Here are a variety of PDFs that will give you information on aspects of Britannia's story - from the technologies around froth flotation, to the people and stories that shaped the history of the area, and to the historic and environmental legacies they left us.

We will be adding to these as time goes on, so watch this space for more.

Mining & Milling

Mining Techniques Used at Britannia

The Concentrating Process - Summary

Concentration of Britannia Ores, H A Pearse (from original document)

The Mill Operations & Froth Flotation - Details

Gold Recovery at Britannia (from original document)

Mill Flowchart, 1929 (from original document)

Copper Sulphate Plant (from original document)

Ball Steel Manufacture (from original document)

Copper Laundering

Copper prices vs wages, 1938 - 1946 (from original document)

Safety

Safety First Committee, 1923 (from original documents)

Fatality inquest, 1951 (from original documents)

Incline accident, 1939 (from original documents)

Environment

The Facts About Britannia's Environment

Britannia's Influential People

Dr. A. Forbes - the Discoverer of Britannia's Copper

J W Moodie - Britannia's Autocrat

C P Browning - The Benevolent Leader

Historic Significance

National Historic Site

General

Emergency Meeting held to discuss 1957 closure (from original documents)

Letter seeking employment, 1923 (from original documents)

Letter explaining medical administration, 1922 (from original documents)

Doctor's account of 1921 flood (Canadian Medical Association article)

Extracts from Britannia - Story of A Mine

Copies of this book, written by Bruce Ramsay are sold in the Gift Shop

1918 Flu Epidemic

1915 Jane Slide Disaster

Life in Britannia Beach and Mount Sheer

General Manager J W D Moodie

The 'Skip' Incline Railway

Sport in the Communities

World War 2 and the Japanese Interment

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