Halifax Examiner
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Aug 4, 2026
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Houston government goes to bat for Australian gold miner’s problem-plagued mega-project in Nova Scotia
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Houston government goes to bat for Australian gold miner’s problem-plagued mega-project in Nova Scotia
BY JOAN BAXTER
AUGUST 4, 2026
St Barbara's now-depleted Touquoy open pit gold mine in Moose River, as seen in November 2022. Credit: Raymond Plourde / Ecology Action Centre
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC) has issued a “summary of issues” that raises serious concerns about St Barbara’s proposal for three new open pit gold mines in Nova Scotia, a project the Australian gold miner is euphemistically calling the “15-Mile Processing Hub.”
St Barbara has also in…
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