Anyox BC: abandoned copper smelter town, Observatory Inlet

BOTTLE DIGGING RESTRICTED DOCUMENTED

Where: Canada · North America · approx. 55.42, -129.83 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Granby Company copper smelter town of 3,000, abandoned 1935 after copper prices collapsed; smelter, dam and slag mountain still stand in coastal wilderness

What turns up: eyes-only: smelter ruins, hydro dam, slag heaps, collapsing town blocks

Access: Restricted.

The entire townsite is privately owned (dam and slag have redevelopment interest): treat as look-only, arrange any landing through a charter operator who knows the owners

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Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.