List of mines in British Columbia

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 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	49°59′02″N 119°31′10″W	Westbank (West Kelowna)	Okanagan		1930s–1988		[3]
Boss Mountain Mine	Mo, Cu, Zn, W, Ag, Bi	52°05′48″N 120°54′27″W	Hendrix Lake (43 km SE of Horsefly)	Cariboo	NMC Resource Corp	1917–	a.k.a. Hendrix Lake Mine, Timothy Mountain Mine	[4]
Bralorne Mine	Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, W	50°46′40″N 122°49′20″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	49°36′40″N 123°08′28″W	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]
Brucejack mine	Au, Ag	56°28′03″N 130°11′29″W		Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine	Newmont	2017–		[7]
Bullion Mine	Au	52°37′38″N 121°38′21″W	Bullion (near Likely)	Cariboo	Placer Dome	1859–1942	a.k.a. the Bullion Pit and China Pit, one of the largest placer gold mines in the world	[8][9][10][11]
Cariboo Amelia Mine	Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Pyrophyllite, Silica	49°6′57″N 119°11′02″W	Camp McKinney/Bridesville(N of Rock Creek	Okanagan Highland/Boundary Country	Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company	1894–1962	a.k.a. Cariboo Mine, Camp McKinney Mine, various; British Columbia's first dividend-paying gold mine	[12][13][14]
Cariboo Gold Quartz Mine	Au, Ag, W, Bi, Pb, Zn	53°05′23″N 121°33′41″W	Wells	Cariboo		1870s onwards, peak years 1833–1987		[15]
Cassiar Mine	Asbestos, Chrysotile, Jade/Nephrite, Gemstones, Mg	59°19′30″N 129°49′05″W	Cassiar	Cassiar Country		1950-	asbestos mining ended in 1989, now in development for magnesium	[16]
Coal Mountain Mine	Coal	49.510316°N 114.654458°W / 49.510316; -114.654458 (Coal Mountain Mine)	Corbin		Teck Resources	1905–2018	care and maintenance status	[17]
Copper Mountain Mine	Cu, Au, Ag	49°19′52″N 120°32′03″W	Copper Mountain & Allenby	Similkameen			a.k.a. Similco, amalgamated with Ingerbelle 1977–78	[18][19]
Craigmont Mine	Cu, Fe, Ag, Au	50°12′27″N 120°55′34″W	Merritt	Nicola Country		1962–82 (copper), 1992–present (magnetite)		[20][21]
Elkview coal mine	Coal	49.752273°N 114.877327°W / 49.752273; -114.877327 (Elkview coal mine)	Sparwood	Elk Valley	Elk Valley Resources
Estella Mine	Ag, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, Au	49°46′10″N 115°36′19″W	Wasa	East Kootenay	United Estella Mines, Giant Mascot Mines, Giant Soo Mines			[22]
Fording River coal mine	Coal	50°13′15″N 114°51′34″W	Elkford	East Kootenay	Elk Valley Resources			[23]
Galore Creek mine	Cu, Au, Ag	57°07′35″N 131°27′14″W		Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine	Teck Resources (50%) Newmont (50%)
Giant Mascot Mine	Ni, Cu, Cr, Co, Au, Ag, Pt, Pd, Zn	49°29′01″N 121°29′05″W	Hope	Southern Lillooet Ranges			a.k.a. Giant Nickel, Choate	[24][25][26]
Gibraltar Mine	Cu	52°31′47.31″N 122°17′11.53″W	McLeese Lake	Cariboo	Taseko Mines	1972–1998; 2004–		[27]
Golden Cache Mine	Au	50°38′30″N 122°04′55″W	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	[28][29][30][31]
Granisle Mine		54°56′40″N 126°09′26″W	Granisle (nr Smithers)	Babine Lake/Omineca	Granby Mining and Smelting; Noranda	1965–1982		[32]
Hat Creek Coal Mine	coal (lignite)	50°46′11″N 121°36′15″W	Pavilion–Upper Hat Creek	Lillooet Country		1893–	minor past producer; proposed for major coal-thermal power plant	[33][34]
