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Enjoy one of North America's most unique geographic & historic underground experiences. Marvel at stunning views of the Similkameen Valley from high above the town of Hedley. Learn about contemporary mining & the intriguing past of the Mascot Gold Mine. Tour the Snaza'ist Discover Centre, the home of Macsot Gold Mine Tours and experience the fascinating history the Similkameen First Nation and their use of stone and minerals thousands of years before contact.
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The Terex Titan is the world’s largest tandem axle dump truck, a legacy of Sparwood’s mining heritage. It was brought to Sparwood on 8 rail flat cars, in 1978, to work the mines. Due to low cost efficiency, it was retired in 1990, but you can still marvel at its massiveness near the Sparwood Visitor Centre. East of Sparwood, visit the Elkview Mine or in Elkford, the Fording River & Greenhills Coal Mines to tour operations behind a working open pit coal mine, & learn about period & modern day coal mining processes.