INNOVATION Mar-Apr 2020

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BELOW BC A BC NON-PROFIT HELPS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY CONNECTING EVERYDAY PRODUCTS WITH HOW THEY ARE MADE

What do smartphones, toothpaste, drywall, solar panels, headlights, and thousands of other productswe use every day have in common? Theywould not existwithoutminerals, whichwewould not be able to reachwithout mining. BelowBC and its newDigital Geology, Mining and Heritage Museumuse 3-D technology to highlight the vital importance ofminerals, rocks, and ores to both BC’s past and its future.

ROBIN J. MILLER