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Britannia Mine
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Former mine turned museum offering educational exhibitions & artifacts from the mining industry. Mined primarily metal sulphides, including pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, gold and silver.
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Type: Open mine shaft with support and processing buildings
Status: Semi-active
Accessibility: Easy - if you take the tour
Recommendation: drop everything - must see
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rust unsafe flooring water air quality
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Open mine shaft, sorting building and interesting mining features.
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fences barbed wire part-time guard tour guides
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A man of all talents, Dr. Forbes came out to the Howe Sound area to do some hunting. The year was 1888. One afternoon just before sunset, Forbes shot at a buck deer. The deer's flailing hooves exposed mineralized rock below the moss, and copper was discovered at Britannia Mountain. Intrest in the area built slowly, but in 1899, mining engineer George Robinson was able to convince financiers that the area had potential to return their investment. Under the command of Mr. Robinson, the first ore was shipped to the Crofton Smelter on Vancouver Island in 1904. The next year saw the mine achieve full production. The mine was upgraded in 1912, and soon the No. 2 mill was churning out 2000 tons of ore a day. World War 1 saw copper prices rise dramatically, and the mine was making money hand over fist. Then disaster struck. On March 25, 1915, and avalanche distroyed the town, killing 60 men, women and children. Work began imediatly on a new town at 2200ft. At the end of WW1, copper prices dropped dramatically, and the mine faced a temporary shutdown. During this time, No. 2 mill burnt to the ground. In October of the same year, a flood wiped out the small village on the banks of the river. 37 people were killed. The mining company commenced building No. 3 mine and a new town. Between 1929 and 1939, the mine produced copper, zinc and pyrate. At the end of WW2, with copper prices dropping again, the mine began a slow decline. By 1959, the mine had only 7 employees, and was forced into liquidation. The mine changed hands in 1963, and concrete production began. The mine enjoyed another 10 years of fruitful work before it was eventually shut down in 1974. During the 70 years that the mine was in operation, over 60,000 people worked for the mine and raised their families in the area. In 1975 the B.C. Museum of mining was opened to the public, and in 1988, it was designated a national historic site. Today it is one of the only mines offering tours in the tunnels, and it gives a fabulous snapshot of the life of a miner in the early days of British Columbia.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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Photography |
7 / 10 |
Coolness |
8 / 10 |
Content Quality |
8 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 11/18/2023 12:43 AM.
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on Nov 18 23 at 0:43, Emperor Wang validated this location on Nov 18 23 at 0:42, Emperor Wang changed the following: Type, Interesting Features, Security Measures, Description on Sep 22 22 at 1:36, Emperor Wang validated this location on Sep 22 22 at 1:35, Emperor Wang changed the following: History on Sep 21 22 at 20:30, fr00tCake changed the following: Owner, Type, Street Address, Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Media Coverage, Description, Web Links on Oct 14 10 at 5:30, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 14 10 at 0:58, simmorill made this location public on Oct 10 10 at 15:46, Opheliaism validated this location on Oct 9 10 at 3:59, KAPS updated gallery quite a day! on Oct 9 10 at 3:58, KAPS added some pictures to a gallery
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