1978
Copper mill interior, glowing orange-red.
The company
Afton Mines Ltd. was a British Columbia miner with head office at 1199 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, and mine office in Kamloops, B.C.
Afton Mines Annual Report 1978, p. 2
That year
From May 1 to September 30, 1978, Afton produced 21,372,000 pounds of copper and 20,733 ounces of gold; the project employed 325 people at year end.
Afton Mines Annual Report 1978, p. 3