Museum Musings

Copper and our Health – Fact or Fiction?

Copper and our Health – Fact or Fiction? This blog explores some of the myths and beliefs around copper and its affect – both positive and negative...

A Year Into a Pandemic

A Year Into a Pandemic A year ago, like many others, I was sat on my laptop at my dining room table (a.k.a. my newly-minted home office), trying to...

Britannia Bingo

We are sharing a little game of Britannia Bingo - a selection of activities for families and kids to do during times of isolation.

This Too Shall Pass

In the time of COVID-19, when our lives have been turned upside down, it can help to reflect on what has gone before, in order to find hope for wha...

Copper in the Time of COVID

Copper One of the most important minerals in human history, copper was as important for medicine and early technology as it is for us today. This b...

Community News: Carbon Engineering Breaks Ground at Innovation Centre

June 11, 2020 Carbon Engineering, a clean energy company pioneering technologies to remove or reuse carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, has brok...

Mill Photo Display -- "Mill Stills"

June to September "Mill Stills" is a temporary photo instillation in our Machine Shop that showcases the Mill's story of innovation and mining.

Guest Blog: The Last Filer

April 4th, 2019 Machines and equipment that were used at Britannia Beach, or similar industrial townsites like it, have now found a new home in the...

Mill no.3: Reawakening of a Silent Symbol

March 1st, 2019 The following article was originally published in the Spring 2019 edition of What's Insight magazine.

A Transformation Tale of Two Relics: The Mill & Horno3

February 26th, 2019 The Sleeping Giant was produced as part of a revitalization project of a former iron-smelting blast furnace. It held a special ...

Preserving A Piece of History with the Mill Show

February 19th, 2019 One of the oldest pieces of Mill no.3 is the skip—a 3-tonne rail car that transported equipment to and from the upper levels of...

Representing the Museum in South Korea

November 9th, 2018 The Museum recently presented at the Gwangmyeong Cave City Conference in South Korea.