List of mines in British Columbia

This is a list of mines in British Columbia, Canada and includes both operating and closed mines. 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 in italics are major projects under development or subject to controversy.

Mine Commodities[1] Coordinates Associated town Region/locality Owner(s)[2] Dates Comments References
Blue Hawk Mine Au, Ag, Pb, Cu, Zn Westbank (West Kelowna) Okanagan 1930s-1988 [3]
Boss Mountain Mine Mo, Cu, Zn, W, Ag, Bi Hendrix Lake (43 km SE of Horsefly) Cariboo 1917- aka Hendrix Lake Mine, Timothy Mountain Mine [4]
Bralorne Mine Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, W Bralorne Bridge River Country Founders were Frank and Delina Noel of the Lorne Mine, major developer was David Sloan. One of Canada's deepest mines. [5]
Britannia Mine Cu, Zn, Pb, Ag, Au, Cd Britannia Beach Howe Sound Britannia Mining and Smelting Co. Ltd. (1904-1963) Anaconda (1963-1974) 1904-1974 Now the Britannia Mine Museum; often used as film set [6]
Bullion Mine Au Bullion (near Likely) Cariboo Placer Dome 1859- aka the Bullion Pit and China Pit, one of the largest placer gold mines in the world [7][8][9][10]
Cariboo Amelia Mine Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Pyrophyllite, Silica Camp McKinney/Bridesville(N of Rock Creek Okanagan Highland/Boundary Country Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company 1894-1962 aka Cariboo Mine, Camp McKinney Mine, various; British Columbia's first dividend-paying gold mine [11][12][13]
Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine Au, Ag, W, Bi, Pb, Zn Wells Cariboo 1870s onwards, peak years 1833-1987 [14]
Cassiar Mine Asbestos, Chrysotile, Jade/Nephrite, Gemstones, Mg Cassiar Cassiar Country 1950- asbestos mining ended in 1989, now in development for magnesium [15]
Copper Mountain Mine Cu, Au, Ag Copper Mountain & Allenby Similkameen aka Similco, amalgamted with Ingerbelle 1977-78 [16][17]
Craigmont Mine Cu, Fe, Ag, Au Merritt Nicola Country 1962-82 (copper), 1992-present (magnetite) [18][19]
Estella Mine Ag, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, Au Wasa East Kootenay United Estella Mines, Giant Mascot Mines, Giant Soo Mines [20]
Giant Mascot Mine Ni, Cu, Cr, Co, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Zn Hope Southern Lillooet Ranges aka Giant Nickel, Choate [21][22][23]
Golden Cache Mine Au Lillooet Cayoosh Creek, Lillooet 1897-1901 Caused a local gold rush and helped launch discoveries in the nearby Bridge River Valley; later seen to have been a speculatory scam based on salted prospects [24][25][26][27]
Granisle Mine Granisle (nr Smithers) Babine Lake/Omineca Granby Mining and Smelting [28]
Hat Creek Coal Mine coal (lignite) Pavilion-Upper Hat Creek Lillooet Country 1893- minor past producer; proposed for major coal-thermal power plant [29], see also [30]
Hedley Mascot Mine Hedley Similkameen Today a mining museum
Hidden Creek Mine Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Zinc Anyox Observatory Inlet 1914-1936 aka Anyox Mine [31]
Highland Valley Copper Cu, Mb, Ag, Au, Pb, Zn Logan Lake NW Thompson Plateau various mines: Bethlehem, Lornex, Highmont, Highland Valley [32]
Kemess Mine Cu, Au, Mb, Ag (Zn, Pb) N/A Thutade Lake (Omineca Mountains) Northgate Resources 1983- officially Kemess South is only producer; Kemess West and Rat 1 are Showings, Kemess North is a developed prospect [33][34]
Kitsault Mine Mb, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, W Kitsault/Alice Arm (near Anyox) Alice Arm, Observatory Inlet Amax 1967-1972/1982 [35]
Minto Mine Au, Cu, Ag, Pb, Zn Minto City Bridge River Country W.G. "Big Bill" Davidson 1934-1940 [36]
Northair Mine Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd Whistler Cheakamus Valley 1974-1982 [37]
Paradise Mine Ag, Cu, Pb, Au Mississippi Valley, British Columbia Manto [38][39]
Phoenix Mine Cu, Au, Ag, Pb, Fe, Talc Phoenix (Greenwood) Boundary Country Granby Mining and Smelting (among others) various mines at this location, see second ref [40][41]
Pioneer Mine Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Sb, W Pioneer Mine (Bralorne) Bridge River Country 1897- Later amalgamated with Bralorne Mine [42]
Premier Mine Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd Premier (nr. Stewart-Hyder AK) Portland Canal 1918-1988 [43][44][45]
Quinsam Coal Mine Coal, Fireclay, Clay Campbell River Mid Island Hillsborough Resources [46]
Quintette Mine coal Tumbler Ridge Hart Ranges (Northern Rockies) [47][48][49][50]
Sparwood Mine Coal Sparwood Elk Valley
Sullivan Mine Pb, Zn, Ag, Sn, Cu, Au, Fe, S, Sb, Cd, Bi, In, W Kimberley East Kootenay [51]
Surf Inlet Mine Au, Cu, Ag, Mb Port Belmont aka Surf Inlet Princess Royal Island c.1900- [52]
Tasu Mine Fe, Cu, Ag, Au Tasu Moresby Island 1908-1987 Magnetite lode discovered by Haida people in late 18th C. [53]
Tulsequah Chief Mine Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Au, Cd N/A Taku River Redfern Resources Ltd. 1925- [54][55]
Windy Craggy Mine Cu, Co, Au, Ag, Zn N/A Tatshenshini-Alsek Falconbridge / Geddee Resources proposed, never developed, region now provincial park/ world heritage site [56]

