Gold Resources

There is a wealth of information about gold in Nova Scotia beyond this website. To continue learning more, the following list of resources is an excellent place to start.

• Gold in Nova Scotia – a brochure
• A history of gold mining in Nova Scotia
• Historic Gold Mine Tailings in Nova Scotia
• Gold prices, updated daily.
• The World Gold Council
• Nova Scotia Prospectors Association
• The Waverley Heritage Museum/Society
• Nova Scotia Museum of Industry
• Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Museum
• Fundy Geological Museum
• Moose River Mine Disaster, CBC
• Sherbrooke Village Museum
• Nova Scotia Archives
• Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Mineral Resources Branch
• Canadian Conservation Institute
• Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame
• It happened at Moose River
• Gold Fields of Nova Scotia
• Canadian Gold Mine Rescue, British Pathe
• A practical guide for tourists, miners, and investors, and all persons interested in the development of the gold fields of Nova Scotia
• Gold: A Nova Scotia Treasure Youtube playlist, English subtitles

Additional Reading Suggestions:

• John Hartlen, Gold! The Wealth of Waverley, 1988
• John Hawkins, Renfrew Gold: The Story of a Nova Scotia Ghost Town, 1995
• Forrest C. Higgins, A History of Moose River Gold Mines: Its People, Its Mines, and Its Times, 2002
• Mike Parker, Gold Rush Ghost Towns of Nova Scotia, 2009