And to extract the gold — 1.6 grams from one ton of rock — the company will use large quantities of cyanide. Once a week, about 12 tons of this poison will be transported by truck from the train station in Truro, over highways 102 and 224, and then down the Moose River Road.
A local group opposed to the mine, Eastern Shore Forest Watch, worries that any accident that caused the mine to close — and accidents and spills are not uncommon in open pit gold mines — would “vapourize the company’s line of credit.” Nova Scotians would once again find themselves stuck paying for a catastrophic clean-up.
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