On our way to the Fraser Canyon and Highway 1 the other day, Richard and I passed by the Highland Valley Copper Mine which is immense spanning many kilometres. We had fairly pleasant weather leading up to the intense thunderstorm we later ran into going down Hwy 1.
The massive domes the coarse ore is stored in
Can't see how far down they have excavated
Waste pile
Part of the Highland Valley Copper Mine near Logan Lake, BC
Tailings storage facility dammed at both ends
Thompson River
Thompson River
Thompson River CPR Railway on one side and CNR Railway on the other
Thompson River and the Village of Ashcroft, BC population 1,670
Thompson River and Ashcroft
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