See also

References

  1. ^ By order of importance in showing/production. Commodities shown in brackets are from showings and prospects associated with the producing mine, but are not under production
  2. ^ In the case of sequential or multiple owners, only the last owner, or the largest shareholder, will be named, or the company best-known for association with the mine, either by stature or longevity. For more details see the references in each case. Founders/discoverers or notable individual promoters/investors may be named in the "Comments" column.
  3. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Blue Hawk Mine
  4. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  5. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Bralorne Mine
  6. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Britannia Mine
  7. ^ BCGNIS|49996|Bullion (mining camp)
  8. ^ BC Govt Property File search
  9. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  10. ^ Infomine listing
  11. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Cariboo-Amelia Mine
  12. ^ Infomine.com listing "Camp McKinney
  13. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, McKinney Creek Placer
  14. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  15. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  16. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Copper Mountain Mine
  17. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Ingerbelle Mine
  18. ^ Craigmont Mines
  19. ^ BC MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  20. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Estella Mine
  21. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Giant Mascot
  22. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Star of Emeory 3 (Giant Mascot)
  23. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Pride of Emory (Giant Mascot)
  24. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Golden Cache
  25. ^ Short Portage to Lillooet, Irene Edwards, self-publ., Lillooet, 1976
  26. ^ Halfway to the Goldfields: A History of Lillooet, Lorraine Harris, Sunfire Publications
  27. ^ The Great Years: Gold Mining in the Bridge River Valley, Lewis Green, Tricouni Books, 2000
  28. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Granisle
  29. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Hat Creek Coal, Hat Creek No. 1, Hat Creek No. 2
  30. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Pacific Bentonite/Hat Creek
  31. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Hidden Creek Mine/Anyox Mine
  32. ^ Various: see MINFILE Search "Highland Valley"
  33. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Kemess South
  34. ^ MINFILE Search, "Kemess"
  35. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Kitsault Mine
  36. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Minto Mine
  37. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  38. ^ MINEFILE Mineral Inventory
  39. ^ Minelistings.com
  40. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Phoenix (Knob Hill)
  41. ^ MINFILE Search "Phoenix"
  42. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  43. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Premier Mine/Premier Silbak
  44. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Northern Lights/Premier Border
  45. ^ Vancouver Mine/Premier Extension
  46. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Quinsam Coal
  47. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Quintette
  48. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Quintette Shikano)
  49. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Babcock (Quintette)
  50. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Quintette (Frame)
  51. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  52. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  53. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory
  54. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Tulsequah Chief Mine
  55. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Big Bull/Tulsequah Chief
  56. ^ MINFILE Mineral Inventory, Windy Craggy
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