Tours: Mon-Fri every 40min, Sat, Sun every 30min. Last tour 16:30.
[2007]
[2007]
Copper Mine
| Location: | Britannia Beach. From Vancouver Sea to Sky Highway (99) 52km north. |
| Open: |
First Sunday in May to Thanksgiving Monday daily 9-16:30. Tours: Mon-Fri every 40min, Sat, Sun every 30min. Last tour 16:30. [2007] |
| Fee: |
Adults CAD 14.98, Students CAD 11.75, Seniors CAD 11.75, PreSchool free, Family (2+2) CAD 49.75. [2007] |
| Classification: |
Copper Mine
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | T=12°C |
| Guided tours: | D=90min. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
BC Museum of Mining, PO Box 188, Britannia Beach, V0N 1J0, Free: +1-800-896-4044, Tel: +1-604-896-2233, Fax: +1-604-896-2260.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:17:12 $ |
| 1888 | copper ore discovered by Dr. Forbes. | |
| 1899 | the mining engineer George Robinson. | |
| 1904 | first ore shipped to the Crofton Smelter on Vancouver Island. | |
| 1912 | show mine tunnel built. | |
| NOV-1974 | mine closed. |
The tour starts with the self guided surface part. The most impressive building is the historic Britannia Beach mill. The permanent exhibits include all the buildings, several of the buildings used in surface operations at the Mine have been conserved. The Mining House shows exhibit The offer of gold panning is a little wierd, as this i snot a golds mine but a copper mine. Probably they should salt the panning area with cents...
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