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View Point of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia

View Point of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia. What’s n ew at MANS. Membership Executive Director Priorities. Mining: for Jobs and Prosperity. $500 million to the province’s economy each year 6,300 jobs, mostly in rural areas

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View Point of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia

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  1. View Point of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia

  2. What’s new at MANS • Membership • Executive Director • Priorities

  3. Mining: for Jobs and Prosperity • $500 million to the province’s economy each year • 6,300 jobs, mostly in rural areas • Nova Scotia’s mining and quarrying industry potential to be a significant creator of jobs and prosperity for Nova Scotians.

  4. Nova Scotia Advantages • Excellent road access • Power distribution system covers province • Skilled highly motivated workforce • Favourable geology

  5. Mining needs certainty • I need to know that when I have rights the land will not become protected • I need to know the financial markets will support work in Nova Scotia • I need to know that if I have mineral rights, I will have land access • I need a consistent, timely environmental approval process

  6. Strong Government Support • Mineral Incentive Program • Support for land access DDV / Atlantic • Registry online • Efforts to get stakeholders together in community engagement protocol

  7. Fuel Tax Fairness • Forestry, fishing, farming do not pay tax • Only province that charges mining and quarrying • NS products disadvantage (aggregates, salt, limestone, gypsum, etc.) • Perceived as lack of support for mining industry • Aggressive, ongoing campaign for the off-highway fuel tax rebate.

  8. EGSPA and 12% Protected Lands • Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act • 2007 • Cleanest most sustainable in world 2020 • GDP growth equal /above CDN average 2020 • Balance environmental and economic goals • 21 objectives • Protecting 12% of NS land • Deal fairly with claims holders • Land exchange mechanism • Stick to 12%

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