Atlantic Mining NS Inc. - conviction information for 2022-02-03
| Corporation name: | Atlantic Mining NS Inc. |
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| Address: | 600 – 1741 Lower Water Street |
| City: | Halifax |
| Province/territory: | Nova Scotia |
| Postal code: | B3J 0J2 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Sector or industry: | 212 - Mining and quarrying (except oil and gas) |
| Location of offense: | at or near Moose River Gold Mines, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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| Case summary: |
Between September 27, 2018 and April 29, 2020, Atlantic Mining NS Inc., operating the Touquoy gold mine, at or near Moose River Gold Mines, Nove Scotia, failed to collect a sample for acute lethality testing in response to an unauthorized deposit of a deleterious substance.
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| Charges: |
Count 1: violation of 31.1(1) of the Metal and Diamond Mining Effluent Regulations, and did thereby commit an offence contrary to s. 78 of the Fisheries Act.
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| Enforcement notification: | Nova Scotia mining company ordered to pay $125K for offence under the Fisheries Act |
| Result: | Guilty Plea |
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| Date of conviction: | 2022-02-03 |
| Court level: | Provincial and Territorial Court |
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| Additional details about the nature of the offense: |
Failed to sample for acute lethality testing in response to an unauthorized deposit of a deleterious substance.
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| Act | Regulations | Section(s) |
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| Pollution Prevention provisions (subsection 36(3)) of the Fisheries Act | section 78 |
| Date of sentencing: |
2022-02-11 |
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| Location of sentencing: | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia |
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| Amount of fine(s): | $125,000 |
| Sentencing details: |
On February 11, 2022, in Nova Scotia Provincial Court, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Atlantic Mining NS Inc. was sentenced for one count of violating s. 78 of the Fisheries Act.
The Court assessed a fine of $5,000 and a $120,000 penalty to be paid to the Government of Canada’s Environmental Damages Fund. |