Which was opened first, the Lupin Mine or the Hedley Mascot Mine?
Lupin Mine:  It opened in 1982 and was originally owned and operated by Echo Bay Mines Limited, who in 2003 became a fully owned subsidiary of Kinross Gold Corporation. Hedley Mascot Mine:  The Hedley Mascot Mine operated between 1936 and 1949 and was one of the most unusual mining operations in the world, being built entirely on the side of a mountain, 5,000 feet above the town of Hedley or seven thousand feet above sea level.
Hedley Mascot Mine