Nova Scotia Archives

Men in the Mines

A History of Mining Activity in Nova Scotia, 1720-1992

"Copy of Messrs. Rundell's Lease of the Mines and Minerals in Nova Scotia"

14 pages; early 20th Century typed copy of original, signed 11 July 1826, London, by Liverpool, F.J. Robinson and G.C.H. Somerset, by His Majesty's Command. This is the foundation document for the General Mining Association in Nova Scotia.

Date: 1827

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives RG 21 series A vol. 50 no. 78