Hedley Mascot Mine			Hedley	Similkameen	Hedley Mascot Gold Mines	1936–1949	Today a mining museum
Hidden Creek Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver, Cobalt, Zinc	55°26′21″N 129°49′27″W	Anyox	Observatory Inlet		1914–1936	a.k.a. Anyox Mine	[35]
Highland Valley Copper	Cu, Mo, Ag, Au, Pb, Zn	50°29′08″N 121°02′54″W	Logan Lake	NW Thompson Plateau	Teck Resources	1962-	various mines: Bethlehem, Lornex, Highmont, Highland Valley	[36]
Island Copper	Cu, Au, Ag, Mo, Rhenium	50°35′59″N 127°28′32″W	Port Hardy	Vancouver Island	Utah Mining	1971–1995	Produced 1.3 million tonnes Cu, 31,000 tonnes Mo, 10.9 million ounces Ag, and 1.03 million ounces Au	[37][38]
Kemess Mine	Cu, Au, Mo, Ag (Zn, Pb)	57°00′21″N 126°45′03″W	N/A	Thutade Lake (Omineca Mountains)	Northgate Resources	1998–2011	officially Kemess South is only producer; Kemess West and Rat 1 are Showings, Kemess North is a developed prospect	[39][40]
Kitsault Mine	Mo, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, W	55°25′19″N 129°25′10″W	Kitsault/Alice Arm (near Anyox)	Alice Arm, Observatory Inlet	Amax	1967–1972/1982		[41]
Lenora Mine			North Cowichan	Vancouver Island	Lenora, Mt. Sicker Copper Mining Co.	1898–1902
Minto Mine	Au, Cu, Ag, Pb, Zn	50°53′55″N 122°45′05″W	Minto City	Bridge River Country	W.G. "Big Bill" Davidson	1934–1940		[42]
Mount Polley mine	Cu, Au, Ag	52°30′48″N 121°35′47″W	Likely (nr. Williams Lake)	Cariboo Country	Imperial Metals Corp	1997–
New Afton mine	Au, Cu	50°40′34″N 120°20′27″W	Kamloops, BC	Thompson Valley	New Gold	1960–1988, 2006–present
Nickel Plate Mine			Hedley	Similkameen	Marcus Daly, Hedley Gold Mining Co., Kelowna Exploration	1900–1955
Northair Mine	Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd	50°06′52″N 123°06′13″W	Whistler	Cheakamus Valley		1974–1982		[43]
Phoenix Mine	Cu, Au, Ag, Pb, Fe, Talc	49°05′27″N 118°35′58″W	Phoenix (Greenwood)	Boundary Country	Granby Mining and Smelting (among others)		various mines at this location, see second ref	[44][45]
Pioneer Mine	Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Sb, W	50°45′40″N 122°46′50″W	Pioneer Mine (Bralorne)	Bridge River Country		1897–	Later amalgamated with Bralorne Mine	[46]
Premier Mine	Au, Ag, Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd	56°03′06″N 130°00′51″W	Premier (nr. Stewart–Hyder AK)	Portland Canal		1918–1988		[47][48][49]
Quinsam Coal Mine	Coal, Fireclay, Clay	49°56′07″N 125°29′15″W	Campbell River	Mid Island	Hillsborough Resources		Care and maintenance status	[50]
Quintette Mine	Coal	55°01′40″N 121°11′45″W	Tumbler Ridge	Hart Ranges (Northern Rockies)	Conuma Resources	1982–2000; 2024–		[51][52][53][54]
Snowfield mine	Gold							[55]
Sullivan Mine	Pb, Zn, Ag, Sn, Cu, Au, Fe, S, Sb, Cd, Bi, In, W	49°42′27″N 116°00′19″W	Kimberley	East Kootenay				[56]
Surf Inlet Mine	Au, Cu, Ag, Mb	53°05′29″N 128°52′56″W	Port Belmont a.k.a. Surf Inlet	Princess Royal Island		1917–1926; 1935–1942		[57]
Tasu Mine	Fe, Cu, Ag, Au	52°45′24″N 132°02′36″W	Tasu	Moresby Island		1908–1987	Magnetite lode discovered by Haida people in the late 18th century	[58]
Tulsequah Chief Mine	Zn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Au, Cd	58°44′09″N 133°36′04″W	N/A	Taku River	Redfern Resources Ltd.	1925–		[59][60]
Tyee Mine			North Cowichan	Vancouver Island	Tyee Copper Co.	1900–1907

See also

• List of ghost towns in British Columbia