Donkin

Nova Scotia

Donkin mine was shut down a year ago. There’s still no sign of when it will reopen

The underground Donkin coal mine remains closed one year after heavy rock fell from the roof of the main access…

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Donkin mine remains closed despite provincial OK to restart digging coal

A request for regulatory concessions may be at the heart of a lengthy shutdown at the underground coal mine in…

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Nova Scotia Labour Department clears Donkin coal mine for year-round operation

Nova Scotia’s Labour Department has cleared the underground coal mine in Donkin for year-round operation, eight months after it was…

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Donkin coal miners had ‘relatively close call’ with second roof fall last summer

Workers at the Donkin coal mine had a “relatively close call” last summer, passing through an access tunnel just 90 minutes…

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N.S. lifts stop-work order 5 months after roof falls at Donkin mine

Nova Scotia’s Department of Labour has lifted a stop-work order more than five months after a pair of roof falls…

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Premier says N.S. government sticking to its guns on reopening of Donkin coal mine

There’s still no indication when the underground coal mine in Donkin, N.S., could reopen. Critics have said government delays are keeping…

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Critics slam N.S. Labour Department over lack of Donkin coal mine inspections

Nova Scotia’s Labour Department is coming under fire for not inspecting the underground coal mine in Donkin after it shut…

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N.S. government doesn’t appear ready to budge on Donkin coal mine reopening

Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government does not appear to be ready to budge on the conditions needed to reopen the…

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Rally in Cape Breton for idled Donkin coal mine attracts about 150 people

More than 150 people attended a rally Tuesday in Glace Bay, N.S., in support of the idled underground coal mine…

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Province says Donkin coal mine can reopen, but first the owner has to meet some conditions

The Nova Scotia government says coal can once again be dug from the underground mine in Donkin, but the mine…

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