- Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park
Infobox_protected_area | name = Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park
iucn_category =
caption = Location of "Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park" inBritish Columbia
locator_x = 128
locator_y = 229
location =British Columbia ,Canada
nearest_city = Gold River
lat_degrees = 49
lat_minutes = 33
lat_seconds = 53
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 125
long_minutes = 33
long_seconds = 12
long_direction = W
area = 33 km²
established = 1965
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body = BC ParksStrathcona-Westmin Provincial Park is a 33km²
provincial park onVancouver Island inBritish Columbia ,Canada . It is located at the southern extremity of Buttle Lake and is completely surrounded by the much larger and more extensively protectedStrathcona Provincial Park .
Strathcona-Westmin Provincial Park contains the copper, gold and zinc-producing Myra Falls Operations, which is owned by NVI Mining Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Breakwater Resources Limited.
The area was separated out of the rest of Strathcona Provincial Park in 1965. It is currently designated as a Class-B provincial park, and is expected to be absorbed by the rest of Strathcona Provincial Park once mining operations cease.
Hiking, backcountry camping, and fishing are common park actitivies.External links
* [http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/explore/parkpgs/strath_west.html BC Parks- Strathcona Westmin Provincial Park]
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