contact_person {"en": "Government of Nova Scotia; Government of Nova Scotia; Natural Resources,,https://novascotia.ca/opendata/contact-us", "fr": "Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Écosse; Natural Resources,https://novascotia.ca/opendata/contact-us"}
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open_canada_keywords {"en": ["geologic and geophysical", "geoscientific information", "metallic minerals", "industrial minerals", "regional geology", "mineral occurrences", "mineral inventory", "mineral occurrence database", "Government information"], "fr-t-en": ["géologique et géophysique", "informations géoscientifiques", "minéraux métalliques", "minéraux industriels", "géologie régionale", "occurrences minérales", "inventaire des minéraux", "base de données sur les occurrences minérales", "Information gouvernementale"]}
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