When you care about the communities you work and live in, you make a commitment.
Melissa and her team of environmental experts are the first to carry out the reclamation of a metal mine in Nova Scotia. They are proud to care for the lands we use, and their work will set the standard for future generations. Find out how.
We check 43 surface stations and 167 groundwater stations every month to ensure we’re achieving environmental standards.
We take 668 groundwater samples and 500 surface water samples to measure against strict environmental standards, ensuring the quality of our waterways.
After the mine tailings are dry, covered, and seeded, we will monitor the restored site for plant adaptation (at least 20 years) and dam stability (100 years).
Approximately 96% of the water we used during mining operations was recycled through our water treatment facility. The remaining 4% was used for kitchens and washrooms.
Our value of Respecting the Environment is reflected in the work of all our team members. We have in place the largest reclamation bond in Nova Scotia and we are proud to have remediated historical mine tailings – something nobody else in the province has done.
Atlantic Mining has provided the largest reclamation bond in Nova Scotia, providing security to full restoration activities.
Learn more about environmental charges levied against St Barbara in 2020. Since St Barbara assumed ownership, Atlantic Mining has rehabilitated the sediment spill that led to environmental charges in 2020. While the spill occurred before St Barbara took ownership, it was our responsibility to remediate it as the new owners. The affected area’s return to full ecological function is monitored each year, with the three-year update on our progress due later in 2024.
Largest reclamation bond in Nova Scotia
Remediated mine tailings from two historical mine operations in Moose River
Remediated arsenic contaminated soil from historical mine operations
As our Community Engagement Superintendent, Jon is out and about the province daily. From running open house sessions and building relationships with the locals, to organizing funding for food banks and non-profits in the area, he feels most at home when he’s helping people. Watch his story.
St Barbara’s Atlantic Mining has contributed more than $1.6M to local non-profit organizations, local sports teams, environmental research, educational grants, hospitals, food banks and more. This is in addition to the millions generated in wages, tax revenues, contracts with local businesses.
Provincial tax revenue
Municipal tax revenue
To community and non-profit organizations
In work and contracts to local businesses
Family is a big part of Bud’s life. And with his job at St Barbara, he can see them every day. Find out how we’re helping him be home for what’s important.
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The Touquoy Restart Project is designed to produce gold bullion from processing of existing medium and low grade stockpiles through the existing Touquoy processing plant. Touquoy operations ceased in 2023 with approximately 3.1 million tonnes of ore in stockpile because permits could not be obtained in time for continued production.
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Moose River, Nova Scotia (July 2, 2025) – The team at St Barbara extends a well-deserved congratulations to Nova Scotia’s high school graduates of 2025. We proudly join families, educators, and communities in celebrating their achievements and look forward to bright futures ahead.
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St Barbara is pleased to announce it has selected a final proposal to acquire and preserve 228 hectares of high ecological value land in Nova Scotia. This fulfills and exceeds the terms of an agreement made with the Province of Nova Scotia to offsets the areas impacted by the Touquoy Gold Mine, now in reclamation.
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