Category: Mine Museums and Tours
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BELL ISLAND’S MINE MUSEUM AND UNDERGROUND TOUR (WABANA, NEWFOUNDLAND)
“The museum consists of two parts. First there is the Museum itself, which opened in the summer of 2000. It displays many of the artifacts from the Islands mining past. On the walls the history is told in pictures. Of particular note is the display of work by renown photographer Yousuf Karsh. The second part…
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NEW BRUNSWICK MINING AND MINERAL INTERPRETATION CENTRE (PETIT-ROCHER)
“Situated on the coast of the Bay of Chaleur and in close proximity to a public beach in Petit-Rocher, the Centre is the guardian of the mining patrimony of the province of New Brunswick. You will find exposition rooms, identification games, an observation tower with telescope, a mineral maze, a souvenir shop and a simulated…
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ROSSLAND MUSEUM AND GOLD MINE TOUR (ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA)
“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…
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BRITANNIA MINE MUSEUM (BRITTANIA BEACH, BRITISH COLUMBIA)
“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…