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The first confirmed discovery of #gold in #NovaScotia was made in 1858 at #Mooseland. However, there is reason to believe that gold was found in #NS prior to then - even if in some cases people were unaware of what they had discovered!
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#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton #nshistory
An 1868 book by Alexander Heatherington called “A Practical Guide for Tourists, Miners and Investors, and all Persons interested in the Development of the #Gold Fields of Nova Scotia” discusses examples of potential earlier discoveries.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton #novascotia
Gold may have been sighted as early as 1578 when explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert was given a patent by Queen Elizabeth to search for #gold and silver in the New World. The patent reserved 20% of any discoveries for the Crown.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #capebreton #novascotia
#NovaScotia’s geology was well-represented at the Paris Exhibition (World’s Fair) in 1867.
An impressive collection of #NS minerals and rocks was displayed, including coal, iron, manganese, building stone and gems to show off NS’s resources.
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An impressive collection of #NS minerals and rocks was displayed, including coal, iron, manganese, building stone and gems to show off NS’s resources.
#nspoli #cbpoli @ns_moi @NS_Museum
Gold nuggets and gold-bearing quartz from eleven different #gold districts were displayed.
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
So was a pyramid with #gold gilt/plating to illustrate the quantity of gold that had been mined in the province between January 1861 and September 1866: 85,000 ounces (see left hand side of the picture below).
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#nspoli #cbpoli #novascotia
