Britannia Mine Museum

It rained all day, so I make my way 100 kms back down the Sea to Sky Highway to the Britannia Mine Site south of Squamish. Once the largest copper mine in the Commonwealth, it operated from 1911 to 1974. The visit includes an underground tour, where mining techniques are demonstrated, and a visit to the Mill house. Not a lot of equipment remains, but an interactive show explained how copper was extracted from the ore. Several buildings in the open air Museum contain further exhibits. The mining towns of Britannia Beach and Townsite all but disappeared.Read more