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Mining has been [clarification needed] Snow Lake's major industry since incorporation. Two separate mining ventures have operated in the community over the past 40 years. TVX/Kinross/High River operated the New Britannia Mine, which closed in January 2005, and HudBay Minerals, which operated 12 area mi
A set of mining claims were made, eventually leading to the establishment of Britannia Mining and Smelting Company, [1] which included claims for mines at four sites named Bluff, Empress, Fairview, and Jane. [1] Britannia Mines began mining copper ore from Mount Sheer and the surrounding area on the eastern shore of Howe Sound in 1903. [2]
Old WABCO haul truck at museum, 2009 Underground mine tour in the old Britannia mine, 2009. The Britannia Mine Museum, formerly British Columbia Museum of Mining, is a non-profit organization in Britannia Beach, 55 km kilometres north of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on the Sea-to-Sky Highway on Howe Sound. It is governed by the ...
This is an incomplete list of mines in British Columbia, Canada and includes operating and closed mines, as well as proposed mines at an advanced stage of development (e.g. mining permits applied for). Mines that are in operation are in bold. Past producers which are under re-exploitation, re-development and/or re-promotion are in italics. Also ...
With the closure of the 777 Mine and zinc plant located in Flin Flon in 2022, Hudbay currently operates a single underground mine in the province of Manitoba. The Lalor Mine is located near Snow Lake and produces gold, zinc and copper. [34] In Peru, Hudbay operates the Constancia mine, an open pit mine that achieved commercial production in 2015.
A gravity-fed concentrator used to process copper ore for one of Canada's largest mining operations in the 1920s and 1930s; illustrative of the innovation that made the Britannia Mines an important site in Canadian mining history Britannia Shipyard [14] 1890 (established) 1991 Richmond
The Britannia Mining and Smelting Company, a branch of the Howe Sound Company, finally commenced mining in the early 1900s, and owned the site for the next sixty years. The first ore was shipped to the Crofton Smelter on Vancouver Island in 1904, and the mine achieved full production in 1905.
New Britannia Mine: Snow Lake: Manitoba 1997 TVX Gold Inc. New Britannia Mine: Snow Lake: Manitoba 1996 Placer Dome Canada Limited: Detour Lake Mine: Timmins: Ontario 1995 Placer Dome Canada Limited: Detour Lake Mine: Timmins: Ontario 1994 Cominco Ltd. Polaris Operation: Polaris: Northwest Territories: 1993 Echo Bay Mines Ltd. Lupin Operations ...