Economic gold mine

If you were to tally up all of the mines in British Columbia, they would barely cover an area the size of Greater Victoria.

If you were to tally up all of the mines in British Columbia, they would barely cover an area the size of Greater Victoria.

That’s quite a fascinating fact when you consider that this very small amount of the province’s total land base – less than one per cent – has produced nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars since the mid-1800s and literally supported tens of thousands of British Columbia families.

 

Jessica Marte

Burnaby

Surrey Now Leader