Mineral ExplorationThis pickup  owed by a family business in Princeton and  used to transport crews and equipment to mineral exploration sites where continuous core samples are produced , layed out in boxes that  read like a book. The samples then can be split, logged, and assayed for mineral content. According to the mining association 95 percent of the province  is explored, and when talking to a man from the UK about it he says that leaves 5%; to us that’s huge. Copper mines in South America that had lower labor costs and shipping concerns dampened the industry for more than a decade, here however, in BC, the industry is  enjoying a bit of a come back. The industry at its zenith employed about 30,000 people in good high paying jobs. That was about the size of the civil service and they purchased a lot of expensive supplies. Safety standards where high and corporate involvement in the community mirrored democratic ideals.

Today in History, Nov 10th 1954

Kevin Griffiths Born