Phoenix Mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Phoenix |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°05′55.77″N 118°35′51.92″W / 49.0988250°N 118.5977556°WCoordinates: 49°05′55.77″N 118°35′51.92″W / 49.0988250°N 118.5977556°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 1959 |
| Closed | 1919 1976 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited |
| Year of acquisition | 1896 |
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Phoenix Mine was an open pit and underground mining operation in city of Phoenix in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia, Canada that operated in the early and mid 20th century, run by the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited. It was discovered in 1891, but was a lower grade copper deposit than the Rossland and Slocan deposits. The low grade and the nearest railroad being 75 miles (121 km) resulted in the Phoenix (and other new deposits) receiving less attention.
The first claims in the Phoenix area were staked by Henry White and Matthew Hatter (of the Old Ironsides claim) on July 15, 1891, they were granted in 1896. In 1896, J.F.C. Miner, a rubber footwear manufacturer from Granby, Quebec, mining promoter J.P. Graves of Knob Hill Mining Company and A.L. Little of Old Ironsides formed the Miner-Graves Syndicate. In 1899, they incorporated The Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, Limited and, in 1901, consolidated as Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited.
In spite of the low grade of the ore from the Phoenix deposit, it had the advantage of being self-fluxing (only requiring coke to be added for smelting), which resulted in a cheaper processing cost for a mining company interested in operating it. In 1896 development of the deposit began and in 1900 the Granby Smelter Company constructed a 700-ton-per-day smelter in Grand Forks, British Columbia, which would be the largest non-ferrous smelter in the British Empire, and the second largest in the world.
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