a Beautiful Mine

Category: British Columbia

  • ROSSLAND MUSEUM AND GOLD MINE TOUR (ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA)

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    “The replica mine-shaft headframe in front of the museum entrance, and the building itself, simulate a typical mine headframe and its hoist-house. The two cable sheave-wheels on top of the headframe came from the Velvet Mine. The weather-vane above is from the Nickel Plate Mine compressor house.” Click Here for More Information on the Rossland…

  • BRITANNIA MINE MUSEUM (BRITTANIA BEACH, BRITISH COLUMBIA)

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    “It was once the largest copper mine in the British Empire. Today, the Britannia Mine Museum opens up a little-seen world that fascinates all ages.” Click Here for More Information on the Brittania Mining Museum [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqalzq3ScH4[/embedyt] [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU_P3p7Sdyg[/embedyt] [embedyt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrK9Vza_EW4[/embedyt] [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”49.62628,-123.204489″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Britannia Mine Museum, 1 Forbes Way, Britannia Beach, BC…