Manganese Mines, Nova Scotia

Manganese Mines, Nova Scotia

Manganese Mines is an unincorporated community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Coordinates: 45°24′46″N 63°9′46″W / 45.41278°N 63.16278°W / 45.41278; -63.16278.[1]

It includes Gittens Lodge, an environmental science centre formerly operated by Nova Scotia Teachers College and now operated by the Truro campus of Nova Scotia Community College.[2]

It also includes the Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area, a conservation area. [3][4]

Mining

Lafarge Canada operated a limestone quarry at Manganese Mines which closed in 1996.[5] The limestone was used to produce cement.

References

  1. ^ Atlas of Canada – Manganese Mines (unincorporated area)
  2. ^ Nova Scotia Community College – A Brief History of Gittens Lodge
  3. ^ Province of Nova Scotia – Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area
  4. ^ Regulations of Nova Scotia – Manganese Mines Wildlife Management Area Designation and Regulations, N.S. Reg. 126/73
  5. ^ Government of Nova Scotia – Mineral Resources Branch – Mining Industry Activity in Nova Scotia, 1996

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