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PHOENIX BC mine site filmed with DJI PHANTOM 3. 4,633 feet above sea level.It was 1895 that the full riches of the area were realized and the boom really began.The Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited operated the Phoenix Mine, a copper mine that produced 13,678,901 tons of ore before operations ceased on June 14, 1919.This hole is all thats left of a city that had 400+ buildings.Its own brewery,hockey team,hospital,banquet hall, ballroom,opera house,gambling houses etc.Due to low copper prices it became a ghost town in 1919.When the last ore was shipped out in 1919, thousands exited soon after. Many left their homes and belongings, making Phoenix the largest ghost town Canada had ever seen.In 1920 wrecking crews arrived to haul away the churches, halls, stores, skating rink and hospital - all of which were dismantled and re-erected in other communities.Mining was underground and cave-ins on city streets occurred several times.In August 1956,the Granby Company,encouraged by high copper prices,decided to resume mining at Phoenix once again.This time the operation consisted of an open pit mine.For 20 years production continued,during which time 140,000,000 lbs of copper, 1,400,000 ounces of gold and 200,000 ounces of silver, valued at $80,000,000 was mined.-Information from the book,GHOST TOWNS AND MINING CAMPS OF THE BOUNDARY COUNTRY,by Garnet Basque.