operations continued. Acid rain from the smelter denuded the trees from the hillsides which soon became bare. The Great Depression drove down the demand for copper, effectively the beginning of the end for Anyox. Operations continued, but were steadily scaled down while the company stockpiled of copper, three years of production, that it was unable to sell. The mine shut down in 1935, and the town was abandoned. Salvage operations in the 1940s removed most machinery and steel from the town, and two forest fires, in 1942 and 1943, burned all remaining wood structures. During its 25 year existence, Anyox’ mines and smelters produced of gold, of silver and of copper. Ongoing developments Active mineral exploration continues in the area. In the 1980s, local entrepreneurs teamed with Vancouver investors to purchase the long dormant operations from the owner of record. Whenever there is a rise in the price of copper, there is speculation about the possibility of re-development – though none has ever occurred. Since 2000, the current owners have been trying to attract interest in rehabilitating the hydroelectric dam, to either supply the British Columbia grid or to attract and serve an on-site natural gas liquefaction facility. The town was the subject of the 2022 documentary film Anyox. Notable residents Former Vancouver mayor Jack Volrich was one of the 351 people born in Anyox, as was Thomas Waterland, MLA for Yale-Lillooet from 1975 to 1986. Reid Mitchell, who represented Canada in basketball at the 1948 Olympics, also was born in Anyox. See also Kitsault References External links Pictures of Anyox today Ghost towns in British Columbia Company towns in Canada North Coast of British Columbia