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How They Mine Copper in British Columbia
The Copper Mountain Mine is located 20 km south of Princeton, British Columbia. The 2016 production target is 80 million pounds of copper (+/– 5%), plus gold and silver byproducts. This video shows the mining process, and all the trucks and equipment needed to dig out the ore and turn it into copper.






