The Australian-based company that owns Nova Scotia's only operating gold mine is blaming a government decision for hastening the end of active mining at the site.
The Touquoy mine will be placed in care and maintenance mode next year, a type of regulatory limbo that some worry will indefinitely delay cleanup of the land.
An environmental group in Nova Scotia says a gold mine is responsible for high levels of arsenic in local waterways near the mine. The company says it's a natural occurrence.
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