Nova Scotia has added uranium to its list of priority critical minerals, and has issued a request for exploration proposals at three sites.
The potential uranium exploration sites are Louisville in Pictou County; East Dalhousie in Annapolis County; and Millet Brook in Hants County.
Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton says the list includes critical minerals that the province considers a priority for development.
Rushton says the province hopes to reap economic benefit from the exploration, but a department official said any potential mining project could be “decades” away.
New legislation passed in March lifted a moratorium on uranium exploration that had been in place for more than 40 years, and ended a 15-year-old ban on uranium mining.
Premier Tim Houston has said the legislative changes were needed to make the province better able to withstand economic challenges that would result from U.S. tariffs.