MacBride Copperbelt Mining Museum

Near Whitehorse, the MacBride Copperbelt Mining Museum preserves the history of the Copperbelt, one of Yukon’s early mineral districts, where copper discoveries in 1898 led prospectors to stake hundreds of claims. Rich mines such as the Copper King and especially the Pueblo tied the district’s fortunes to Whitehorse’s economy, bringing prosperity in good years and layoffs when prices fell. The area’s development also depended on rail transport, including a spur line completed to the Pueblo in 1910. The museum connects this mining and railway heritage through a reconstructed 1906-style station, a working narrow-gauge railway, and exhibits that also recall the dangers miners faced, including fatal accidents and the 1917 Pueblo cave-in.

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