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Canada, British Columbia
Anyox BC
Abandoned copper smelter town, Observatory Inlet
Old dump ground Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: eyes-only: smelter ruins, hydro dam, slag heaps, collapsing town blocks.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Granby Company copper smelter town of 3,000, abandoned 1935 after copper prices collapsed; smelter, dam and slag mountain still stand in coastal wilderness
Extensive standing ruins documented by yachting guides, Daily Hive and urbex accounts; no ferry or road, so condition reports are sparse but consistent
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Serious remotenessUnstable industrial structures, bears, no services or cell coverage
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