Britannia Mine Museum launches Science of Metals Exhibit just in time for Spring Break

Britannia Mine Museum | March 4, 2015 | 10:37 am

Britannia Beach, BC – Just in time for spring break, the Britannia Mine Museum is launching a new Science of Metals interactive exhibit that is family-friendly, fun yet educational, and explores the unique properties of earth’s (and interstellar) metals and how its uses have changed with the evolution of society – past, present and future.

Beginning March 7 at the Museum’s Machine Shop (till end of August), the exhibit focuses on how metals are used, how they shape our world and how we live, and make us rethink our future as these natural non-renewable resources run dry. Kids and adults will learn amazing facts through the interactive displays, and how the world’s future management of these resources will depend on enhanced recycling as well as finding alternative materials.

Science of Metals: Did you know?

  • Potassium is more metallic than lead.
  • The world’s largest known gold nugget to date is named Welcome Stranger. It was found in Australia in 1869 and weighed in at around 78 kg.
  • People began using gold and copper over 6,000 years ago.
  • Gold is the most malleable metal. It can be hammered into a sheet 400 times thinner than a human hair.
  • Iron is the most mined metal.
  • Gallium, a metal used in making semiconductors, can melt in your hand.
  • Francium is the most metallic of all the metals, and also the rarest. It is estimated that at any time there is less than 30 grams present on the planet.

These are just some of the metal facts visitors will learn from the Science of Metals exhibit at the Britannia Mine Museum.

The Britannia Mine Museum provides unique and memorable experiences that engage visitors of all ages in the spirited history of Britannia, educating the public about the contributions of mining and minerals to society and the ideas and practices of environmental renewal and sustainability.

At the Britannia Mine Museum, visitors can enjoy fun exhibits and crowd favourites like the underground mine train, the historic 20-storey concentrator mill and gold panning, and learn about Britannia’s history as one of the largest copper mines in the British Commonwealth in the 1930s.

The Britannia Mine Museum is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with guided tours throughout the day. Visit www.britanniaminemuseum.ca for more information.

About the Britannia Mine Museum: 
The Britannia Mine Museum is a mining legacy site and a vibrant, internationally recognized education and tourist destination located between Vancouver and Whistler on the Sea-to-Sky highway. It is a National Historic Site and a non-profit organization encouraging mining awareness through entertaining, experiential education programs and exhibits, important historic collection preservation and insightful public engagement that allows guests to leave with a better understanding of mining in BC; past, present and future. www.britanniaminemuseum.ca.

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