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Tower/Mine information (05-2005)
Hedley is the site of the Hedley Mascot Nickle Plate Gold Mine (circa 1898-1955). The ruins in the pictures date from the mid 1930s and were taken from a pulloff on the highway in front of the ruins.
Hedley's Mascot Mine reopenen this year (2005?) but this time it will be mining tourism instead of gold. Tours can take up to three hours. Tour busses are planned to take tourists up Nickle Plate Road hourly.
Over 500 steps lead visitors down the mountainside and through the 80 year old buildings that make up the original mine site.
Area information
Hedley is a town in southern British Columbia is located at the foot of Nickel Plate Mountain in the Similkameen Valley.
Keremeos is the closest neighbouring town, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) east on the Crowsnest Highway. The nearest community to the west is Princeton approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) away.
The town had a population of approximately 242 as of 2016. In the early 1900s, Hedley's population peaked over 1,000 people, primarily due to the gold mining industry. The Hedley Museum and the Mascot Mine Museum display artifacts and photographs from this era.
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