Prospectors Education Program

Mineral Deposits Resources



Mineral Deposits:

Links to articles about mineral properties and deposits in Nova Scotia by George O’Reilly – From Mineral Inventory Files:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/pdf/ftmif.asp

The Nova Scotia Mineral Occurrence Database: https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/links/modblinks.asp

Geology and Mineral Deposits of Nova Scotia by H. Donohoe:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/pubs/ic/ic52.pdf

Link to a dataset download of the Metallogenic Map of Nova Scotia:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/dp026.asp

Geological Resource Atlas: four maps of Mineral Occurrences and Deposits of Nova Scotia:
   Southwest https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/mg/ofm/pdf/ofm_2010-002_s1_dp.pdf
   Central/West https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/mg/ofm/pdf/ofm_2010-002_s2_dp.pdf
   Central/East https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/mg/ofm/pdf/ofm_2010-002_s3_dp.pdf
   Northeast https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/mg/ofm/pdf/ofm_2010-002_s4_dp.pdf



Plate Tectonics:

A one-minute clip of “Earth: The Power of the Planet” by BBC – a description of the tectonic plate movement and the creation of volcanoes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryrXAGY1dmE

A three-minute video describing tectonic plate movement by the Auckland Museum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prfgw8uKXA8

Presentation on plate tectonics by Danny Welsch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVvBpvQXtNY&list=PL44A49CBDCA118A60

Meguma Gold:

A map series of the Historical Gold Mining Areas in Nova Scotia:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/download/mg/ofm/htm/ofm_2009-001.asp

Jennifer Bates – Gold in Nova Scotia:
https://novascotia.ca/NATR/MEB/DATA/pubs/is/is13.pdf

Malcolm – Gold Fields of Nova Scotia:
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/253106.pdf

Nova Scotia Gold brochure:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/meb/data/pubs/ic/ic04.pdf